Healthcare Innovation April 30, 2020
Report says VA committed to aggressive, but likely unrealistic, deployment date at Spokane facility without having necessary information on state of the medical center’s infrastructure
Two new reports from the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) highlighted some potential patient safety risks from the transition to the new EHR system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., as well as some deficiencies in infrastructure readiness for deploying the new system.
On May 17, 2018, the VA signed a $10 billion contract with the Cerner Corp. to transition to a new EHR system. The transition is one of VA’s top priorities and scheduled to occur over a 10-year period, beginning in the Pacific Northwest in 2020. Eventually, the new...
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