Becker's Healthcare March 8, 2023
Naomi Diaz

Veterans Affairs officials told members of the House VA Committee that the agency may have to rely on its legacy EHR system for another 5 to 10 years until the Cerner implementation is completed, Federal New Network reported March 7.

“In essence, we are supporting two EHR systems simultaneously, until the Cerner implementation is complete,” said Daniel McCune, VA’s executive director of software product management. “In the interim, VistA remains our authoritative source of veteran data.”

Although VA officials told the subcommittee that the legacy EHR is not suited for meeting the agency’s...

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