“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made headlines recently with its decision to delay going live with its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program until July.”
“As a veteran and former secretary of Veterans Affairs, I share the sentiment of many VA leaders, including Secretary Robert Wilkie, veteran service organizations and several members of Congress, that taking the time needed to ensure the solution works properly from day one is the best possible course of action. This approach not only ensures patient safety, security, and a functional system for VA health care professionals, but it is also the least we owe a veteran population that longs for changes to the way in which VA health care is delivered.”
“There is a lot at stake. VA did not make the decision to delay going live lightly. The decision was informed by collaboration with its vendor, Cerner, and by lessons VA learned from the Department of Defense’s health record efforts…” Read the full article here.
Source: Defining success for the VA health record – By Anthony Principi, March 11, 2020. Military Times.
