EHRM
Watchdog says VA violated Federal Acquisition Regulation with electronic health records contract payments
The department’s inspector general says the VA in at least one case paid for work without verifying deliverables.
VA and Cerner to investigate cause of Spokane electronic health records outage
The department and the records provider are looking into a technical defect that mixed up patient data and resulted in the system being taken offline.
VA failed to ensure data quality during initial EHR rollout, GAO finds
The performance audit identifies concerns over the accuracy and volume of patient data being transferred.
Cerner executive among seven new appointees to GAO health IT advisory committee
Hans Buitendijk of Cerner and Rajesh Godavarthi of software and analytics company MCG are among the private sector appointees.
Oracle in talks to acquire EHR giant Cerner
News of the potential deal comes as lawmakers seek to increase oversight of the EHRM program at VA.
