The VA and DoD have made ‘important progress’ toward interoperabl...
The VA and DoD have made “important progress” toward interoperable health records but still face challenges, the GAO reported to Congress. The departments increased their data sharing for clinical information, including pharmacy and drug allergy data, by 9,000 patients…
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from June 2008 to January, GAO said. But the departments still haven’t set up an interagency program office. GAO reported in January that 22 of 30 positions remained unfilled (WID Jan 29 p5). Eighteen of the 30 positions had been filled March 5, GAO said, but there’s no permanent director or deputy director. VA and DoD also face challenges in coordinating standards. The departments are working with each other and with efforts led by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator. It’s important that DoD and VA work with this effort to help craft consistent national standards, GAO said. But “the need to be consistent with the emerging federal standards adds complexity to the task … (the national coordinator) stated it would not be advisable for VA and DOD to move significantly ahead of the national standards initiative; if they did, the departments might have to change the way their systems share information by adjusting them to the national standards later, as the standards continue to evolve,” GAO said.