Health IT Analytics March 14, 2023
By Hayden Schmidt

The Department of Veterans Affairs is in a quagmire with its EHR modernization program as some elected officials consider cuts, and the Biden budget proposes $1.9B more in funding.

In the news this week, continued turmoil for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR project, and the FDA released several changes to its mammography regulations that hope to improve the breast cancer screening process.

BIDEN INCLUDES $1.9B FOR VA EHR MODERNIZATION

President Biden’s ill-fated 2024 budget request will seek $1.9 billion to sustain the VA’s EHR modernization project (EHRM). The technology has faced serious pushback since issues with the rollout resulted in system outages and errors. Additionally, the VA official in charge of the implementation resigned earlier this month, adding...

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