EHR Intelligence February 20, 2024
Hannah Nelson

According to VA OIG, the Oracle Health EHR is posing medication safety issues for veterans through duplicative, inaccurate, or missing medication data.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) told members of the House VA Committee that issues with the Oracle Health EHR have put medication safety at risk for veterans, according to reporting from Federal News Network.

David Case, deputy inspector general, told lawmakers that veterans seeking care at one of five sites using the agency’s new Oracle Health EHR who then receive treatment at a VA facility using its legacy EHR could have inaccurate medication information.

Since September 2023, VA providers have ordered medications and documented medication allergies for approximately 250,000 veterans within the...

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