DoD could miss December EHR rollout date, says Office of the Inspector General

Healthcare IT News: The first stage of the Department of Defense's EHR modernization project will not be ready in time for its scheduled December rollout, according to a recent audit by the Office of the Inspector General.

According to the OIG report, while the DoD office managing the project "has identified risks and mitigation strategies, it is still at risk for obtaining an EHR system by the December 2016 initial operational capability date because of the risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems."

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