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VA EHR support contracts cut despite accelerated rollout plans

VA EHR support contracts cut despite accelerated rollout plans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is cutting contractor support for its troubled electronic health record (EHR) modernization program while simultaneously attempting to speed up its deployment, raising concerns about potential impacts on veteran care. As reported by Federal News Network, VA has terminated contracts with at least six service-disabled, veteran-owned

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 10 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 10 February 2025

"Federal Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE From Treasury System," Wall Street Journal "The order by Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, precludes officials without proper background checks and security clearances from accessing the payment system through at least next Friday, including political appointees and special government

VA set to resume EHR rollouts in 2025 after improvements

VA set to resume EHR rollouts in 2025 after improvements

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to resume deploying its Oracle-Cerner Electronic Health Record (EHR) system later in fiscal 2025, following a year-and-a-half pause to address significant performance issues, reports FedNewsNetwork’s Jory Heckman. The Oracle-Cerner EHR has undergone substantial improvements, including a 50 percent reduction in system crashes

House passes Dole Act to modernize VA healthcare, benefits, and workforce support

House passes Dole Act to modernize VA healthcare, benefits, and workforce support

The House approved the Sen. Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act, introducing significant updates to how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delivers healthcare and benefits, reports FedNewsNetwork. The legislation enhances pay flexibility for VA healthcare workers, including recruitment, retention, and relocation bonuses, and requires

HHS focuses on API compliance to combat health IT information blocking

HHS focuses on API compliance to combat health IT information blocking

Health and Human Services (HHS) is ramping up efforts to address information blocking among health IT developers. Micky Tripathi, head of HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), highlighted ongoing issues with electronic health record (EHR) developers blocking or illegally restricting access to application programming interfaces,