Charlie Bourg was on the lookout for veterans harmed by a new VA computer system. He didn’t expect to be one of them.

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Charlie Bourg was on the lookout for veterans harmed by a new VA computer system. He didn’t expect to be one of them.

September 21, 2022

Donovan-Smith O. Spokesman-Review. September 11, 2022.

Electronic health record (EHR) system issues degrade the data sharing and communication needed to inform safe patient care. This newspaper feature discusses problems with the new Veterans Affairs EHR system from the patient and family perspective in the context of diagnostic and treatment delay.

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