Fedscoop February 22, 2023
Dr. Shereef Elnahal says research functionality concerns at the Ann Arbor health system will need to be addressed at other VA clinics.
A Department of Veterans Affairs official said on Tuesday that it’s possible there will be additional delays in the rollout of its Oracle Cerner electronic health record platform due to concerns over how it interacts with medical research systems.
The VA last week announced a further delay of the EHR rollout within the Ann Arbor Healthcare System until late 2023 or early 2024 due to concerns about how well the health record system would interact with the Ann Arbor hospital’s vital medical research mission.
During a media roundtable, VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal told FedScoop...