Tuesday, January 9, 2018

VA, Cerner EHR Deal Delayed Due to Interoperability

VA Secretary Shulkin said that the last meeting between the VA and Cerner was far from great, yet the VA's group is counselling with other IT leaders to guarantee the best result for veterans.

VA Cerner Deal


The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' EHR contract with Cerner was set to be marked this fall, yet another report from Politico found that it's been held up due to contradictions between administrators on the definition of interoperability.

VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD, selected Cerner in a no-bidding contract last June to supplant the organization's legacy VistA EHR as an approach to adjust data between the VA and the Department of Defense, which as of now is running on Cerner. The contract is assessed at more than $10 billion now.

While the journey has been rough– EHR developer CliniComp has sued the administration, among different shortcomings – Shulkin has been focused on its decision in choosing Cerner as its substitution.

But, Shulkin has pushed back the normal Estimated deadline, as Cerner's definition of interoperability was excessively restricted, covering just documents called CCDAs, or Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture.

The meeting amongst VA and Cerner a month ago was tense, Shulkin told Politico: "To state that it wasn't a decent meeting would an understatement."

Interoperability is significant to Shulkin's IT modernization design. In December, the VA disclosed the reports of its requisites to Cerner. Not only is Cerner supposed to provide a seamless stage amongst DoD and VA, it must also provide  interoperability, which should be far superior than the business standard.

"The Contractor is required to team up with VA affiliates, community partners, EHR providers, healthcare providers and vendors to provide seamless care all through the healthcare provider industry," as indicated by the statement.

The objective is to empower access and data sharing, alongside a security structure to help end-to-end clinical healthcare and business operations. As the VA has been inclining toward its VA Choice Program, which broadens secured administrations for veterans as a stop-hole answer for its hold up time issues, interoperability should likewise be conceivable between those private providers.


In the meantime, Shulkin and his group are utilizing the postponement to work with other IT leaders, which he accepts will enhance results for veterans.


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