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VA pauses $16B Oracle Cerner EHR deployments indefinitely to address error-ridden early rollout.

May 3, 2023

Muoio D. Fierce Healthcare. April 21, 2023.

Notable problems have occurred during the testing of the new electronic health records (EHR) system being designed for use in Veterans Affairs hospitals. This news article discusses the temporary halt of the project as the Department reassesses issues that have arisen during test rollouts in several United States hospitals.

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