“The Pentagon is facing major setbacks in the rollout of its new electronic health records platform, and that dampens the outlook for the Veterans Affairs Department as it prepares to implement the same system, said the agency’s former leading technologist.”
“The Defense Department reported Friday the MHS Genesis system it’s spending $4.3 billion to develop “is neither operationally effective nor operationally suitable.” Initial field tests at three facilities were so bad the agency decided to cancel the testing at a fourth location and delay further pilots until it can address the numerous flaws it uncovered…”
“But beyond the general challenges inherent in massive IT projects, VA faces an even steeper uphill battle implementing a new system than the Pentagon, Baker said.”
“For one, most VA doctors don’t mind the current…” Read the full article here.
Source: Pentagon’s EHR Setbacks ‘Don’t Bode Well’ for Potential Veterans Affairs Rollout – By Jack Corrigan, May 14, 2018. Nextgov.
