Becker's Healthcare April 26, 2023
Naomi Diaz

House lawmakers have introduced a bill giving the Department of Veterans Affairs and Oracle Cerner 180 days to fix the troubled EHR system at five VA facilities, or legislators will consider terminating the project, FedScoop reported April 25.

If the bill is passed into law, the VA and Oracle Cerner would have to do the following:

  • The five VA medical centers using the Oracle Cerner EHR would have to meet or exceed performance levels before the system can go live at any other facilities.
  • If the VA and Oracle Cerner cannot meet the performance requirements for the...

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Topics: Congress / White House, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Provider, Technology, VA / DoD
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