Oracle keeps $10B health records contract amid probe

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Oracle Health Records Contract Re-Extended Amid Lawmaker Probes

Despite poor agency program reviews and sharp criticism from government auditors and lawmakers, the Veterans Affairs Department is extending its $10 billion electronic health records management software contract with Oracle.

But the contract still faces more than two dozen performance metrics, and — instead of the original five-year deal — has one-year option periods to answer calls for heightened accountability. The second one-year option period will focus on value-added services and better predictability on the ...