Hill July 25, 2022
Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, opinion contributor

Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) hopes an Oracle executive’s presence at the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on July 20 signifies a “game changer” for the troubled health records system at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Ending the hearing on that note, the Montana lawmaker and VA committee chair had good reason to draw on Oracle’s decades-long experience developing complex databases. The electronic health records rollout is an injustice to veteran-patients and is becoming one of the worst government IT projects ever.

Oracle completed its nearly $30 billion acquisition of the electronic health records, or EHR, company Cerner last month, among the biggest healthcare deals in recent years. Cerner was awarded a $10 billion contract in 2018 to transition Veterans Affairs from...

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