The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is advancing its initiative to deploy a new electronic health record (EHR) system, now operational at 11 sites and planned for 13 sites by next year. The project, initially budgeted at $10 billion and later increased to over $16 billion, aims to modernize the legacy system for better interoperability with the Pentagon’s health records. Current deployments were halted due to safety concerns but have resumed with optimism for broader deployment including additional sites in Cleveland and Anchorage.
"The agency paused most deployments of its modernized EHR system in April 2023 to address patient safety concerns, technical issues, and usability challenges at the sites..."
"Lawrence said in a Monday LinkedIn post that the agency is currently up and running with deployment activities at 11 sites across Michigan, Southern Ohio, and Indiana..."
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