Healthcare DIVE February 26, 2025
Cost projections for the EHR modernization project range from the VA’s earlier estimate of around $16 billion to an independent evaluation of nearly $50 billion, according to the GAO.
Dive Brief:
- The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to figure out an updated — and potentially much higher — cost estimate for the rollout of an Oracle electronic health record across its facilities, witnesses and lawmakers said at a House subcommittee hearing on Monday.
- Cost projections for the embattled EHR deployment range from the VA’s 2019 estimate of about $16 billion to an independent evaluation of nearly $50 billion, testified Carol Harris, director for information technology and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office.
- Though the nearly $50 billion price tag...
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