EHR

Leaders of VA's Behavioral Health Service at the Walla Walla VA are navigating the move to the new electronic health record (EHR) system with purpose and inspiration.

VA's new electronic health record (EHR) is saving lab staff hours of work each day at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, in Walla Walla, Washington.

Veterans in Walla Walla, Washington, are one step closer to attaining an electronic health record (EHR) system that allows clinicians to easily access their full medical history, including their active-duty service, in one location.

Chats with the Chief is a new podcast series featuring VHA Chief of Staff Jon Jensen as he talks with key players about the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and how it serves America’s Veterans. In the first episode, he's joined by VA's Acting Deputy Secretary Pamela Powers

VA is implementing its new electronic health record (EHR) system on Oct. 24 at initial sites in the Pacific Northwest. The implementation improves how clinicians store and manage patient information, including visits, test results, prescriptions and more. This will also mean some changes to how Veterans access their own health data online if their VA facility has changed to the new EHR.

Lead the largest electronic health record modernization in U.S. history […]

VA's electronic health record successfully transferred 23.5 million health records to a shared data center with the Department of Defense (DoD). This accomplishment sets the stage for the “go-live” of VA’s EHR solution next year.

The new electronic health records system will allow VA and DOD to share patient data seamlessly as they transition from DOD care to VA care.