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21 July 2022

Military Times | VA’s $16 billion medical records overhaul could triple in cost

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Veterans Affairs officials announced Wednesday they will delay the planned deployment of the department’s new electronic medical records to sites in Idaho amid concerns the $16-billion project could be endangering veterans and may triple in cost.

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Senate lawmakers said the latest postponement — and other promised fixes to the training and deployment process — don’t go far enough to acknowledge the deep-seated problems with the system, some of which may not be reparable.

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