The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has resumed the rollout of its long‑delayed Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, launching the technology at four Michigan VA medical centers after a nearly three‑year pause.
The deployment marks a significant milestone for a modernization effort to allow “VA doctors and nurses to spend more time with patients and less time struggling with outdated technology,” according to an agency news release.
The system went live on April 11 at VA facilities in Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit and Saginaw. According to the VA, the Michigan rollout is the first wave of 13 planned deployments scheduled for 2026, as part of a broader effort to establish a single, unified electronic health record across all VA medical facilities nationwide.
Why the VA Health Record System Matters
The Federal EHR project is designed to replace a patchwork of older record‑keeping systems with a modern platform shared across the VA, the Department of Defense and participating civilian health providers…