OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Murray Statement on VA-Oracle Cerner EHR Contract Renegotiation

Statement

Date: May 16, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Government Operations

"It's important to see that this renegotiated contract increases VA's ability to hold Oracle Cerner accountable on key performance markers and hard metrics--something the contract negotiated under the Trump Administration severely lacked.

Under the new contract, Oracle Cerner will be penalized for failing to meet expectations on system reliability, responsiveness, and interoperability with other health care systems and applications. And importantly, instead of another 5-year term, the renegotiated contract is for 5 one-year terms--providing VA with more frequent opportunities to review progress and renegotiate.

All in all, this is a much stronger contract, and I'm hopeful it will help VA ensure that Oracle Cerner gets this EHR program to work for Washington state providers and veterans. Our veterans deserve the very best health care we can offer, and our VA providers deserve a system that works--I will continue using every tool at my disposal to push VA and Oracle Cerner to get this right."


Source
arrow_upward