Healthcare DIVE August 26, 2020
Dive Brief:
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ embattled EHR modernization project with Cerner took a step forward this week with the launch of a new scheduling system in Ohio, part of a $16 billion contract that’s been dogged by delays, infrastructure problems and leadership turnover since 2018.
- The new system at VA Central Ohio Healthcare System in Columbus, Ohio, went live Friday, in an update a Cerner spokesperson called a “critical milestone in the project.”
- Following the go-live, VA plans to begin implementing the full EHR at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, this fall. Prior to multiple delays, that facility was scheduled to go live in March.
Dive Insight:
In May 2018, the VA,...
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