DOTmed September 30, 2022
Oracle pledged before Congress in September that it will rewrite the Cerner EHR system as a cloud-based application that will fix the problems the system has inflicted on VA healthcare providers over the last two years.
In a September 21 hearing, executive vice president Mike Sicilia told scrutinizing lawmakers that the company would release a beta version of the system in 2023 “as a cost-free upgrade under the current contract,” reported The Spokesman-Review.
Congressional members discussed their frustration with the system, with VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy saying that “major improvements” are needed. “The bottom line is that the Cerner system is not delivering for veterans in the ways that it should. Not even close.”
Oracle acquired Cerner for $28...
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