October 6, 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said it plans to share a lot more data with non-VA medical providers. The VA today announced a data-sharing pledge with 13 community health care systems to improve the veteran experience whether veterans receive their care at a VA facility or not. Through the “Veteran Interoperability Pledge,”the VA said it will securely exchange information with non-VA medical providers about care provided and requested, as well as help to connect veterans with VA benefits. “This pledge will improve veteran health care by giving us seamless, immediate access to a patient’s medical history, which will help us make timely and accurate treatment decisions,” VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said. The pledge comes as the VA is in the process of migrating to a new electronic health record (EHR) system through its Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program.
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