DOD, VA Failed To Meet Compliance Deadline, Need Additional Metrics, GAO Report Says
The Department of Defense and the Department ​of Veterans Affairs failed to meet an October 2014 deadline to certify the healthcare data in their systems complied with national data standards and were computable in real time, the GAO said in…
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a report released Thursday. Both departments should also establish additional outcome-oriented metrics to ensure each can assess and report on the status of their interoperability-related activities and determine improvement areas, the report said. It said the departments don't appear likely to meet the Dec. 31, 2016, deadline to deploy electronic health record software and ensure full standards-based interoperability.