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VistA to be deployed in North Carolina

Major news for the VistA software community. After many years of research and preparation, the State of North Carolina will start an initial implementation of VistA in one of its behavioral health facilities. The initial deployment will take place at Central Regional Hospital (CRH), a state psychiatric hospital located in Butner. Read More »

VistA's open-source extension into West Virginia

Joseph Conn | Modern Healthcare | April 29, 2013

David Elyard, a health IT coordinator in West Virginia's bureau of behavior health and health facilities, drove the winding roads of his mountainous state last week to trouble-shoot the launch of the computerized laboratory information module being added onto the predominately open-source VistA electronic health-record system... Read More »

Vital Signs: Looking At The VA As A Model

Nina Keck | Vermont Public Radio | April 14, 2011

State lawmakers struggling to create an affordable health care system may want to take a closer look at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA runs the largest integrated health-care system in the country, actively serving over six million Americans, about 24,000 in Vermont   While the VA spends less per patient, this government-managed health-care program is managing to outperform the private sector on many fronts.  

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What Do The Internet And Electronic Health Records Have In Common?

Zina Moukheiber | Forbes | January 26, 2011

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama cited computer chips and the Internet as examples of technologies that were originally funded by the government, and later unleashed new industries.  Read More »

Wisconsin Political Peace?

Bob Brewin | NextGov | March 22, 2011

There's still not a lot of amity between the two parties in the Wisconsin Statehouse following a bruising budget battle this past month. Read More »

Wisconsin Reps Try to Derail VA/Defense Open Source Health Records System

Bob Brewin | NextGov | March 22, 2011

Five members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation asked the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments to consider using a single commercial system for their new electronic health records, a move that could benefit one of the state's largest employers, software company Epic Systems Corp. VA said it plans to stick with the open source approach it announced last month, but experts say the lawmakers' query could potentially delay the new system.

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Wisconsin reps trying to torpedo VA's open source strategy

For those of you folks who think that open health is a staid field, this week saw the unfolding of an epic scandal. NexGov's inimitable reporter, Bob Brewin, author of the column What's Brewin, got his hands on a stash of documents showing that elected representatives from Wisconsin are trying to torpedo the open source strategy being pursued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Kudos to VA's CIO, Roger Baker, for standing up for what's right.

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Wisconsin reps trying to torpedo VA's open source strategy

For those of you folks who think that open health is a staid field, this week saw the unfolding of an epic scandal. NexGov's inimitable reporter, Bob Brewin, author of the column What's Brewin, got his hands on a stash of documents showing that elected representatives from Wisconsin are trying to torpedo the open source strategy being pursued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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WorldVistA EHR Receives Meaningful Use Certification

The open source WorldVistA EHR has just received full meaningful use certification as an electronic health record (EHR) in inpatient settings. The detailed certification criteria can be seen here. WorldVistA EHR is a community-supported version of the VA's world-class VistA EHR. Read More »

VistA/vxVistA Patient Information Management System (PIMS)

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When: 
May 4, 2011 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Jeanne Newlin

 VistA Patient Information Management Systems (PIMS) Overview.  The presenter will introduce the module and its components, best practices and configuration recommendations.

VistA Expo 2011

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
November 17, 2011 - 8:00am - November 20, 2011 - 5:00pm
Location: 
Marriott Town Center Hotel Redmond, WA
United States

The much anticipated VISTAExpo & Symposium 2011 conference has just issued a call for papers as well as trainers for their educational tracks and tutorial sessions. VISTAExpo is a four-day conference for activists and members of the VistA ecosystem, current users as well as potential adopters. It will be held from November 17-20 in Redmond, Washington. Papers and presentations are due by September 15. The conference organizers are looking for presenters on topics related to one of their four tracks as well as experienced VistA trainers to give tutorials for a large number of VistA “newbies” and potential users who are expected to attend. VISTAExpo is being organized primarily by the VISTA Expertise Network.

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Take control. Make your EHR a catalyst for system-wide change

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When: 
January 31, 2012 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sponsor: 
Medsphere Systems Corporation

“The EHR you choose to achieve Meaningful Use needs to be a change agent for your organization ... we’ve chosen affordability and retained crucial control."- Wendy Z. Goldstein, President and CEO, Lutheran Medical Center 

Own your EHR for 1/3 the cost of traditional solutions.

Brooklyn’s Lutheran Medical Center used their EHR implementation as a change agent for system-wide quality improvements, creating more positive impact than a technology-only project ever could have.

In this webinar, Lutheran President and CEO Wendy Goldstein describes the process Lutheran used and the collaboration she spearheaded to support her vision of change.
Edmund Billings, Medsphere’s Chief Medical Officer, describes how OpenVista® was customized for Lutheran at roughly one-third the cost of traditional EHR systems.

Medsphere’s subscription and success-based payment model – a dramatic departure from restrictive traditional software licenses—gave Lutheran the control and collaboration they needed to achieve their clinical and financial goals. Read More »

VA eHealth University (VeHU) Conference 2012

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Type: 
Conference
Date: 
August 13, 2012 - 8:00am - August 23, 2012 - 5:00pm

Registration for the annual VA eHealth University (VeHU) Conference is now open.

The goal of VeHU is to offer U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare professionals with education an training needed to help provide military veterans with the very best health care. The conference is open to a limited number of non-VA personnel. Read More »

26th WorldVistA Community Meeting

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Type: 
Open Education Event
Date: 
January 18, 2013 (All day) - January 20, 2013 (All day)
Location: 
University of California, Davis School of Medicine Sacramento, CA
United States

The goal of VistA Community Meetings is for those involved in the VistA Community to network & collaborate, i.e., to share ideas and work, with the objective of moving VistA & the VistA community forward. Read More »

27th WorldVistA Community Meeting

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
May 20, 2013 (All day) - May 22, 2013 (All day)
Location: 
George Mason University Fairfax, VA
United States

The 27th WorldVistA Community Meeting will be held at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, from May 20-22, 2013. For more details go to the WorldVistA web site.