The Department of Veterans Affairs is beginning early-stage planning to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to four Michigan facilities — Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw — in mid-2026.
The decision, announced on Dec. 20, comes after VA paused deployment to the EHR system in April 2023 due to patient safety and other concerns.
“We paused deployments of the EHR for more than a year and a half to listen to veterans and clinicians, understand the issues, and make improvements to the system,” said VA Deputy Secretary Tanya Bradsher. “As a result of those efforts, veteran trust and system performance have improved across the board. Now, we’re ready to begin planning for new deployments in 2026 — while continuing to improve at all existing sites.”
Launched by President Donald Trump in 2017, the EHR is designed to provide a single, accurate, lifetime health record for veterans and include their health records from the Department of Defense, Coast Guard and other federal partners. The $16 billion project was expected to take 10 years to complete, but thus far has only been deployed at six sites.