Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from commencing an Electronic Health Record Modernization Program activity at a facility of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) until the VA certifies to Congress that the electronic health record system has met specified improvement objectives. The VA is prohibited from newly implementing the electronic health record system at a VHA facility until the VHA submits written certification to Congress that the staff and infrastructure of the facility are adequately prepared for the system.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.
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Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsVeterans' medical care
Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act
USA118th CongressS-1037| Senate
| Updated: 7/12/2023
Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from commencing an Electronic Health Record Modernization Program activity at a facility of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) until the VA certifies to Congress that the electronic health record system has met specified improvement objectives. The VA is prohibited from newly implementing the electronic health record system at a VHA facility until the VHA submits written certification to Congress that the staff and infrastructure of the facility are adequately prepared for the system.
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsVeterans' medical care