EHR Intelligence March 9, 2023
By Sarai Rodriguez

VA must rely on its Legacy EHR VistA for close to a decade while the paused Oracle Cerner EHRM program works to address system deficiencies.

The Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program has been underway for years. However, the majority of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are still relying on the outdated VistA legacy EHR system and will continue to do so for the next five to ten years as the agency faces delays in the implementation of the Oracle Cerner EHRM program, according to a Federal News Network reporting.

“In essence, we are supporting two EHR systems simultaneously, until the Cerner implementation is complete,” Daniel McCune, executive director of software product management of VA,...

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