VA steps up rollout of new electronic health records system amid concerns over cost and support

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans last week to accelerate the rollout of its embattled electronic health records system. Lawmakers, meanwhile, continue to call for oversight despite concerns over the future of the modernization program.

The VA added nine new medical facilities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Alaska to the deployment schedule, along with four sites in Michigan that will launch in 2026 after the program expansion has largely been on hold since April 2023, when the agency acknowledged glitches in the system had contributed to at least four veterans’ deaths and “catastrophic harm” to others.