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Visually Impaired VA Employee Files Lawsuit Against Oracle-Cerner EHR for Accessibility Issues

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Visually Impaired VA Employee Files Lawsuit Against Oracle-Cerner EHR for Accessibility Issues

A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee has filed a lawsuit against the agency, claiming that the new Oracle-Cerner Electronic Medical Record (EHR) system discriminates against employees and veterans with disabilities. The lawsuit alleges that the EHR system is incompatible with assistive technologies such as screen readers used by visually impaired individuals. The legal basis … Read more

Visually impaired worker sues VA over Oracle’s inaccessible EHR system

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Visually impaired worker sues VA over Oracle’s inaccessible EHR system

The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to resume the implementation of Oracle’s electronic health record system after encountering multiple problems. The system has faced issues such as locking out disabled patients and federal employees with disabilities. Despite the setbacks, the VA plans to fully roll out the system across the country in the coming … Read more

Visually impaired employee files lawsuit against VA for inaccessible new EHR system from Oracle

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Visually impaired employee files lawsuit against VA for inaccessible new EHR system from Oracle

Laurette Santos, a blind clinical social worker at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is suing the agency over its new electronic medical records system, which she claims is inaccessible to her due to her disability. The system, Oracle Health’s Cerner EHR, does not work with screen reader software commonly used by federal employees with disabilities, … Read more