House lawmakers question unstable IT leadership at VA

Modern Healthcare: Lack of stable IT leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs will prove a major hurdle for the agency's technology modernization efforts, including its $10 billion electronic health records project, according to witnesses who testified at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

The Subcommittee on Technology Modernization under the House Committee on Veterans Affairs convened representatives from the Government Accountability Office and the VA Office of Inspector General to discuss the agency's Office of Information and Technology, which is tasked with implementing technology projects such as the Cerner EHR overhaul.

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