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VA tells Senate it is building EHR exchange but warns of redundancy in proposed care‑coordination bills
Summary
VA witnesses said electronic health record modernization and an Oracle Health exchange should improve record sharing with Medicare, but warned proposed legislation creating parallel care‑coordination structures could create redundant services.
Department of Veterans Affairs witnesses told the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee that the VA's electronic health record modernization (EHRM) work is central to improving information sharing with Medicare and community providers, but cautioned that new statutory care‑coordination structures risk duplicating existing VA care processes.
"We are in the process, particularly through our EHRM efforts, and expansion in Oracle Health, developing a health exchange that does provide a more timely way for sharing medical records," Acting Assistant…
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