GovernmentCIO: VA Races to Implement MISSION Act as Deadline Looms
“… “Three systems… are at the core of what the Decision Support Tool has to reference in order to help the clinician and the veteran reach this best, medical-interest decision. One is the master veteran index, one is the enrollment system, and the other is the provider database,” said witness James Gfrerer, CIO and assistant secretary for information and technology at the VA.”
“The USDS report noted a potential worst-case scenario that the VA’s daily appointment capacity nationwide could be reduced by 75,000, in the event the DST usability issues are as severe as believed.”
“Included in these issues is the tool’s…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Races to Implement MISSION Act as Deadline Looms – By Abigail Blue, April 9, 2019. GovernmentCIO.
