Oracle Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire North Kansas City, Missouri-based health information technology company, Cerner Corporation, in an all-cash tender offer for $95 per share. Under the $28.3 billion transaction, Oracle
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has modified its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) plan to address challenges identified in a Congress-commissioned report. The Comprehensive Lessons Learned report prompted the VA to
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The Department of Defense rolled out its MHS Genesis electronic health record system to 25 additional military installations in 12 states as part of the Wave Carson Plus deployment effort. DOD’s deployment
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Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said VA will pause the deployment of its new electronic health record (EHR) system to a second site in Columbus, Ohio until it has
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Denis McDonough, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), said he believes VA could meet its timeline for the implementation of its new electronic health record system amid setbacks with the
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A report from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) office of the Director Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) recommends that the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness provide the Defense Health Agency
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented Cerner’s electronic health record system at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, in October 2020 and VA officials said the initial go-live went smoothly. VA
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made changes to its electronic health record implementation schedule due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The VA Central Ohio Healthcare System will receive a new patient-scheduling
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Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, director for combat support at the Defense Health Agency, said the U.S. military's new electronic health records system works to help DHS manage the quality of care for personnel and protect their
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled a new program to train health care providers on the new electronic health record platform. The program, dubbed VA Innovative Technology Advancement Lab, has selected 76 participants to provide
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