VA boosts EHR modernization contract with Oracle by $17B
The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its electronic health records modernization contract with Oracle, raising the total value to nearly $27 billion. The modification represents a roughly $17 billion increase to the existing agreement.
Why this matters: This is one of the largest health IT contracts in U.S. history, and it holds the medical records of millions of veterans. Oracle now has a deeper, longer grip on that data. The VA's EHR rollout has already had serious problems, including patient safety concerns and delayed records. More money does not fix a troubled implementation. Veterans deserve to know whether their care is actually improving, and whether the government has real leverage over a contractor this embedded in their healthcare.
Who should care: Healthcare professionals · Privacy officers · Compliance
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