{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-mrvan-takano-announce-committee-hearing-vas-ehrm-progress-following-0", "Chairman Mrvan, Takano Announce Committee Hearing on VA\u2019s EHRM Progress Following IG Reports", "2021-07-08", "2021", "2021-07", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Frank J. Mrvan", "M001214", "mrvan.house.gov", "mrvan", "https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chairman Frank J. Mrvan (D-Ind.) and Full Committee Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) released the following statements after the release of two Inspector General reports on VA\u2019s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Program entitled \u201cUnreliable Information Technology Infrastructure Cost Estimates for the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program\u201d and \u201cTraining Deficiencies with VA\u2019s New Electronic Health Record System at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.\u201d The pair also announced an upcoming Subcommittee hearing diving into VA\u2019s EHRM progress and these reports on July 21, 2021, and have invited Secretary McDonough to attend.\n\n\u201cBased on these reports and my previous conversations with VA, I continue to have serious concerns about the management of the EHRM program--including the lack of clarity around life-cycle costs, failures in staff training, and inadequate change management practices,\u201d said Chairman Mrvan. \u201cOur Subcommittee hearing later this month will aim to better understand the current status of the project, the changes that must be made, and VA\u2019s plan to move forward to ensure that all veterans can access the care they need. We look forward to Secretary McDonough\u2019s response and testimony on these significant issues.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt is clear from these reports that the cost estimate for VA\u2019s EHRM project was vastly underestimated by the previous administration and that there are significant failures with the current staff training program,\u201d said Chairman Takano. \u201cI appreciate the work of the Inspector General in identifying these issues, and I\u2019m grateful that VA has acknowledged them and plans to offer our Committee greater transparency. I echo the concerns from Subcommittee Chairman Mrvan and look forward to hearing from Secretary McDonough at our upcoming hearing. I also want to thank the dedicated frontline personnel at the Mann-Grandstaff Medical Center who have continued to ensure veterans get the best possible care while the department carries out a major IT transformation.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-mrvan-takano-announce-committee-hearing-vas-ehrm-progress-following-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6475290283560753, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}