Becker's Healthcare December 29, 2025
Giles Bruce

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says “failure is not an option” as it plans to resume its Oracle Health EHR implementation at 13 medical centers in 2026.

Success will require strong communication and collaboration among VA staffers, as well as continued input from veterans, said Deputy VA Secretary Paul Lawrence, PhD, during a December EHR project update.

“This isn’t a technology project; this is a transformation project,” Dr. Lawrence said in the video. “When this is done, our ability to provide world-class care to our veterans is going to change significantly. It’s going to give us the power to draw on the new advances in technology — the latest, cool AI stuff that everybody’s dreaming about.”

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