It says the system "does not demonstrate enough workable functionality to manage and document patient care" and has "poor system usability, insufficient training, and inadequate help desk support."

The Defense Department will roll out the new EHR at military health facilities in 2019, with plans to be fully operational by 2022.

The Defense Health Agency outlined plans to add the Coast Guard to a contract it struck with Leidos and Cerner.

Shulkin said a finalized contract with Cerner could be coming soon, but first the department is addressing interoperability concerns.

“I expect it to be 100 percent, and I’m a veteran, so I’m banking on it," he said.

DHA officials said the electronic health records system is now operational at a medical facility servicing more than 20,000 outside of Seattle.