There is a lot to like in Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin’s recent decision to combine forces with the Defense Department to establish modernized electronic health records (EHRs) for our nation’s veterans. Hopefully, that path goes beyond being the start of better service for those who have served America so well and so ably through personal sacrifice.
Indeed, it might also be the harbinger of the government of the future.
The cross-agency collaboration that the Department of Veterans Affairs has set in motion is enabled by innovative thinking and new technologies, and it has the potential to provide significant efficiencies in care delivery.
