“Department of Veterans Affairs leaders responsible for rolling out new systems to give veterans better access to non-VA community care are confident they will be functioning properly by a June deadline, despite the findings of a critical third-party report that casts doubts on the launch.”
“Officials say that by June 6, under the 2018 MISSION Act, they will have updated department standards to give veterans better options for treatment when they don’t live near a VA medical facility. With that, the department is also tasked with developing a tool for doctors to use to automate the adjudication process for finding facilities that meet those standards, called the decision support tool…”
“The hearing was prompted by a recent review by the U.S. Digital Service of the department’s progress around the Section 101 of the MISSION Act. USDS found critical concerns that could derail the successful rollout of the new standards and corresponding IT systems and tools…” Read the full article here.
Source: Despite critical report, VA officials confident in systems as MISSION Act launch approaches – By Billy Mitchell, April 3, 2019. FedScoop.
