The planned six-month pause comes after a 12-week strategic review ordered by VA Secretary Denis McDonough that looked at problems with the initial go-live of the Cerner electronic health record system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA hospital in October 2020. Carolyn Clancy, M.D., an assistant undersecretary for health at VA, told lawmakers during a House hearing last week that by the end of the calendar year a new deployment schedule will be in place – one that is different from the initial geographic rollout schedule that began in the Pacific Northwest.