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8950-059 CalVet Electronic Health Record (CEHR)

The California Department of Veterans Affairs proposes to replace the existing Veteran Home’s electronic health records system.

Project Details

Agency / State Entity General Government / Veterans Affairs, Department of
Total Cost $39,067,807
Last Approved Start Date 03/09/2020
Last Approved Finish Date 10/16/2026
Criticality Rating Medium
IPOR Reporting Period Overall IPOR Rating
08/01/2026 - 08/31/2026
Green
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Key Questions

Is the project on track to satisfy the customer's business objectives?Yes

Is the project on track to achieve the objectives in the approved timeframe?Yes

Is the project on track to achieve the objectives within the approved budget?Yes

Project Overall Health Comments
Green
The CEHR Project is rated Satisfactory (GREEN). Overall, the project is in alignment with the project’s schedule and costs to the approved SPR 3 timeline and budget baselines.
Focus Area/Rating Comments
Governance

Yellow
This focus area is rated Cautionary (Yellow). • The Governance Plan update (v5.0) remains in progress. Governance Roles and Responsibilities are inconsistent with the Governance Plan v4.0 I effect. • Project Status Reports (PSR) for August 2026 is pending submittal as of September 10, 2026.
Time Management

Green
This focus area is rated as Satisfactory (Green). • Project end date is “on schedule” per the CDT approved SPR3 baseline. • Schedule management practices are being executed in accordance with the documented approach (i.e. Schedule Management Plan) including updates, progress tracking and reasonable duration/effort estimates.
Cost & Contract Management

Green
This focus area is rated Satisfactory (Green). • Project expenditures to date align with the Financial Analysis Worksheets (FAW) of the approved SPR 3 baseline. • Deliverable reviews follow a defined process and acceptance is formally documented prior to invoices for those deliverables being paid.
Scope Management

Green
This focus area is rated Satisfactory (Green). • Program/business representatives determine and validate the business value of system functions and features and make decisions about the priority of functions and features. • Program/business representatives sign off approval/acceptance at project milestones and product delivery points. • The Requirements Management Plan update (v8.0) is in effect as of July 15th, 2026.
Resources

Green
This focus area is rated Satisfactory (Green). • Key project resources consistently fulfill assigned roles. • Availability of Policy and Compliance resources currently hinders requirements tracing and UAT closeout progress.
Quality

Yellow
This focus area is rated Cautionary (Yellow). • QA closeout is progressing. CEHR project team leads are actively resolving gaps in supporting documents/evidence for audit purposes. • The M&O Plan v5.0 is in effect as of July 15th, 2026.
Risk And Issues

Green
This focus area is Satisfactory (Green). • An updated Risk/Issue Management Plan (v8.0) remains in progress. • Appropriate team members are involved in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating risks and issues.
Transition Readiness

Green
This focus area is rated Satisfactory (Green). • Training, business process transitions and stakeholder communications are planned, scheduled, and executed appropriately. • An OCM Plan (v5.0) update is in effect as of July 15th, 2026.
Conditions For Approval

Green
No conditions for approval.
Corrective Action

Green
No corrective action plans are required at this time.
Project Approval Documents