U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Extends Oracle EHR Modernization Contract

Oracle
and
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
have
renewed
their
collaboration
to
advance
the
electronic
healthcare
record
(EHR)
system,
aimed
at
providing
a
secure
and
interoperable
medical
record
for
veterans,
according
to

Oracle.

Commitment
to
Veterans’
Healthcare

The
contract
extension
underscores
the
progress
achieved
by
Oracle
and
the
VA
over
the
past
two
years
in
enhancing
the
EHR
system.
The
modernization
efforts
are
designed
to
improve
the
lives
of
both
VA
practitioners
and
the
veterans
they
serve.
Seema
Verma,
executive
vice
president
and
general
manager
of
Oracle
Health
and
Life
Sciences,
expressed
honor
in
continuing
support
for
the
mission
to
deliver
superior
healthcare
services
to
veterans.

“VA’s
intent
to
resume
deployments
in
the
next
fiscal
year
is
a
significant
milestone
that
reflects
the
hard
work
our
collective
teams
have
done
to
improve
the
system
today,
as
well
as
confidence
in
our
shared
ability
to
continually
evolve
the
EHR
over
time
to
meet
the
needs
of
both
practitioners
and
patients,”
Verma
stated.

Successful
Implementation
and
Future
Plans

The
joint
Department
of
Defense
(DOD)
and
VA
EHR
system,
known
as
MHS
GENESIS,
has
successfully
gone
live
at
the
Captain
James
A.
Lovell
Federal
Health
Care
Center
(Lovell
FHCC).
This
marks
the
culmination
of
a
five-year
project
to
deliver
the
federal
EHR
system
to
the
DOD.
Currently,
MHS
GENESIS
is
operational
at
3,890
garrison
facilities,
serving
over
9.5
million
beneficiaries
across
the
United
States,
Europe,
and
the
Asia
Pacific
region.
This
system
offers
service
members
a
single,
longitudinal
health
record
from
enlistment
through
lifelong
care
at
VA
facilities.

The
federal
EHR
system
will
enable
VA
to
standardize
workflows,
training,
and
technology
management
across
its
facilities
using
a
single
enterprise
system.
It
supports
better
coordination
with
federal
and
commercial
partners,
including
the
DOD,
the
Coast
Guard,
and
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration.
The
system’s
flexibility
allows
for
the
adoption
of
new
solutions
that
enhance
usability
and
safety
over
time.

Verma
added,
“Our
most
recent
roll-out
at
the
Captain
James
A.
Lovell
Federal
Health
Care
Center
in
North
Chicago,
IL
exceeded
expectations
and
demonstrated
what’s
possible
as
we
move
ahead
with
other
VA
facilities.
Our
veterans,
and
the
people
who
care
for
them,
deserve
a
world-class
EHR
system
and
we
are
delivering
it.”

This
extension
follows
a
letter
from
Secretary
McDonough
to
the
Congressional
Appropriations
Committees
dated
May
31,
2024,
indicating
the
VA’s
plans
to
continue
EHR
deployments
in
the
upcoming
fiscal
year.

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source:
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