FOIA

FOIA

Freedom Of Information Act
The VISTA software is available to the public under a law called the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Although some portions of VistA cannot be released to the public for security, license and copyright reasons, the vast majority is available.

· VistA on Media

· VistA Online

DVA's Vista Software available throughFOIA
The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) now distributes VistA software and VistA Imaging software in DVD or CD format. Contact the DVA’s FOIA representative for details regarding pricing and availability.

Under FOIA regulations, requests for VistA software must be in writing, including an original signature. Requests should be mailed to the following address:

Department of Veterans Affairs
VA FOIA Officer (005R1)
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420

Contact the DVA's FOIA representative for details of pricing and availability.

DVA's Vista Online
The Department of Veterans Affairs VistA software is available online, as well as a CPRS demo. The software and documentation server is available via the Internet (outside the VA's firewall).

http:/downloads.va.gov **

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

What sets this online site from the FOIA digital media is the patches folder! These patches will generally be current within a couple of weeks after their release internally in the VA.

** If you visit the downloads link above and are not able to reach the files, trying removing the 's' if your URL contains 'https'. It doesn't seem the right thing to do, but you can then access the site.

Google Search the VistA Documentation Library (VDL)