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VA won’t restart health records overhaul until next summer, if at all

Multiple House lawmakers expressed doubt that the expensive vets records project can be saved.

By Leo Shane III

2 weeks ago

Airman 1st Class Caroline Karaverdian, 9th Medical Group outpatient technician, files a folder in the patient health record department at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2020. On June 20 the 9th MDG will be going all-digital by transitioning to a new electronic health record called Military Health System GENESIS.

VA takes major modernization step in central Ohio

The VA has been transforming how veterans access high-quality health care through innovative programs, says the author of this commentary.

By Pamela J. Powers

3 years ago

Continuity of medical care for veterans jeopardized by VA

In the switch to a new electronic health records system, the VA must do more to ensure medical documents are properly scanned, says the author of this commentary.

By Deborah Collier

4 years ago

VA moving to deliver electronic health record modernization

Veterans Affairs will continue to resist the pressure to rush the process and stay focused on doing electronic health record modernization right, says the VA secretary in this commentary.

By Robert Wilkie

4 years ago

VA, DoD tout major progress in effort to join electronic health records systems

The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are eyeing the end of the summer for significant advances in their efforts for a new, joint electronic health record, a move that both bureaucracies have made the long-term centerpiece of medical reforms for their patients.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

No shutdown at VA: Congress passes department’s budget on time

Thursday's House vote marks on the second time in the last nine years that Congress has finished its VA budget work on time.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

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