Veterans Administration builds on electronic record system
April 9th, 2009
By jeremy.engdahl-johnson
President Obama today announced an effort to computerize the medical records of all military personnel and better integrate records between the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a complicated issue, as was made apparent during tonight’s PBS coverage of the announcement:
The proposal builds off of an existing infrastructure. The VA has a robust electronic health record system in place already, as Gail Graham discussed at the EHR Town Hall in December:
Electronic Health Records, Fragmented system, Government, Portablity, Reform
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