“As VA moves forward with the comprehensive overhaul of its electronic health records system, the department will still need to keep its legacy EHR system functioning well into the next decade. A recent Government Accountability Office report suggests, however, that the costs to do that—already totaling in the billions—may have been underestimated.”
“Furthermore, according to the GAO, VA is unsure, at least for the time being, how deeply entrenched that legacy system is facility-by-facility…”
“Individual Facility Surveys
VA will not fully understand how VistA is used at each facility until it conducts individual facility surveys—a built-in part of the rollout process. VA has already conducted surveys at its three pilot sites, and officials are confident the process will yield everything the department needs to know for a successful EHR replacement…” Read the full article here.
Source: What Will Be Cost of VA’s Legacy EHR System During Changeover? – By Stephen Spotswood, September 20, 2019. U.S. Medicine.
