“The Department of Veterans Affairs is opposing a Senate plan to establish an advisory board to conduct oversight of the agency’s $16 billion, 10-year plan to implement a commercial electronic health record system…”
“Teresa Boyd, assistant deputy undersecretary for health at the Veterans Health Administration, told the Senate VA committee on May 22 that the project already receives ample oversight from Congress and the Government Accountability Office as well as through other statutory reporting requirements.”
“Additionally, Boyd said that management of monthly meetings present “unworkable conflicts” given the notice requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA pushes back on health record oversight bill – By Adam Mazmanian, May 24, 2019. FCW.
