Congresswoman asks VA Secretary to redirect EHR funds

In a letter to Veterans Administration Secretary Denis McDonough that followed news of proposed staffing cuts at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said hiring has been restricted and further staffing reductions would be required to help address a $35 million budget deficit caused by the Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Record Modernization program.

WHY IT MATTERS

McMorris Rodgers said Thursday that she…