OHIO — Four Ohio VA medical facilities will be switching over to the Federal Electronic Health Record system next year, which is a modern medical record system that aims to improve care and convenience.
In total, nine medical facilities will be switching to the new system. Those are:
- Cincinnati VAMC-Fort Thomas (Fort Thomas, Ky.)
- Chillicothe VAMC (Chillicothe, Ohio)
- Cincinnati VAMC (Cincinnati)
- Dayton VAMC (Dayton, Ohio)
- Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC (Cleveland)
- Fort Wayne VAMC (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
- Marion VAMC (Marion, IN)
- Richard L. Roudebush VAMC (Indianapolis)
- Alaska VA Healthcare System (Anchorage, Ark.)
These sites were chosen after planning session from officials among VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, regional and local VA medical leaders, VA clinicians and more.
“We are excited to bring Veterans in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Alaska a modern medical record system that will result in improvements to care, coordination and convenience. The Federal EHR is integrated across all VA and Department of Defense components, enabling seamless data exchange while enhancing care, safety and customer service for patients,” said VA Secretary Doug Collins…