Oracle's EHR System Outage Disrupts Care for Veterans and Agencies Nationwide
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
Oracle's federal electronic health record (EHR) system experienced a major outage on Tuesday, affecting multiple agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense. The disruption impacted several VA facilities and raised concerns about continuity of care for veterans. The outage, which began around 8:37 a.m. and was resolved by 2:05 p.m., led affected sites to implement contingency measures for patient care. Oracle is investigating the cause of the outage, which is part of ongoing challenges associated with the EHR system following its acquisition of Cerner in 2022, with the VA expressing prior concerns about patient safety and system effectiveness.
