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A Florida doctor with ties to Mar-a-Lago has held up the biggest health IT project in history. And VA officials are furious.
“Who the hell is this person?”
https://t.co/HXo4NZ3zgy
Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter (pictured), the Marvel Entertainment chairman, is part of a duo that is advising President Donald Trump on veterans issues, to the chagrin of officials involved in the project. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
A West Palm Beach doctor’s ties to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago social circle have enabled him to hold up the biggest health information technology project in history — the transformation of the VA’s digital records system.
Dr. Bruce Moskowitz, an internist and friend of Trump confidant Ike Perlmutter, who advises the president informally on vet issues, objected to the $16 billion Department of Veterans Affairs project because he doesn’t like the Cerner Corp. software he uses at two Florida hospitals, according to four former and current senior VA officials. Cerner technology is a cornerstone of the VA project.
With the White House’s approval, Moskowitz has been on two or three monthly calls since November with the contracting team responsible for implementing the 10-year project, according to two former senior VA officials. Perlmutter, the Marvel Entertainment chairman, has also been on some of the calls, they said.
Many doctors and health IT experts are skeptical of the VA deal — especially after the problem-ridden implementation of a similar system at military hospitals. ‘Who the hell is this person?’ Trump’s Mar-a-Lago pal stymies VA project
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DrumpF LLC is profiting off the VA DOPers. Only the best scam should abuse the troops, and the Great Douche is the ConMan you voted for.
Really, this is how the Great Douche works, there will be offshore payments,
“Who the hell is this person?”
https://t.co/HXo4NZ3zgy
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Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter (pictured), the Marvel Entertainment chairman, is part of a duo that is advising President Donald Trump on veterans issues, to the chagrin of officials involved in the project. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
A West Palm Beach doctor’s ties to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago social circle have enabled him to hold up the biggest health information technology project in history — the transformation of the VA’s digital records system.
Dr. Bruce Moskowitz, an internist and friend of Trump confidant Ike Perlmutter, who advises the president informally on vet issues, objected to the $16 billion Department of Veterans Affairs project because he doesn’t like the Cerner Corp. software he uses at two Florida hospitals, according to four former and current senior VA officials. Cerner technology is a cornerstone of the VA project.
With the White House’s approval, Moskowitz has been on two or three monthly calls since November with the contracting team responsible for implementing the 10-year project, according to two former senior VA officials. Perlmutter, the Marvel Entertainment chairman, has also been on some of the calls, they said.
Many doctors and health IT experts are skeptical of the VA deal — especially after the problem-ridden implementation of a similar system at military hospitals. ‘Who the hell is this person?’ Trump’s Mar-a-Lago pal stymies VA project
![eusa_think :eusa_think: :eusa_think:](/styles/smilies/eusa_think.gif)
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Really, this is how the Great Douche works, there will be offshore payments,