The VA did not disclose if the flaw, identified in July by a VA inspector general, has been fixed by Oracle Cerner.
The department told FedScoop it was trying to fix the issue “as soon as possible,” but could not give a timeline for when it would plan to complete the investigations.
This comes after the VA announced that it would halt the rollout of the Oracle Cerner EHR system at other facilities to give them more time to address patient safety concerns.
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