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 “clusterf@ck”…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…