{"podcast":{"title":"GovCIO Media & Research Podcasts","slug":"govcio-media-research-podcasts-236090","podcast_index_feed_id":236090,"rss_url":"https://governmentcio-media-govcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://govciomedia.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/a/3/d/0a3d1a2681f12d8ee5bbc093207a2619/GovCIO_All-Podcast_LOGO_2024.jpg","author":"GovCIO Media & Research","episode_count":425,"summary":"The GovCIO Media & Research podcast network comprises GovCast, CyberCast and HealthCast featuring conversations with key leaders on timely issues impacting the federal IT landscape. Topics include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, IT modernization, data analytics, workforce development and more. New episodes release each Tuesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T08:19:01.413868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govcio-media-research-podcasts-236090"},"episode":{"title":"VA Deputy Secretary on Resuming EHR Rollout | HealthCast","slug":"va-deputy-secretary-on-resuming-ehr-rollout-healthcast","published_at":"2026-04-14T14:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govcio-media-research-podcasts-236090/va-deputy-secretary-on-resuming-ehr-rollout-healthcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govcio-media-research-podcasts-236090","url":"https://govciomedia.com/podcasts/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/governmentcio-media-govcast/HealthCast_Paul_Lawrence_audio.mp3?dest-id=785468","summary":"After a three-year pause of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, the VA resumed rollout this past weekend with a renewed focus on governance, user experience and measurable outcomes. Deputy Secretary and Acting CIO Paul Lawrence joined HealthCast to discuss what the department learned during the pause and how those insights are shaping a more disciplined, forward-looking approach to modernization. Lawrence explained the role of newly added senior advisors in refining key areas like software development and field adoption, as well as the department's phased approach to upgrading critical components such as the pharmacy module. Looking ahead, Lawrence outlined how the VA is incorporating user feedback, enhancing system functionality and building a repeatable framework to scale modernization across the enterprise. He also discussed early feedback following the program's resumption and how those lessons will shape the VA's long-term digital transformation strategy.","meta_description":"After a three-year pause of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, the VA resumed rollout this past wee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/govcio-media-research-podcasts-236090/episodes/va-deputy-secretary-on-resuming-ehr-rollout-healthcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govcio-media-research-podcasts-236090/va-deputy-secretary-on-resuming-ehr-rollout-healthcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}