VA cuts support work for new EHR, after canceling hundreds of contracts

Gallego speaks to crowd at VFW post in Sierra Vista about cuts to VA

SIERRA VISTA — Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego got an earful from a roomful of people in Sierra Vista this week when he spoke about the impending staffing cuts planned for the Veterans Administration (VA).

VA cuts support work for new EHR, after canceling hundreds of contracts

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to accelerate the rollout of its new Electronic Health Record. But it will have fewer contractors to complete that work. The VA recently cut ties with several companies supporting EHR modernization, as part of a mass cancellation of contracts. Documents obtained by Federal News Network show the VA terminated contracts for at least six companies supporting the rollout of a new EHR from Cerner and its …

VA by the numbers - The Mountain Eagle

According to a recent headline, the Department of Veterans Affairs processed one million disability claims two weeks faster than they did in the last fiscal year. The VA has been averaging 10,000 claims processed each week. Recently on one day alone they processed 12,000 claims, the highest number they’ve ever reached. By January they’d processed benefit payments totaling $62 billion and saw their accuracy rate go up to 92%. Which is all good ne…