Becker's Healthcare May 5, 2025
Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., warned that workforce reductions and spending cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs could hinder efforts to deploy its Oracle Health electronic health record system, Nextgov/FCW reported May 1.
Ms. Budzinski, the top Democrat on the House Veterans’ Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee, said staffing shortages and IT budget reductions may derail the VA’s modernization push. The department paused most EHR deployments in 2023 following safety and usability concerns and plans to resume deployments at 13 sites by 2026.
The VA has proposed eliminating up to 83,000 positions and canceling some contracts, including those tied to the...
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