<a href="https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/03/vista-computer-history-va-conspiracy-000367" rel="nofollow">https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/03/vista-computer...</a><p>A little history on the VA's EHR system and the lineage it shares with the Pentagon system.
Summary (since this is an audio link):
Mandated by congress that the VA and Pentagon have compatible electronic medical records system, so that VA patients have access to their records from their service.<p>1 billion spent, and completely failed.<p>Now VA has a contract for 10 billion over 10 years to use the same software as the Pentagon.