VA CIO Baker Responds To Decision To Scrap iEHR At Hearing

Before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, outgoing Chief Information Officer for VA Roger Baker provided testimony and responded to questions from committee members regarding the decision on the part of the VA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to scrap its efforts with the joint integrated EHR (iEHR)...

Added to the challenge of interoperability is the DoD’s plans to acquire and implement a new EHR, which could include adopting the VA’s EHR, VistA. However, Woodson expressed the department’s hesitation in using the solution. “As good as VistA is, it isn’t one system,” noted Woodson of program’s variation as a result of its open-source nature...