James Byrne Archives

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA — (Getty Images)

Pamela Powers tapped to perform duties as VA’s No.2

Part of those duties is to serve as the top authority on the VA's EHR modernization program.

Apr 7, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

The Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

VA lacks infrastructure and staffing for EHR rollout, forthcoming IG report says

A soon-to-be-published IG report found IT problems and training issues that could cause “cascading failures” in the VA's EHR program.

Mar 5, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs — (Getty Images)

VA delays EHR launch date for more training

The VA's modernized EHR rollout is being delayed as problems arise in the $16 billion plan. A new schedule is expected in the coming weeks.

Feb 11, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Robert Wilkie, then the undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, speaks to a gathering of service members from each military branch about the importance of family readiness at the annual Department of Defense Family Readiness Awards, at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. (Marine Corps / Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

VA’s Wilkie: EHR modernization unimpeded after Byrne’s removal

"The mission goes on," even as the top official overseeing the VA's modernization of electronic health records was fired Monday, Secretary Robert Wilkie said.

Feb 5, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

James Byrne and Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency, tour USS Osborne during their visit to the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Waldrop/Released)

James Byrne out as No. 2 at VA

James Byrne, deputy sectary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, was fired Monday out of a reported "loss of confidence."

Feb 3, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

VA EHRs, Puget Sound — The Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, one of the sites where the VA wants to roll out its electronic health records system. (Veterans Health / Flickr)

VA ‘confident’ it will launch new EHR by March 28 — barring this one thing

There's one hypothetical situation, officials told lawmakers, that could keep the VA from going live with the EHR in late March.

Nov 21, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Veterans Affairs VA health Robert Wilkie — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie tours the VA North Texas Health Care System on Aug. 29, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / Flickr)

VA software shuffle could delay national rollout of patient scheduling

Despite a successful pilot to replace the system at the center of the department's 2014 scheduling scandal, VA will now pivot to adopt different software, delaying the…

Feb 5, 2019 By Billy Mitchell