VA Cerner Problems From Business Insider Oracle in June purchased Cerner, a medical-records giant, for about $28 billion. The US Department of Veterans Affairs tapped Cerner in 2018 to overhaul its information systems. Long-standing issues with the technology and the cost of the project just became Oracle’s problem. Excerpt Before 2018, the VA was identifying some of the same… Read More: The VA Cerner Situation – Oracles First Test »
From Modern Healthcare Apr2020 The Veterans Affairs Department has paused the rollout of its multibillion-dollar electronic health record project on account of the novel coronavirus, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie wrote in a letter to Congress on Friday. “The worldwide pandemic created by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has shifted the overall priorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs,” he… Read More: COVID-19 Delays VA Cerner EHR Project »
From Vantage Point the VA blog Feb 2020 Using surveys and feedback to improve patient experience Since 2017, more than 4 million Veterans have given VA feedback on their customer experience. These surveys are usually sent to VA customers within a few days of their appointment. Recently, 88.5% of Veterans have responded that they agree or strongly agree… Read More: Patient check-in for Veterans »
From FedScoop The removal of Deputy Secretary James Byrne “will not impact at all” the massive migration project at the VA, according to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie The project is a massive migration of the electronic health records of millions of veterans from the outdated Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) platform to a cloud-based commercial Cerner… Read More: VA – Wilkie on Byrne Departure »