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VistA has been growing steadily since the mid-80s and today represents an unparalleled number of integrated HIS applications. Designed from the beginning to focus on clinical aspects of healthcare, the applications share a common set of files such as the patient and provider files. Integration, from the very beginning of its design, permits access to clinical data without duplication, thereby increasing accuracy and reducing maintenance costs.

Work is presently under way to provide further enhancements to the computerized patient record system (CPRS) within VistA that can be accessed from a physician's workstation.  CPRS currently provides a Delphi generated Graphical User Interface (GUI) that uses the RPC Broker to communicate with the M server.

A regularly updated collection of monographs that describe the VistA applications can be found here.

Platinum Account: Complete VistA Installation

The VistA applications that are available under the Freedom of Information Act, come preinstalled and patched in a set of M routines and globals that can be downloaded from the VA's web site. The media is released with the latest patches, as KIDS distributions in folders, as well as incorporated in the installed VistA applications. The VA's software web site contains the most up to date list of patches, software releases, etc. The documentation is also available via a very well organized Library page.

Here are sources where you can get assistance in getting Platinum installed and operational on your computer.

  • The Hardhats Installing VistA documentation.
    (Usually the most current and detailed source.)

  • The readme file for the Platinum pre-installed applications describes the files that are and are not included.

  • Detailed instructions, at another website, on how to get the Platinum installation up and running.

Related VistA Application Links

bullet Medical Automation in the VA
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A recent Health Affairs article, Federal Health Information Policy: A Case Of Arrested Development, mentions ""...HHS is exploring how to make VistA, the VA CPR, and a CPR developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) available on an open-source basis to physicians and hospitals that cannot afford commercial installions...".

 

 

 

TYPICAL VISTA APPLICATION SOFTWARE

The following report, pulled from a VistA FOIA CD, lists typical applications that make up VISTA (that can be released into the public domain). A more current list can be found in the readme file at the VA's web site.

Package Name                   Namespace  Ver.
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ADVERSE REACTION TRACKING GMRA 4.0
ASISTS OOPS 1.0
AUTHORIZATION/SUBSCRIPTION USR 1.0
AUTO REPLENISHMENT/WARD STOCK PSGW 2.3
AUTOMATED INFO COLLECTION SYS IBD 3.0
AUTOMATED LAB INSTRUMENTS LA 5.2
AUTOMATED MED INFO EXCHANGE DVBA 2.7
CAPACITY MANAGEMENT - RUM KMPR 1.0
CLINICAL MONITORING SYSTEM QAM 1.0
CONSULT/REQUEST TRACKING GMRC 2.5
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PSD 3.0
CPT/HCPCS CODES ICPT 6.0
D&PPM (replaced with PBM) PSU 2.0
DENTAL DENT 1.2
DIETETICS FH 5.0
DISCHARGE SUMMARY GMRD 1.0
DRG GROUPER ICD 15.0
DRUG ACCOUNTABILITY PSA 3.0
DSS EXTRACTS ECX 3.0
EEO COMPLAINT TRACKING EEO 2.0
ENGINEERING EN 7.0
EVENT CAPTURE EC 2.0
FEE BASIS FB 3.5
GEN. MED. REC. - GENERATOR GMRG 3.0
GEN. MED. REC. - I/O GMRY 4.0
GEN. MED. REC. - VITALS GMRV 4.0
HEALTH LEVEL SEVEN HL 1.6
HEALTH SUMMARY GMTS 2.7
HINQ DVB 4.0
HOSPITAL BASED HOME CARE HBH 1.0
INCIDENT REPORTING QAN 2.0
INPATIENT MEDICATIONS PSJ 4.5
INTEGRATED BILLING IB 2.0
INTEGRATED PATIENT FUNDS PRPF 3.0
INTERIM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ECT 1.05
KERNEL XU 8.0
LAB SERVICE LR 5.2
LEXICON UTILITY LEX 2.0
LIBRARY LBR 2.5
LIST MANAGER VALM 1.0
MAILMAN XM 7.1
MEDICINE MC 2.3
MENTAL HEALTH YS 5.01
MINIMAL PATIENT DATASET VAM 1.0
MISSING PATIENT REGISTER MPR 1.0
MSM CAPACITY MANAGEMENT XUCS 7.3
NATIONAL DRUG FILE PSN 3.18
NATIONAL LABORATORY TEST NLT 5.254
NETWORK HEALTH EXCHANGE AFJX 5.1
NURSING SERVICE NUR 4.0
OCCURRENCE SCREEN QAO 3.0
ONCOLOGY ONC 2.11
ORDER ENTRY/RESULTS REPORTING OR 2.5
OUTPATIENT PHARMACY PSO 6.0
PATIENT FEEDBACK A4A8 2.0
PATIENT REPRESENTATIVE QAC 2.0
PCE PATIENT CARE ENCOUNTER PX 1.0
PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT PSU 3.0
PHARMACY DATA MANAGEMENT PSS 1.0
PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION PRACTICE PPP 1.0
POLICE & SECURITY ES 1.0
PROBLEM LIST GMPL 2.0
PROGRESS NOTES GMRP 2.5
PROSTHETICS RMPR 3.0
QUALITY ASSURANCE INTEGRATION QAQ 1.7
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CHECKLIST QIP 4.1
QUASAR ACKQ 2.0
RADIOLOGY/NUCLEAR MEDICINE RA 4.5
RECORD TRACKING RT 2.0
REGISTRATION DG 5.3
RPC BROKER XWB 1.0
SAGG PROJECT KMPS 1.8
SCHEDULING SD 5.3
SOCIAL WORK SOW 3.0
SPINAL CORD DYSFUNCTION SPN 2.0
SURGERY SR 3.0
SURVEY GENERATOR QAP 2.0
TEXT INTEGRATION UTILITIES TIU 1.0
TOOLKIT XT 7.3
UTILIZATION MGMT ROLLUP LOCAL IBQ 1.0
VA FILEMAN DI 21.0
VISIT TRACKING VSIT 2.0
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT SERVICE TEAM ANRV 4.0
VOLUNTARY TIMEKEEPING ABSV 4.0
WOMEN'S HEALTH WV 1.0

 

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