Veterans Affairs To Get Cerner EHR Glitch-tastic Deal Discount, Uptime Target Miss
Cerner will discount its health record contract deal using a credit process for failing to meet contractual performance targets based on reporting from EHR Intelligence….
My HealtheVet: How To Micro-Manage Your VA Doctor From Your Sofa
Are you tired of wondering what your crabby VA doctor says about you? Ever want to have greater input into your health care? Ever wish…
White House Poaches VA General Counsel For Possible Impeachment Prep
After barely a year on the job, VA General Counsel Richard Sauber was tapped to help White House fight again future investigations if Republicans win…
VR&E Veterans: 3 Things To Do Before Graduation To Avoid Getting Screwed
Ambitious veterans using Veteran Readiness and Employment (VRE) who want additional training after graduation need to take these three steps to avoid getting screwed. And,…
EHR Transition May Impact Access To ‘Abysmal’ My HealtheVet ‘Glitch Factory’
Veterans are noticing “abysmal” user experiences when accessing My HealtheVet recently. The once solid database is now a “[email protected]” and “glitch factory.” But why? In…
DHS Talks With VA To Divert VA Health Care Resources To Border Have Ended
DHS walked back its admission that talks were underway to divert VA health care resources to the border to care for illegal immigrants. In case…
Ex-VA Chief Pharmacist Stole Painkillers From Veterans, Sentenced
Veterans suspicious their pharmacist skimmed off some of their opioid painkillers may have been correct, at least in one VA facility in Pennsylvania from 2017…
VA OIG: VHA Failed To Adequately Support VA Employees
A VA OIG report released this week revealed the agency failed to take appropriate steps to support VA employees serving veterans during the pandemic. Importantly,…
WATCH: Sec VA Debates Whether Pilot Health Records Outages Put Veterans At Risk
The electronic health records system piloted at Spokane’s VA hospital and other locations has been partly or completely unusable more than 50 times since its…
FY2022: Veteran Readiness and Employment Subsistence Rate Increase (with Inflation Update)
There is good news for many veterans during Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. VA provided a significant increase in the monthly subsistence payments for veterans in…
IG: Troubled Cerner Electronic Health Record Rollout Poses ‘Risks To Patient Safety,’ Outages Impact Care
The Cerner electronic health record rollout went down last Wednesday for three hours affecting 95,000 users. Adverse events linked to the outage have not been…
Veteran Suicide Calls May Increase As Much As 150% This Summer
Veterans Affairs officials anticipate call volume to the Veterans Crisis Line will increase by as much as 150% this summer when officials implement a phone…