{"id":54969,"date":"2022-03-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/17\/serious-issues-with-va-electronic-health-records-system-remain-unresolved-watchdog-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:36:57","slug":"serious-issues-with-va-electronic-health-records-system-remain-unresolved-watchdog-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2022\/03\/17\/serious-issues-with-va-electronic-health-records-system-remain-unresolved-watchdog-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious issues with VA electronic health records system remain unresolved, watchdog says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serious safety issues regarding patient medications and mental health flags remain unresolved with the Department of Veterans Affairs new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/12\/01\/va-to-resume-medical-records-overhaul-in-early-2022-with-new-leadership-guiding-the-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">electronic health records system<\/a>, according to a series of reports released by a federal watchdog on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/19\/va-to-launch-full-review-of-electronic-medical-records-overhaul-amid-concerns-over-projects-progress\/?contentQuery=%7B%22section%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22exclude%22%3A%22%2Fveterans%22%2C%22from%22%3A35%2C%22size%22%3A10%7D&#038;contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8\" target=\"_blank\">VA officials<\/a> said they are working through those issues as the department prepares to deploy the records system to new sites later this spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy is just the latest complication for the $16-billion plan to shift VA health records onto the Cerner Millennium software platform, the same one used by Department of Defense medical offices. <\/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\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/03\/07\/concerns-over-va-electronic-health-records-mount-after-another-system-problem\/\" 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\/Mann-Grandstaff-Department-of-Veterans-Affairs-Medical-Center-1.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\">Concerns over VA electronic health records mount after another system problem<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A system issue forced the health records offline for a day last week, disrupting medical operations at a Washington state site.<\/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\">When then-President Donald Trump announced the plan in 2017, the goal was to provide a seamless, lifelong medical record for service members starting from their day of enlistment to and continuing their post-military life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But putting the system into place at VA has proven challenging, with numerous problems and frustrations emerging from the initial rollout of the system at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Washington in 2020. Last summer, VA Secretary Denis McDonough ordered a halt to the work so officials could evaluate and correct challenges that emerged there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the new reports, the VA Inspector General\u2019s office details previously unreported issues with the new system, including mistakes in importing patient medication lists and orders, missing alerts regarding patient suicide risks, and difficulites in scheduling future medical appointments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers said that as of today, several of those serious issues remain unresolved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Office of the Inspector General is concerned that deployment of the new electronic health record without resolution of the deficiencies presents risks to patient safety,\u201d John Daigh, assistant inspector general for healthcare, wrote in the reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiven the number of significant patient safety issues identified in this report, the office remains concerned about the ability of the new [records system] to support the delivery of high quality healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, VA officials told the inspector general\u2019s office that many of the issues have been resolved over the last year, and that the department hopes to have the rest addressed by early May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> They disputed several of the findings, saying that data was transferred correctly into the new system but may not have been displayed in the same ways as in the past, creating confusion among staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA anticipates that the number and nature of patient safety reports will fluctuate as potential patient safety events in areas such as care coordination and medication management are identified, reported, investigated and resolved,\u201d Deputy VA Secretary Donald Remy wrote in response to the new findings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA leaders have acknowledged significant training failings in their initial rollout of the new records system, but said none of those issues undermined the fundamental viability of the Cerner software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ve also said that the decision to deploy the system at limited locations at the start was designed to find and fix problems before the system is expanded to the entire VA medical system, which covers more than 9 million patients and nearly 400,000 staffers. <\/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\/news\/2019\/02\/05\/senators-skeptical-over-long-term-va-health-records-overhaul\/\" 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\/3975154.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\">Senators skeptical over long-term VA health records overhaul<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The $16-billion, 10-year plan is designed to bring VA medical records in line with Defense Department files.<\/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\">But the problematic rollout has drawn significant criticism from department staff and lawmakers, several of whom have questioned whether VA should move ahead with future deployment plans if existing problems aren\u2019t fully resolved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, the records system was taken offline for roughly 20 hours after officials found problems with data migration issues. 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