VA's EHR transition and health professions trainee programs: Findings and impacts of a multistakeholder learning community.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is undergoing an unprecedented electronic health record (EHR) transition, switching from its homegrown EHR to a commercial system. The transition affects nearly every clinical employee but is particularly disruptive to health professions trainees (HPTs)-an often-overlooked population in EHR transitions. To better understand and address trainee challenges with the EHR transition, we formed a multistakeholder learning community. In this study, we describe the findings of this learning community and the practices and policies developed in response.

Methods

In the qualitative study designed and executed by our learning community, we conducted 51 interviews with HPTs, program leaders, and preceptors before and multiple times af

SUBMITTER: Brunner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature