Faulty veteran health record system needs urgent fix | Opinion
with Cerner, which merged to become Oracle Cerner in June 2022. The electronic health record management initiative leverages Oracle Cerner technology and coordinates with VA medical facilities and the Department of Defense to revitalize the system, ensuring functionality for veterans and their health care providers. But little progress has been made throughout the program — from its start, through the merger with new management, until now.an underestimate of $2.
As previously mentioned, an effective electronic health record management system is necessary, and Congress has already sunk billions of dollars in its successful implementation, giving the VA the tools it needed to update the outmoded and insufficient system. Despite this, it has continued to present safety concerns for veterans.within the system resulted in delays in medications, appointments, referrals, and patient test results. Such errors have potentially endangered over 40,000 patients.
identifying 14 “key safety issues” they must address before the most recent hiatus ends. This is a promising move toward providing veterans with an accurate and safe medical record system. But the rollout must not be rushed until the safety concerns have been solved.of veteran respondents said the VA’s Oracle Cerner project should remain paused until the system is improved. One thing is clear — neither getting rid of the system entirely nor throwing more funding at it will solve the problem.
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