EHR Intelligence February 16, 2021
Christopher Jason

GAO said VA needs to address critical and high severity test findings before launching the EHR Modernization project at future sites.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should postpone future deployments of its new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system.

GAO said VA should postpone future deployments until “any resulting critical and high severity test findings are appropriately addressed.”

Following three delays since November 2019, VA launched the EHRM system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, WA in October 2020.

Along with Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, the Cerner-led project deployed at the medical center’s four associated community-based outpatient clinics and the West Consolidated Patient Account Center in Las Vegas, NV.

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Topics: EMR / EHR, GAO, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends, VA / DoD
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