“Problems with the Veterans Affairs Department’s electronic health-record system that resulted in nine reported medical errors have been fixed, according to the VA.
An Associated Press story from earlier today brought attention to the issue, but the VA said the article contained “several errors.” For example, the story said the EHR glitches began in August and continued through December 2008, but the VA did not report those problems to patients. The VA, however, said it first learned about display problems with a new software program on Oct. 6 and sent an advisory to all of its facilities that same day.”
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Jessica Zigmond, Modern Healthcare, 14 January 2009
