VA to Restart Deployments in EHR Modernization Effort

The agency plans to roll out federal electronic health record systems at four Michigan facilities in mid-2026. Pre-deployment activities will kick off in the coming weeks. More than 18 months after the Veterans Administration paused new deployments of its Oracle electronic health record system to make critical improvements to the EHR and improve patient safety at five VA health systems, the agency announced Friday that it has improved veteran trust and clinician satisfaction. The agency said that during its EHR modernization program's reset period, it reviewed errors and worked with Oracle officials on hundreds of system improvements, updated contracts to hold the company accountable – which included monetary credits for failing to meet key performance accountability metrics – and instituted a new process to address system concerns when they arise.