Summary: The Department of Veterans Affairs recently went live with its new electronic health record at the first site. The deployment was the first of many in a ten-year, multi-billion dollar modernization effort. VA said the go-live in Spokane, Washington, was a success. And it shows VA can take the EHR to the rest of the enterprise. Congress has been optimistic but skeptical about the project. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
