In May 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began a 10-year effort to migrate Veteran health data into a modern electronic health record (EHR) that will give VA providers secure access to a patient’s complete medical history from the time they entered military service through their transition to Veteran status and beyond. Our nation’s Veterans deserve high-quality health care, including a
ccess to a comprehensive EHR that eliminates the need to manage cumbersome printed health records, endure repeat tests or relay basic information, such as drug allergies, to different providers. The new EHR will help improve delivery of care and simplify the patient experience. VA’s current EHR systems have been in use for almost 40 years and supported care for generations of Veterans, but furthering VA’s mission to transform how it provides health care requires a more connected, interoperable system.