Becker's Healthcare March 29, 2022
Naomi Diaz

President Joe Biden’s proposed $5.6 trillion budget for fiscal year 2023, would include $1.8 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ EHR modernization efforts.

In the budget proposal, $5.8 billion in funding would also be provided to the VA’s Office of Information Technology to help support cybersecurity, financial management business transformation, claims automation and the infrastructure readiness program, according to the White House.

The VA’s EHR modernization program in partnership with Cerner, which already costs $16.1 billion, has grappled with issues that continue...

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