“The House Committee on Veterans Affairs passed two pieces of legislation on Tuesday that would both provide congressional oversight for the agency’s plans to replace its legacy VistA EHR with Cerner and bolster data sharing between the VA and community care providers.”
“The Veterans’ EHR Modernization Oversight Act (H.R. 4245) would support the VA’s transition to a Cerner EHR, which the committee called “one of the largest contracts and projects in VA’s history.” The bill gives oversight to the project, including tools to ensure the project remains on track.”
“The agency is in the final stages of negotiations with Cerner, which VA Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie said is planned for the “near-term…”
“The other legislation with health IT implications, VA MISSION Act (H.R. 5674), passed on Tuesday, includes three pieces of legislation from both the House and the Senate.”
“Introduced this past week, the bill would streamline and consolidate the agency’s community care programs while creating a process to improve data sharing…” Read the full article here.
Source: House passes bills to improve VA data sharing and support EHR modernization – By Jessica Davis, May 9, 2018. Healthcare IT News.
