By Hannah Nelson
April 27, 2023 – House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation that would reform the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) EHR Modernization (EHRM) program if passed into law, according to reporting from FedScoop.
Since 2020, VA…
On Monday, Rep. Mike Takano, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the committee’s Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., introduced companion legislation to the EHR Program RESET Act of 2023 offered…
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By Hannah Nelson
April 26, 2023 – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) is calling for the termination of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Oracle Cerner EHR system.
“The Oracle Cerner electronic health record…
Oracle announced Seema Verma, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will head up its life sciences division.Verma will serve as senior vice president and general manager for life sciences, where…
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The UK vice president and general manager of Oracle Cerner, Distie Profit, has said that the NHS should never treat the implementation of electronic patient records (EPRs) as IT projects and instead should view…
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By Hannah Nelson April 24, 2023 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has stopped all further Oracle Cerner EHR implementations as it conducts a “reset” of its EHR modernization (EHRM) project.
VA officials said that…
Top News The VA pauses its Oracle Cerner implementation indefinitely until issues at its live sites are resolved. It also says “everything is on the table” as it negotiates the scheduled five-year extension of…
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By Hannah Nelson April 20, 2023 – While Veterans Affairs (VA) executives support elements of reform bills that would hold its EHR modernization (EHRM) project to a higher standard, the agency is requesting modifications before…
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By Hannah Nelson April 19, 2023 – Clinicians using the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR system experienced a five-hour service disruption on April 17, 2023, according to an internal VA briefing note obtained by…
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Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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