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Defense electronic health records rollout is halfway done, even as VA’s is delayed
DoD remains on schedule to deploy its Genesis electronic health records system worldwide by the end of 2023.
By Karen Jowers
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VA delays launch of new electronic health records system
VA is delaying the deployment of its new medical records system to ensure that it will operate within the current VA IT infrastructure.
By Patricia Kime
Continuity of medical care for veterans jeopardized by VA
In the switch to a new electronic health records system, the VA must do more to ensure medical documents are properly scanned, says the author of this commentary.
By Deborah Collier
VA, DoD tout major progress in effort to join electronic health records systems
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are eyeing the end of the summer for significant advances in their efforts for a new, joint electronic health record, a move that both bureaucracies have made the long-term centerpiece of medical reforms for their patients.
Special congressional panel to scrutinize VA’s medical records overhaul
Lawmakers say the project to bring VA records in line with military medical files warrants special oversight.
Senator: Major problems with new DoD health-records software could endanger patients
The new system, being rolled out in Washington state, has generated inaccurate prescriptions and misdirected patient referrals.
By Karen Jowers