“The House Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs voted to fund the VA’s planned EHR modernization project with $1.2 billion for fiscal year 2019 — and laid down clear direction that VA must adopt the same EHR as the Department of Defense without actually naming Cerner.”
“The legislation, in fact, foretells that VA will sign the currently paused modernization contract with Cerner. EHR funding will drive implementation that “is identical to one being developed for the Department of Defense,” according to the funding bill.”
“EHR modernization is only one piece of the VA funding. The agency will receive a total of $194.5 billion…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA’s EHR modernization gets $1.2 billion in House funding bill – By Jessica Davis, April 25, 2018. Healthcare IT News.
