VA’s supply chain modernization efforts lagging, lawmaker tells acting CIO

Becker's Healthcare October 5, 2021
Hannah Mitchell

Lawmakers are concerned with the rocky rollout of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ dollar supply chain modernization effort as the United States’ largest healthcare system simultaneously struggles with its $16 billion Cerner EHR implementation, according to an Oct. 5 Federal News Network report.

Seven things to know:

1. The VA’s $16 billion Cerner EHR implementation has been in the spotlight for more than a year over several pauses. However, the VA’s supply chain modernization initiatives also have had a rocky rollout. The supply chain efforts have been in the works for two years, with some estimates putting the price tag on those efforts at $2 billion, according to the report.
2. The initiative aims to move the VA from its...

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