The Department of Veterans Affairs has tried to modernize its legacy electronic health record system in four separate attempts over two decades, with the latest initiative already facing serious challenges.
That’s the contention of a Government Accountability Office official who testified on Tuesday before the House Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, which provides oversight of the VA’s planned acquisition of a $10 billion Cerner EHR to replace the legacy Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA).
