Veterans Affairs CIO ‘cautiously optimistic’ Oracle Cerner can turn around EHR modernization under new contract.
The problem with the whole health records quandary is no system of rules, procedures, tracking and measurement will prevent a dishonest doctor from doing whatever the fuck they want. In the healthcare space, that means omitting or ignoring information they may find personally risky after negligence and incompetence take hold. Get enough of ’em together at one government-run hospital, and there’s no telling how far off the rails it’ll run.
