VistA Community

Veterans Health Information & Systems Technology (VistA) is a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) and practice management system originally developed by the Veterans Health Administration. The software is in the public domain and is installed in several thousand public and private hospitals and clinics in the U.S. and around the world. There is a growing 'open' community of VistA software developers, users, and vendors associated with it.

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My HealtheVet

My HealtheVet is the VA's Personal Health Record. It was designed for Veterans, active duty Servicemembers, their dependents and caregivers. My HealtheVet helps you partner with your health care team. It provides you opportunities and tools to make informed decisions. Read More »

ohumVistA

ohumVistA is a comprehensive open source EMR offered by the OHUM Healthcare Solutions. The ohumVistA system is a derivative of the world reknowned VistA system. It has an extensive number of clinical care software modules, features and decision support tools to help cut operating costs while helping to improve patient care and safety.

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OpenVistA

OpenVista is an open source electronic health record (EHR) system developed by MedSphere Systems Corporation, based on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) VistA system. OpenVista supports the clinical workflow of hospitals and ambulatory care facilities through seven foundational applications

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OSEHRA

OSEHRA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating innovation in electronic health record software and related technology. Founded in 2011, OSEHRA is a rapidly growing open source community with over 850 registered members representing 160+ industry, academic, and government organizations. OSEHRA supports an open, collaborative community of users, developers, and researchers engaged in advancing health IT.

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Pioneer Data Systems (PDS)

Pioneer Data Systems (PDS) is a small firm offering a blend of training and consulting services since 1989. They specialize in training and consulting related to the VistA system. They have over 20 years of valuable hands-on experience in the development and use of the system. They are a long time members of the VistA community. Read More »

PocketMD

PocketMD delivers one the healthcare industry's few mobile electronic health record (EHR) solutions. Read More »

RPMS (Resource & Patient Management System)

Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) is a decentralized integrated solution for management of both clinical and administrative information used by many Indian Health Service (IHS) healthcare facilities. Flexible hardware configurations, over 50 software applications, and network communication components combine to create a comprehensive clinical, financial, and administrative solution; a solution that can stand alone or function in concert with other components as needed.

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TIAG

tiag - The Informatics Applications Group  is an innovative management and technology services company with a leading reputation in providing superior transformational business results.  Read More »

VA Launches Health Information Exchange Pilot

Nicole Lewis | InformationWeek | April 13, 2011

As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to build its health information technology infrastructure to serve the veteran population, the department said it will start a pilot project in the Richmond region to improve the delivery of veterans' health information. The pilot, announced last week, involves the Richmond VA Medical Center and MedVirginia (MedVA). Read More »

VEHU & VA VistA Training

VA eHealth University (VeHU) is VA’s major annual training conference that provides education on the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and related clinical software (VistA) developed by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Each year, VeHU highlights innovations towards patient care through over 200 training classes on VHA’s clinical informatics products. Their website brings the exciting training offered annually at VeHU to all VA staff and the VistA user community. It is primarily intended for use by those familiar with VA clinical software (VistA and CPRS) and its related terminology. Read More »

Video Presentations Posted by VistA Community Members

Peter Groen | Open Health News (OHN) | March 25, 2011

The VistA Community is composed of a growing number of organizations that provide system implementation,  software development, training, and other support services for the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system. Watch selected video presentations from several VistA organizations in the VistA community on their versions of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system that they have been posted on YouTube – click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_eIik37X4

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VistA

Veterans Health Information Systems & Technology Architecture (VistA) - This is a comprehensive electronic health record (EMR) and practice management system system originally developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The software is in the public domain and is installed in several thousand public and private hospitals and clinics around the world and supported by a number of public organizations and health IT corporations.

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VistA Ecosystem: Current Status and Future Directions

In October 2010, the Institute for Software Research at Carnegie Mellon University released a report entitled "The VistA Ecosystem: Current Status and Future Directions".  They concluded that if done correctly, the VistA software could form the basis of a thriving ecosystem that would drive down cost and unleash innovation in healthcare. Read More »

VISTA Expertise Network

The VISTA Expertise Network is a nonprofit organization that is comprised of computer professionals with deep knowledge of the award-winning medical software suite known as VistA. The network is comprised of many of the original VistA architects, VistA package experts, documenters and verifiers offering their time and knowledge on a full-time or part-time basis. In addition to VistA, they also have extensive experience with RPMS.

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VistA Hardhats Organization

The Hardhats.Org community serves itself and others by working on projects that supplement the software and documentation available in VistA. The Hardhats virtual organization is comprised of many of the original VISTA architects and experts offering to share their time, knowledge, and historical perspective with others.