VA has a new office to lead its EHR modernization push

FedScoop: The Department of Veterans Affairs has created a brand new office tasked specifically with overseeing the agency’s $10 billion electronic health record modernization project.

The Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM) was created in late June and will “manage the preparation, deployment and maintenance of VA’s new electronic health-care record system and the health information technology (IT) tools dependent upon it.” The office is being led by Genevieve Morris, principal deputy national coordinator for the Department of Health and Human Services, who is currently on detail to the VA.

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