Department of Veterans Affairs

Biden’s 2024 Fiscal Budget Request Seeks $1.9B for VA EHR Modernization

by Hannah Nelson

The Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 budget request to Congress seeks $1.9 billion in federal IT spending to continue rolling out the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization...

VA to Use Legacy VistA EHR for Up to 10 Years Amid Paused Oracle Cerner EHRM

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program has been underway for years. However, the majority of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are still relying on the...

Top VA Official Overseeing Rocky EHRM Rollout Steps Down

by Hannah Nelson

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) deputy secretary Donald Remy will step down on April 1st after overseeing the agency’s rocky EHR modernization (EHRM) rollout that launched in 2020, according...

VA Official: Updates on Paused Oracle Cerner EHRM Program Coming Soon

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to release updates regarding its Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program in the coming weeks, according to reporting from...

VA Postpones Oracle Cerner EHR Implementation at Ann Arbor Site

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will further delay its Oracle Cerner EHR implementation at the agency's Ann Arbor Healthcare System until late 2023 or early 2024, according to reporting...

VA EHR Modernization ‘Is Not Optional,’ VA Committee Democratic Chair Says

by Hannah Nelson

The Democratic chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee voiced his support for VA to continue its EHR modernization (EHRM) program, even as House Republicans have proposed laws that would...

Oracle Signs Contract with Accenture to Improve VA Cerner EHR Training

by Hannah Nelson

Oracle has signed a contract with Accenture to improve the training clinicians receive on using the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cerner EHR platform, according to reporting from...

VA EHR Modernization Program Executive Director to Depart Agency

by Hannah Nelson

Terry Adirim, MD, MPH, MBA, executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) electronic health records (EHR) modernization program, will leave the agency on February 25, according...

Oracle Exec Calls on Congress for Continued VA EHRM Support

by Hannah Nelson

After legislators proposed a bill to scrap the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization EHRM project last week, a top Oracle executive called on Congress to continue to support the effort in a blog...

Leidos Brings DoD MHS GENESIS EHR to East Coast in Double-Wave Deployment

by Hannah Nelson

The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) has deployed the MHS GENESIS EHR to an additional 12,000 clinicians and providers as part of its latest double-wave deployment. Waves PORTSMOUTH/DRUM...

House Democrats Plan to Propose Bill for VA EHR Modernization Reform

by Hannah Nelson

House Democrats are working on plans to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization program, according to reporting from FedScoop. Two senior congressional sources told the news...

House Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Amend VA EHR Modernization Program

by Hannah Nelson

On Friday, Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs chair, introduced legislation to significantly amend or scrap the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization...

MHS GENESIS Update Sparks EHR Slowdown Across VA Medical Facilities

by Sarai Rodriguez

A system update to the Department of Defense (DOD) MHS GENESIS platform caused an EHR slowdown at multiple Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities,according to reporting from...

Reduction in EHR Inbox Notifications Not Enough to Cut Clinician Burnout

by Hannah Nelson

Reducing EHR inbox notifications in the primary care setting did not have a measurable effect on clinician burnout, according to a study published in AJMC. In 2017, the Veterans Health Administration...

VA Oracle Cerner EHR Implementation Slated to Resume in June Despite System Issues

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) EHR implementation remains scheduled to pick up in June despite deployment challenges in 2022, according to reporting from Nextgov. A VA spokesperson told...

VA Medical Center Shrinks Workforce to Address EHRM Budget Shortfalls

by Sarai Rodriguez

The rising budget associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) project has led to workforce cuts at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center,...

VA Adds Employees to EHR Modernization Project Amidst Pause

by Sarai Rodriguez

In the midst of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current EHR implementation delay, the agency has commenced a Silicon Valley hiring spree, bringing on 1,000 new hires to assist with the EHR...

Lawmakers Say 2 Veterans’ Deaths Point to VA EHR Patient Safety Issues

by Hannah Nelson

Republican House lawmakers called on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to share information on the recent deaths of two Ohio veterans to restore faith in the agency's Oracle Cerner EHR,...

NOAA May Join Federal EHRM Program to Deploy Oracle Cerner EHR System

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program’s ongoing effort to deploy the Oracle Cerner EHR system across federal agencies may now include The National Oceanic...

FEHRM Hits Milestone With Half of MHS Providers Using Oracle Cerner EHR

by Hannah Nelson

The Defense Health Agency implemented the federal Oracle Cerner EHR system to 18 more military hospital and clinic commands on September 24 as part of the Federal EHR Modernization (FEHRM) project,...