• VA, DOD, and FEHRM roll out Federal Electronic Health Record in North Chicago

    VA, DOD, and FEHRM roll out Federal Electronic Health Record in North Chicago

    Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office launched the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois. This is the first joint deployment of the federal EHR, which DOD calls MHS GENESIS, at a joint VA and Department of Defense (DOD) facility.

  • VA announces reset of Electronic Health Record project

    VA announces reset of Electronic Health Record project

    WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that future deployments of the new Electronic Health Record (EHR) will be halted while we prioritize improvements at the five sites that currently use the new EHR, as part of a larger program reset.

  • VA extends delay of upcoming electronic health record deployments to June 2023 to address technical and other system performance issues

    VA extends delay of upcoming electronic health record deployments to June 2023 to address technical and other system performance issues

    Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is delaying upcoming deployments of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record (EHR) until June 2023 to address challenges with the system and make sure it is functioning optimally for Veterans and for VA health care personnel.

  • VA has the Veteran’s back when it comes to cybersecurity and data privacy

    VA has the Veteran’s back when it comes to cybersecurity and data privacy

    With few exceptions, most of us are online. That means our personal information, including personal health information (PHI), is online, too. As VA transitions to a new electronic health record (EHR) system ― the software that stores health information and tracks patient care — security of PHI is a critical element.

  • How DOD program leader is transforming military health

    How DOD program leader is transforming military health

    Holly Joers is the sort of champion you want on your side. The program executive officer for Defense Healthcare Management Systems, she brims with excitement when discussing the future of health care for Veterans and active-duty service members.

  • VA advances rollout of new electronic health record system at medical facilities in southwest Oregon

    VA advances rollout of new electronic health record system at medical facilities in southwest Oregon

    The Department of Veterans Affairs continued launching its new electronic health record (EHR) on June 11, this time at two medical facilities in southwest Oregon: the Roseburg VA Health Care System and the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics.

  • VA adjusts electronic health record rollout schedule to assure continued success

    VA adjusts electronic health record rollout schedule to assure continued success

    To allow additional time to prepare for implementation, VA recently updated the deployment schedule of its new electronic health record (EHR) system.

  • New electronic health record system saves hours a day for VA lab staff in Walla Walla, Washington

    New electronic health record system saves hours a day for VA lab staff in Walla Walla, Washington

    The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record (EHR) is saving lab staff hours of work each day at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, in Walla Walla, Washington.

  • VA behavioral health leaders help staff embrace new electronic health record system in Washington state

    VA behavioral health leaders help staff embrace new electronic health record system in Washington state

    Leaders of Behavioral Health Service at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, in Walla Walla, Washington, are navigating the move to VA’s new electronic health record (EHR) system with purpose and inspiration.

  • VA brings new electronic health record system to Columbus, Ohio, medical facilities

    VA brings new electronic health record system to Columbus, Ohio, medical facilities

    The Department of Veterans Affairs launched its new electronic health record April 30 at the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System in Columbus, Ohio, marking the third rollout in VA’s modernization effort to replace the more than 30-year-old software that tracks and stores patient information.

  • VA continues implementation of new electronic health record system at second site in Washington State

    VA continues implementation of new electronic health record system at second site in Washington State

    The Department of Veterans Affairs launched its new electronic health record system, March 26, at Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington.

  • Women’s History Month: Recognizing front-line workers

    Women’s History Month: Recognizing front-line workers

    This March, the Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM IO) joins VA in celebrating Women’s History Month by recognizing the women who have helped VA improve its delivery of care to Veterans through the implementation of the department’s new electronic health record (EHR).