New $16 billion VA medical records system delayed again. This time by COVID
Veterans Affairs,US Military,Coronavirus,Healthcare,Public Health,Politics
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The Department of Veterans Affairs roll out of a new $16 billion electronic health records system is being delayed again, but this time Covid-19 is the reason.
Department officials on Friday announced that deployment of the new system to the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System, which was supposed to take place on March 5, will instead be pushed back almost two months to April 30.
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