Becker's Healthcare September 11, 2023
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs has responded to allegations regarding the oversight of the EHR progress reports submitted by Cerner.
The OIG investigated allegations that Cerner had submitted invoices totaling around $5.8 million without adequately detailed progress reports between October 2019 and March 2020.
The OIG found that the progress reports did contain detailed information, and that the allegations were not true; however, the Sept. 6 advisory found that the VA lacked established timelines for contractors to submit corrections to insufficient progress...