Becker's Healthcare December 12, 2022
Giles Bruce

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire 1,000 IT workers to help with the implementation of its Oracle Cerner EHR, FedScoop reported.

VA CIO Kurt DelBene told reporters Dec. 9 his Office of Information and Technology would aim to attract the new tech staffers via a special salary rate and the possibility of remote work. The agency’s EHR rollout has been beset with problems such as outages and scheduling difficulties.

“The EHR has been … a challenging project. We are already the largest Oracle Cerner customer in their EHR system. It is also a very complex environment with our medical centers and clinics across the U.S., and...

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