VA’s EHR troubles run deeper than its $16B Cerner rollout, OIG report finds

Becker's Healthcare June 25, 2021
Hannah Mitchell

As the Department of Veterans Affairs rolls out its $16 billion Cerner EHR, a report revealed that six of the seven VA hospitals reviewed are not filling patients’ records into EHRs properly, according to a June 17 Office of Inspector General report.

The VA uses non-VA providers to bring timely healthcare access to veterans when they are experiencing long wait times for services. After a visit with a non-VA medical provider, VA staff are supposed to update the EHR with the visit records so the veteran’s providers have the patient’s full medical history.

Five report findings:

1. The audit found that the Health Information Management staff responsible for records management was not adequately complying with VA policies on scanning and...

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