HIT Consultant July 2, 2024
What You Should Know:
– A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee has filed a lawsuit against the agency, alleging its new Oracle-Cerner EHR system discriminates against employees and veterans with disabilities, Federal News Network reports.
– The lawsuit claims the Oracle-Cerner EHR system is incompatible with assistive technologies like screen readers used by visually impaired individuals.
Legal Basis of the Lawsuit
The lawsuit argues that the VA violated Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal agencies to procure and use accessible technology. The lawsuit claims the VA failed to ensure Oracle-Cerner’s EHR complied with accessibility standards before and after its implementation.
Laurette Santos, a visually impaired licensed social worker with the VA for over a...
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