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VA EHRM Brings Patient Portal, Patient Safety Issues at Pilot Site

The VA EHRM’s pilot facility is experiencing health IT difficulties that are affecting the patient portal, prescription access, and patient safety.

VA EHRM Brings Patient Portal, Patient Safety Issues at Pilot Site

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By Hannah Nelson

- The pilot facility of the VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program is experiencing health IT issues related to the patient portal, prescriptions, and community care, putting veteran patient safety at risk, according to Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05).

At the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Member Day, McMorris Rodgers gave testimony regarding the difficulties staff are experiencing at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane.  

“The EHRM was supposed to move veteran health care into the 21st century, modernizing VA operations and ensuring smooth and seamless care for veterans as they move through different VA departments,” McMorris Rodgers wrote in her testimony.