Top officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been saying for months that they are considering replacing the proprietary VistA EHR with a commercial offering.

The public statements by former CIO LaVerne Council and recently confirmed Secretary David Shulkin, MD, follow the failed joint iEHR project VA undertook with the Defense Department — after which DoD put out bids to replace its own AHLTA homegrown EHR and ultimately awarded the initial $4 billion contract to Cerner, Accenture and Leidos.

But despite a recent Black Book report that suggested Cerner would be the best choice to replace VistA, experts are already poking holes in the notion that a commercial EHR is the best route for the VA. 

[Also: There's no chance that a commercial EHR can replace VistA]

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