VA Secretary Robert Wilkie confirmed the delay in a letter to Congress, writing that he had directed the agency's office of EHR modernization to take a "non-intrusive posture."

In a recent statement, Quest acknowledged a backlog that resulted from "a sharp influx of test orders that continued to outpace our growing capacity."

Health groups are joining forces with technology companies to challenge engineers, software developers and more to tackle problems related to the novel coronavirus.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's role as a coordinator across HHS agencies could play a key role in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, members of the agency's advisory panel suggest.