Regarding Medstar - I have to wonder how many decisions were made to go to Cerner over Epic based on…
Morning Headlines 9/25/24
VA’s new EHR saw 826 ‘major’ incidents since its launch
A new report from the VA OIG finds that the VA’s Oracle Health-based EHR that has been implemented at six facilities experienced 826 major performance incidents between October 2020 and March 2024.
The Indian Health Service outlines the ways in which it will avoid the VA’s mistakes with its own Oracle Health project, including requiring implementation only at those clinics that it manages directly.
Introducing the 2024 Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan
ASTP publishes a draft of the 2024 Federal FHIR Action Plan.
Were I a heavy hitter at VA, I’d bail out of Oracle Cerner, take the hits, and set VHA on a path to making VISTA modern and interoperable. I’d teach the new engineers mumps (which no one has ever learned in school anyways), and hope I hang onto my job long enough to do this. I think Congress would shower abuse, but HVAC knows this must be done.