VA taps senior ONC official to lead EHR overhaul

A senior health IT official with the Department of Health and Human Services will lead a massive project to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs’ electronic medical records system. Genevieve Morris, the principal deputy national coordinator for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), will oversee the VA’s new Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM), the VA announced Thursday. The office will work closely with the VA’s undersecretary for health and chief information officer to transition the VA from the current Vista system to Cerner.