Healthcare DIVE March 25, 2024
Three reports released last week detail scheduling and pharmacy problems with the electronic health record integration — including an error that may have contributed to a patient’s death.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General released three reports on Thursday detailing scheduling and pharmacy issues with the agency’s new Oracle electronic health record, including a problem that may have contributed to a patient’s death.
The latest reports come as the VA and technology giant Oracle try to get their joint EHR project back on track, after years of controversy and patient safety concerns. Cerner first won the multi-billion dollar contract to update the VA’s EHR in 2018, and was acquired by Oracle about four years later.
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