“Rumors have been swirling for the past few weeks of agency infighting at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and reports have speculated that not all are happy with the leadership of VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD.”
“In fact, on Monday, Axios reported that even President Donald Trump has finally lost patience with Shulkin, based on a meeting last week at the White House between the secretary, his Deputy Tom Bowman, Shulkin’s Chief of Staff Peter O’Rourke and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.”
“Kelly told Shulkin to just get back to work and stop causing drama, according to the report, and that meeting was followed by an Oval Office discussion between Trump and Shulkin, focused on legislation to reform the VA health system that also did not go well…” Read the full article here.
Source: With David Shulkin under fire, what’s next for the VA’s EHR modernization? – By Jessica Davis, March 13, 218. Healthcare IT News.
