HealthExec January 4, 2023
After securing $1.8 billion in funding, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will soon move forward with Oracle-Cerner in rolling out a new electronic health records system for its 171 national medical centers, according to Nextgov.
The funding is part of $300 billion earmarked for the VA through the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, passed by Congress Dec. 23, 2022. While the original government contract—an agreement to upgrade the EHR in a manner compatible with Department of Defense health records—was made with Cerner, the company was acquired by Oracle last June for more than $28 billion.
The EHR project’s continuation had previously been uncertain after VA officials noted the considerable obstacles to its completion, including technical issues and...
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