{"id":30614,"date":"2023-04-04T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/04\/lawmakers-move-to-block-vas-plans-to-resume-health-records-rollout\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:13:57","slug":"lawmakers-move-to-block-vas-plans-to-resume-health-records-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/04\/04\/lawmakers-move-to-block-vas-plans-to-resume-health-records-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers move to block VA\u2019s plans to resume health records rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plans from Veterans Affairs leadership to restart their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/03\/15\/va-plans-to-deploy-new-health-records-to-more-sites-in-june\/\">embattled electronic health records program<\/a> this summer could be upended by lawmakers concerned over the long-term safety and reliability of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capitol Hill staff said members in both chambers are discussing how to move ahead on new requirements for the program after a flurry of new legislation aimed at ensuring the new records system doesn\u2019t move ahead until major fixes are made. If a compromise is reached, it could significantly set back plans from VA officials to expand the software to new medical centers in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Republicans led by Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee ranking member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/02\/21\/health-chief-concerned-by-reports-of-improper-surgeries-at-kansas-va\/\">Sen. Jerry Moran<\/a>, R-Kan., introduced the latest piece of legislation on the matter, proposing delays to future work on the records modernization program until certain performance benchmarks are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moran called progress on the work so far \u201ctroubling\u201d and noted that \u201cwithout these changes, it would be irresponsible to continue implementing the system at additional VA centers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill came just a few days before Senate Democrats led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/06\/27\/vas-hospital-closure-commision-wont-move-ahead-after-senators-vow-to-block-the-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\">Committee Chairman Jon Tester,<\/a> D-Mont., introduced similar requirements for major reforms to the program. That list includes certifying that existing sites using the new software are meeting acceptable medical care standards, and assurances that recurring problems with the records system are sorted out well before new staffers are assigned to work on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2023\/03\/15\/va-plans-to-deploy-new-health-records-to-more-sites-in-june\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fed-nicole-data-technologiejpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA plans to deploy new health records to more sites in June<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The program has been delayed since last fall because of problems with software reliability and staff training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the new electronic health records system is failing veterans, medical personnel, and taxpayers,\u201d Tester said in a statement. \u201cWe need aggressive measures to right this ship and get a better return on investment through this contract.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The details of two Senate measures differ in specifics from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/01\/31\/lawmakers-demand-fixes-in-va-health-records-before-any-more-rollouts\/\" target=\"_blank\"> a bill introduced by House Republican leaders<\/a> (including House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill.) in January, but the message behind all of the legislation is the same: Lawmakers lack confidence in the 10-year, $16-billion records overhaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ant more delays to the program\u2019s schedule would call into question whether the project could be finished under its original timeline or original cost estimate. The records overhaul was launched by President Donald Trump in 2017 as a way for the first time to bring veterans\u2019 health records in line with military files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past, the two agencies used separate records systems with intermediary programs to transfer data between them, causing information issues for patients and physicians. The new system, designed by Oracle Cerner, would in theory provide a lifelong health record for individuals from military enlistment through their time with VA health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Installation of the new Defense Department records system (which began a few years before the VA launch) has largely remained on schedule. But numerous problems with the VA system at the first few sites prompted several delays, including a full shut-down of the rollout plan last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issues included an inspector general report which found at least 148 cases of patient harm caused by record entry mistakes; more than 11,000 orders for specialty care and lab work lost in the new system; and six patient deaths since last fall where the new system was \u201cone of a potential number of root causes,\u201d according to the department\u2019s top health official.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2022\/09\/21\/stress-over-vas-new-health-records-is-causing-staffers-to-leave\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electronic-health-records-DVIDS.6595521.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Stress over VA\u2019s new health records is causing staffers to leave<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">VA leaders expressed major concerns about where the records modernization project currently stands.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leadership from both VA and Oracle Cerner in recent months have said that those problems have been fixed. The software vendor has also stated publicly that system reliability has significantly improved since last fall, although VA officials have not backed up that statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, VA Secretary Denis McDonough in an appearance before the House Appropriations Committee last week said officials believe they are headed towards resuming site deployments this summer, barring any additional setbacks. The department is in mid-contract negotiations with Oracle Cerner now on program metrics and costs, expected to be finalized later this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe remain committed to the idea,\u201d he told lawmakers. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to get the contract right. We got to get the execution right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of VA\u2019s more than 170 medical center sites, five are currently using the new Oracle Cerner health records system: Mann-Granstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Wash.; Jonathan M. 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