VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said the VA plans to create a more advanced version of its Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture, technology which would be equal to any commercial software placing a bid, according to a NextGov report.
However, if the DoD selects a different system, the VA will “go after that,” said Mr. Shinseki in the report.
A common system between the two departments would ease record-sharing and would be expected to help reduce the backlog of military member’s claims. In 2009, President Obama called on the departments to begin work on a “seamless system of integration” that would allow veterans’ medical records to be shared electronically, and in 2011, both departments announced plans for the development of a single, joint EHR system.
However in February 2013, the plan for a joint system was abandoned after costs spiraled close to $30 billion.
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