HearingReady, Set, Go-Live: Assessing VA’s EHR Modernization Deployment Readiness
360 Cannon House Office Building8:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesMs. Carol HarrisDirector, Information Technology and Cybersecurity · U.S. Government Accountability OfficeWitness StatementDr. Neil EvansActing Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office · U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness StatementThe Honorable Seema VermaExecutive Vice President, Oracle Health and Oracle Life Sciences · Oracle CorporationWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Statement
HearingOversight: Advancing VA Care Through Artificial Intelligence
360 Cannon House Office Building7:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesDr. Mohammad GhassemiAssistant Professor · Michigan State UniversityWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness StatementWitness BiographyMr. Sid GhatakChief Technical Advisor · National Artificial Intelligence AssociationWitness StatementWitness BiographyWitness Truth in TestimonyDr. Evan CareyActing Director, National Artificial Intelligence Institute · Veteran Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness BiographyMr. Charles WorthingtonChief Technology Officer & Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer · Office of Information & Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness StatementWitness BiographyMs. Carol HarrisDirector, Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues · U.S. Government Accountability OfficeWitness Statement
HearingOversight: Beyond the City Limits: Delivering for Rural Veterans
908 W. Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 618012:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesDr. Daniel ZomchekDirector, Veteran Integrated Service Network 12 · Veterans Health Administration; U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness BiographyWitness StatementDr. Staci WilliamsExecutive Director, VA Illiana Healthcare System · Veterans Health Administration; U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness BiographyDr. Peter KaboliExecutive Director, Office of Rural Health · Veterans Health Administration; U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness BiographyMs. Hillary RainsCommunity Engagement Manager · Illinois Office of Broadband; Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness StatementMr. Kim KirchnerWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness StatementMr. John LawsonSuperintendent · Veterans Assistance Commission of St. Clair CountyWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness StatementMs. Christina SchauerPresident & Co-Founder · Tri-State Women WarriorsWitness Statement
HearingVA Office of Information and Technology Organizational Structure and Priorities
360 Cannon House Office Building7:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesMs. Devon BeardActing Deputy Chief Information Officer for People Science and Chief People Officer · Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMs. Carol HarrisDirector of Information Technology and Cybersecurity · U.S. Government Accountability OfficeWitness StatementWitness BiographyMr. Eddie PoolActing Assistant Secretary for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer · Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness StatementMr. Jack GalvinActing Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Chief Information Officer · Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDr. Timoth PuetzDeputy Chief Information Officer for IT Budget & Finance and Chief Financial Officer · Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
360 Cannon House Office Building7:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesMr. Jeff VanBemmelExecutive Director of End User Operations · U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness StatementMr. Don CarterExecutive Director for Contract and Operations Management · U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMs. Carol HarrisDirector, Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues · U.S. Government Accountability OfficeWitness Statement
HearingImproving Access to External VA Care through Enhanced Scheduling Technology
360 Cannon House Office Building7:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesMr. Jed HansenExecutive Director · Nebraska Rural Health AssociationWitness StatementDr. Lisa ArfonsActing Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration · U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsWitness StatementMr. Chris FarajiPresident · WellHiveWitness Statement
HearingFrom Reset to Rollout: Can the VA EHRM Program Finally Deliver?
360 Cannon House Office Building8:00 p.m.Scheduled
WitnessesMs. Carol HarrisDirector, Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues · U.S. Government Accountability OfficeWitness StatementThe Honorable Seema VermaExecutive Vice President, Oracle Health and Oracle Life Sciences · Oracle CorporationWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness StatementDr. Neil Evans, M.D.Acting Program Executive Director · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration OfficeWitness StatementMr. David CaseActing Inspector General · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector GeneralWitness Statement