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VA renews EHR contract, sets higher penalties for performance metrics missed by vendor

Published: May 19, 2023, 12:46 p.m.

b'The Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing its multibillion-dollar contract for a new Electronic Health Record, with new terms meant to hold the vendor accountable for persistent outages. The VA announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement on a renegotiated contract with EHR contractor Oracle-Cerner. Tuesday marked the deadline for VA and Oracle-Cerner to renew the five-year base period contract signed in 2018. The VA announced last month it is\\xa0indefinitely putting all future deployments of the Oracle-Cerner EHR on hold, until it addresses problems at the five VA sites already using the system.\\nThe VA has obligated about $9.4 billion on the EHR modernization program since fiscal 2018. The renegotiated contract includes larger fines Oracle Cerner will need to pay VA, if the EHR doesn\\u2019t meet performance targets.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'