EHRM

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.

In a landmark event for Veteran health care, VA began using its new electronic health record (EHR) system at select facilities in the Pacific Northwest and Las Vegas on Oct. 24.

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.

Veterans at select sites in the Pacific Northwest are one step closer to the rollout of VA's new electronic health record (EHR) system later this month, following the successful and secure transfer of patient data Oct. 1.

CommonWell brings a nationwide network of more than 15,000 hospitals and clinics to the 46,000 community partners already part of the FEHRM’s joint health information exchange (HIE), which is a data sharing capability among the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and community partners.

A new video features three Veterans and a caregiver, who offer their perspectives on why VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) is important for former service members.

Veterans will continue to see improvements in VA services, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said at “State of the VA” speech Feb. 5 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. These improvements for Veterans include increased innovation—including the VA’s first 5G hospital—along with decreased wait times for appointments and better overall care.

Veteran improvements were the focus of a modernization fair held Jan. 29 at the Veterans Affairs Central Office in Washington, D.C.

VA is transitioning to a new electronic health record. Here, VA answers your most frequently asked questions as it shifts to the new EHR.