Lawmakers urge pause in new VA health records system rollout amid more problems

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Lawmakers urge pause in new VA health records system rollout amid more problems
By Leo Shane III
Apr 26, 05:00 PM
Arme Regner scans medication for a patient at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on June 29, 2013. (Thomas Brown/Staff)

Amid ongoing problems with the new Veterans Affairs electronic medical records system, lawmakers on Tuesday warned department officials against further expanding the program into larger sites until permanent solutions can be put in place.

“Given the issues that we’re seeing in Spokane and Walla Walla, I think the risks exceed the benefits,” said Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Ind., chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s technology panel. “We have seen no indication that the system is ready for the challenges at [bigger] facilities.

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