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As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ commitment to transparency and patient safety, we are proactively contacting Veterans to make sure their care was not impacted by challenges

with our new electronic health record system at Spokane VA. Our staff cares deeply about your health, and we want to continue to partner with you for your health and wellbeing. Thank you for

your understanding as we work quickly to ensure that you receive the best possible medical care. Below are some answers to common questions about to the Oracle-Cerner electronic health

record implementation: On October 12, 2022, we sent letters to all patients who may have been affected by recent issues. The purpose of the letter is to provide information about the health

record transition and to make sure Veterans with concerns have a way to contact a VA representative. * IF YOU RECEIVED THIS LETTER AND YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS, THEN THERE IS NO NEED TO

RESPOND. * IF YOU RECEIVED THIS LETTER AND YOU HAVE CONCERNS related to the processing of medical orders for labs, imaging, medications, medication renewals, prosthetics, medical supplies,

pathology results, future follow-up appointments, or consultations, we ask that you contact us through the avenues noted in the letter you receive or go to https://ask.va.gov/. When you

contact us, we’ll start the process of reviewing your records and confirm if everything is up to date. If you do not have any concerns, then there is no need to respond. We do ask that you

are vigilant about making sure your prescribed medications are refilled, your appointments and referrals get scheduled, your recommended tests are completed, and that you are notified of the

results of all tests. No. Please contact us through the avenues noted in the letter you receive or via https://ask.va.gov/ if you have concerns. We will review your record and reach out to

you if further information is needed. We recommend you keep an updated medication list, appointment list, referral list, and recommended testing list, and bring pill bottles to your

appointments. Your medication list can be provided by a provider when you are seen at an appointment, or a list can be mailed to you with your permission. If you see providers outside VA, it

is a good practice to bring copies of medications prescribed, appointment summaries, lab, imaging, and pathology results to your VA provider. You can view a list of medications in the

MyVAHealth Patient Portal under the pharmacy tab: https://patientportal.myhealth.va.gov/. Compare the list with the pill bottles you have at home and please reach out if you have questions

or find discrepancies.  This information is available in the MyVAHealth Patient Portal. Lab results do not populate immediately and can take some time to display. If you do not have access

to a test result, contact your provider via the MyVAHealth Patient Portal (https://patientportal.myhealth.va.gov/), or reach out through AskVA (https://ask.va.gov/) If you notice

inaccuracies in the MyVAHealth Patient Portal, please reach out through AskVA (https://ask.va.gov/) so that we can review your records.