VA Expands Lifetime Electronic Record Pilot

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is expanding its Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) pilot program to share the electronic health records of more veterans, it announced announced last Thursday. The goal is to have 50,000 signed authorizations from veterans who are VA patients to participate in the pilot by the end of the fiscal year, according to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.

Shinseki also said in an announcement that the expansion would help to "improve continuity and timeliness of care, and eliminate gaps in healthcare information."