EHR Intelligence April 7, 2023
As VA looks to renegotiate the terms of its EHRM contract with Oracle Cerner, the agency has pushed off its planned June go-live in Saginaw, Michigan.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has extended the pause on its EHR modernization (EHRM) project rollout, according to reporting from Federal News Network.
Laura Ruzick, director of Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 10, told staff in a memo that recent assessments show the Oracle Cerner EHR is “not yet ready for the planned June deployment” in Saginaw, Michigan.
“As VA leadership has promised, we will not deploy the new EHR system at any facility until we are confident it is ready to deliver for veterans and VA providers,” Ruzick noted.
She told staff...