The Department of Veterans Affairs has been undertaking a comprehensive overhaul of its electronic health records system, representing the largest EHR modernization program ever implemented across an American health care system. Newly appointed Executive Director of the VA Electronic Health Records Integration Office Dr. Terry Adirim discusses the agency’s new EHR management structure, the lessons learned from EHR implementation thus far, and how these will be applied in streamlining the program going forward.
HealthCast
Season 3
Episode 8
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New VA EHR Lead Previews 2022 Goals, Rollout
VA has debuted a new management structure to streamline the implementation of its modernized electronic health records system.
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Dr. Terry Adirim Executive Director VA EHR Integration Office
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