Chief Healthcare Executive February 9, 2023
A Republican leading a key panel has introduced a bill to kill the troubled project. Oracle says the pulling the plug would hurt veterans, and the company says it’s making progress in resolving issues.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has endured plenty of setbacks as it attempts to modernize its electronic health records system, and a House Republican is now pushing to scrap the project.
U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, a House Republican, has introduced legislation to end Oracle Cerner’s project to revamp the VA records system. Oracle contends that simply jettisoning the project would be foolish.
After citing a variety of technical and systems issues, the VA said last fall it is delaying the rollout of the new record systems...