Chief Healthcare Executive March 9, 2022
More than 200 patient records at a veterans hospital in Washington were corrupted. The problem prompted calls to delay a wider rollout of the new health record system.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it is continuing full steam ahead to modernize its electronic health record system, but a new problem in patient records brought more criticism to the project.
The VA took its new electronic health system offline last week after a problem affecting patient records at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. The issue led to delays in services for patients late last week.
The electronic health records system was taken offline Friday morning and was back up Saturday, a VA spokesman said in an email....
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