EHR Intelligence July 29, 2022
Congressman Mike Bost, ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, doubts whether the VA EHRM program should continue amid scheduling issues, patient safety concerns, and rising costs.
Several years into the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, lawmakers are extremely disappointed with the results and are considering abandoning the project, according to reporting from Military Times.
On July 20, members of the Senate VA Committee learned the estimated $16 billion project cost over the next 30 years could approach $51 billion when system maintenance and staffing issues are factored in.
“It is $40 billion over the cost estimate VA has been operating under until now,” said Senator Jerry Moran, R-KS, ranking member...
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