Sunday, May 13, 2018 5:53:41 AM
Kushner-backed health care project gets ‘devastating’ review
"Media Giant Sinclair, Under Fire for Forcing Anchors to Read Trumpian Screed, Is Rapidly Expanding"
The VA contract, originally pushed by Jared Kushner (pictured), has recently been delayed by concerns expressed by close friends of the president.
| Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images
The Pentagon report could delay the VA’s plans to install the multibillion-dollar software project begun under Obama.
By ARTHUR ALLEN
05/11/2018 04:54 PM EDT
Updated 05/11/2018 07:13 PM EDT
The first stage of a multibillion-dollar military-VA digital health program championed by Jared Kushner has been
riddled with problems so severe they could have led to patient deaths, according to a report obtained by POLITICO.
[...]
A White House spokesman noted Friday afternoon that Kushner had no involvement with DOD’s contract with Cerner. He did advise VA officials last year to contract with Cerner because the military was already using the vendor, and he argued the creation of a seamless, unified system would allow records to be shared between military and VA treatment centers.
"He still believes that the decision to move the VA to Cerner was the right one," the spokesman said, but noted that Kushner has advocated for “moving slowly, methodically and properly” with the VA contract to avoid the problems experienced by the military hospitals.
[...]
“You’ll continue to hear that they just made significant updates to the system, and that no one is saying to pull the plug on the program,” said the tester, who said he would be fired if his identity were released. “If DoD members, including all the healthcare professionals at those sites were actually able to freely speak, you would hear most of them calling for something else.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/11/kushner-backed-health-care-project-gets-devastating-review-535847
Specifically to
Is Ronny Jackson Ready to Run the VA? | The Daily Show
Published on Apr 3, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
President Trump appoints his physician Ronny Jackson as the secretary of Veterans Affairs, but critics argue that he is deeply unqualified for the role.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zLotxh5po [with comments]
And, in "stashed April 3, 2018:"
Veterans Groups Worry VA Chief’s Ouster Sets The Stage For Privatization
“It’s a victory for the guys who don’t care about veterans,” said one veterans advocate.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/veterans-group-worry-david-shulkin-ouster-va-privatization_us_5abd6b70e4b0a47437a9b663
"Media Giant Sinclair, Under Fire for Forcing Anchors to Read Trumpian Screed, Is Rapidly Expanding"
The VA contract, originally pushed by Jared Kushner (pictured), has recently been delayed by concerns expressed by close friends of the president.
| Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images
The Pentagon report could delay the VA’s plans to install the multibillion-dollar software project begun under Obama.
By ARTHUR ALLEN
05/11/2018 04:54 PM EDT
Updated 05/11/2018 07:13 PM EDT
The first stage of a multibillion-dollar military-VA digital health program championed by Jared Kushner has been
riddled with problems so severe they could have led to patient deaths, according to a report obtained by POLITICO.
[...]
A White House spokesman noted Friday afternoon that Kushner had no involvement with DOD’s contract with Cerner. He did advise VA officials last year to contract with Cerner because the military was already using the vendor, and he argued the creation of a seamless, unified system would allow records to be shared between military and VA treatment centers.
"He still believes that the decision to move the VA to Cerner was the right one," the spokesman said, but noted that Kushner has advocated for “moving slowly, methodically and properly” with the VA contract to avoid the problems experienced by the military hospitals.
[...]
“You’ll continue to hear that they just made significant updates to the system, and that no one is saying to pull the plug on the program,” said the tester, who said he would be fired if his identity were released. “If DoD members, including all the healthcare professionals at those sites were actually able to freely speak, you would hear most of them calling for something else.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/11/kushner-backed-health-care-project-gets-devastating-review-535847
Specifically to
Is Ronny Jackson Ready to Run the VA? | The Daily Show
Published on Apr 3, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
President Trump appoints his physician Ronny Jackson as the secretary of Veterans Affairs, but critics argue that he is deeply unqualified for the role.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zLotxh5po [with comments]
And, in "stashed April 3, 2018:"
Veterans Groups Worry VA Chief’s Ouster Sets The Stage For Privatization
“It’s a victory for the guys who don’t care about veterans,” said one veterans advocate.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/veterans-group-worry-david-shulkin-ouster-va-privatization_us_5abd6b70e4b0a47437a9b663
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