What's going on at the VA? 52 Oracle Cerner implementation updates

Becker's Healthcare September 14, 2023
Noah Schwartz

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tapped Cerner to overhaul its EHR system. Recently, a series of slowdowns, legislative spats and open letters have again turned attention to the VA’s EHR overhaul process.

A rundown of VA Oracle Cerner news:

1. On Jan. 13, consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton was cleared to resume work as the program manager on the Oracle Cerner VA installation task order.
2. On Jan. 25, multiple VA facilities across the U.S. experienced an EHR slowdown as part of an update.
3. On Jan. 30, Don Johnson, the former head of Oracle Health engineering, left the company.
4. On Jan. 30, Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale was appointed as chair of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Technology...

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