The purpose of the joint VA and DOD audit was to see how well implementing the common EHR is helping data exchange between the departments and healthcare providers. The DOD and VA acquired Cerner’s EHR in 2015 and 2018, respectively, and as of the end of 2021, Cerner’s software had been deployed at 49 DOD healthcare facilities and one VA facility.
But the Cerner implementation hasn’t been going as well as it could be to improve data exchange, as the departments “did not take all actions needed to achieve interoperability,” the audit found.
