On Tuesday, the Minister of Veterans Doug Collins told the legislators on Tuesday, in his first appearance in the Capitol Hill since his assertion, that he focused on the reason for the Ministry of Affairs of Old Warriors Affairs highly dangerous by the Government Accountability Office-who is interested in the “return on investment” programs.
While the hearing of the Senate Committee based on the affairs of the old warriors on Tuesday is often focused, in some cases, on this, on the employment of the ministry and the reduction of contracts during the past three months, Collins has spoken positively about the destruction of the silos of internal departments that he says hinders the implementation of electronic health records of Va Health Health.
Senator Patty Murray, De Washington, Minister Collins asked how the cuts in the modern section affect The new EHR launch for more VA facilities next year.
Minister Collins said that Dr. Neil Evans, the Acting CEO of the VA, was included in talks on talks on efforts to reorganize the workforce in the Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs, which included employment and employment Contract discounts.
Senator Elissa Slocine, Michigan, noted that the discounts of information technology employees in the department are likely to affect EHR’s declines, which Collins did not treat it when he answered.
“I think IT employees are important if we will be sure that we do not lose the records of our warriors,” she said.
Despite the ongoing and unlimited issues often in the medical centers of VA-including M In Spokane, Washington-Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-ENnesse, told the “burden” that Oracle Health was returned to complete the project.
Collins said he united “eight committees or nine committees” in one group to interact directly with Oracle in the publication of EHR. For its part, Oracle said the project It can now be acceleratedHe explained.
In February, the CEO of Oracle Health VP Sema Verma gave a public project plans to expand the regime’s spread more quickly to the 164 VA healthcare facilities.
Meanwhile, the government accounting office has interrogated simultaneous improvements in the EHR system and new pamphlets in A. a report Issued in the same week.
“We are quick to spread the modern electronic health records system, after the program was almost asleep under the Biden administration,” Collins said in his written writing. certificate.
But according to Verma certificateThe completion of more than 3000 changes to improve stability, add jobs and make reforms during the program re -seizing that started in 2023 was essential. Follow up the implementation of a new system.
Senator Blackburn expressed his concerns about the existence of a “problem” in the employees to attend the EHR training and then use the system.
Collins assured her that EHR training will be a priority for the system in the Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs.
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