Becker's Healthcare July 26, 2024
Lawmakers are concerned that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle Health EHR rollout could require the government to hire many additional staffers, Military.com reported.
During a recent hearing, legislators pointed to the launch of an Oracle Health EHR at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Ill., that necessitated nearly 200 new employees and 800 temporary workers, according to the July 25 article. The lawmakers worried the same could happen as the EHR expands across the VA.
“The need for facilities to hire more people to do the same task will limit their ability to fill other vacancies,” U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., said at a July 22 House subcommittee hearing covered by the news...
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