WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following newsletter:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), spoke with Alyssa Hundrup, Director of Health Care at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), about the importance of streamlining information-sharing between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community care providers. During the exchange, Senator King pointed toward the difficulties associated with the current electronic medical records system used by the VA, calling it a "debacle," asking why proven private sector methods aren't being used, and raised the question of what role artificial intelligence (AI) could play in helping create a more cohesive information...