Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, MD, said the VA will move away from its VistA EHR and toward a commercial product, according to Federal News Radio.
"I've come to the conclusion that VA building its own software products and doing its own software development inside is not a good way to pursue this," Dr. Shulkin said during a House Committee on Veterans Affairs meeting earlier this week. "We need to move toward commercially-tested products."
Dr. Shulkin also mentioned he spoke with Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to go over the Government Accountability Office's thoughts and recommendations on the matter, according to the report.