The bill, known as the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, received overwhelming bipartisan support, passing 389-9 in the House.
The VA has faced ongoing struggles with the deployment of its Oracle Cerner EHR system, which has seen technical glitches, cost overruns, and growing concerns over patient safety.
Despite being initially included, provisions for enhanced oversight of the EHR modernization initiative were removed from the legislation before its passage.
VA plans to restart rollouts of the new EHR system across facilities during fiscal year 2025, after pausing deployments to address existing issues.
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