The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the third option period of its contract with Oracle Health to support the agency’s EHR modernization efforts.
Here are five things to know:
- The extension continues a series of one-year contract terms aimed at enhancing fiscal and performance accountability. It builds on improvements achieved during previous contract periods.
- The VA renegotiated the original contract in 2023, shifting from a five-year agreement to five one-year options to allow for annual reviews and course corrections, according to a news release from the VA.
- Negotiations for the third option period focused on improving cost-efficiency and optimizing Oracle Health’s delivery of the federal EHR system.
- The agreement maintains an emphasis on shared accountability in key areas, including minimizing outages, addressing clinician feedback and improving interoperability with other health systems and applications.
- The latest contract extension comes as the VA prepares to accelerate deployment of the Oracle Health EHR at additional VA medical centers, beginning with four facilities in Michigan in mid-2026.
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