VA’s ongoing analysis of the only site operational with the new EHR, the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., precipitated the need for a schedule shift, the agency said. Mann-Grandstaff went live in October last year, the first site to cross the finish line in a project that’s been plagued by delays, management turnover, growing spending and operational issues since it launched in 2018.
“After a rigorous review of our most-recent deployment at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, it is apparent that a strategic review is necessary,” McDonough said in a Friday statement, though he added the agency “remains committed” to Cerner’s EHR and the delay isn’t the vendor’s fault.
