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Welcome to a web site dedicated to fostering a virtual community for the worldwide users of the VISTA software!

VistA is the comprehensive suite of patient-care software developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs over the past 35 years, and now used by hundreds of enterprises worldwide, in and outside of the VA. At VistA's very core, represented by the shops on the left, you have all the tools and materials you need to build an economical, efficient, scaleable and integrated system. Add the VistA applications and you have a complete healthcare system.

Are you interested, but new to VistA? Read about Hardhats, VistA and DHCP. Do you already know a little about VistA and want to learn more? Read on.

News and Recent Events (reverse chronological order)

November, 2014: OSEHRA Code Alignment Workshop in Oakland, CA makes progress in converging the various versions of VistA.

September, 2014: VA launches its 'github' resource page containing "information on some of [VA]'s most important projects as well as an index to all VA source code repositories available on GitHub".

July, 2014: In its 2014 EHR Report—a survey of 18,575 physicians on their EHR preferences—Medscape concludes that doctors like using the VA’s Computerized Provider Record System (CPRS), the core electronic record of the VistA platform, more than any other solution.

In their 2014 EHR Report—a survey of 18,575 physicians on their EHR preferences—Medscape concludes that doctors like using the VA’s Computerized Provider Record System (CPRS), the core electronic record in the broader VistA platform, more than any other solution. - See more at: http://blog.medsphere.com/physicians-prefer-vista-so-should-decision-makers/#sthash.wpbJJLB6.dpuf

June, 2014: DSS announces partnership with VISTA Expertise Network to offer a VistA-oriented "learning management system" via the DSS Hub.

Even in the midst of VA's 2014 scandal, a long-time VA physician who blew the whistle mentions in his New York Times piece VA's "excellent computerized records system that is second to none in transferring clinical information from facility to facility across the nation."

Indian Health Services, Medsphere, DSS, and WorldVistA all make strides in getting "stage 2" certification for ACA "Meaningful Use".

VistA is recognized as one of the oldest, still significant open source projects - A ZDNET article from 2013 places VistA in good company!

Learning More...

First, don't make the mistake of thinking VistA is an all or nothing proposition. It is a very large collection of software, and only a portion of it may be relevant to your needs. Remember that there are many non-medical enterprises that use portions of the VistA software infrastructure.

One of the easiest ways to begin learning about VistA and its potential for you, is to explore this web site. Be sure to check out our catalogue of VistA Adopters, left, where you will find some links to information about various kinds of enterprises around the world that use VistA. Don't overlook the little Google "Search" bar at the left, to help you in browsing Hardhats.Org. Another source of information about VistA (and its software cousin, RPMS) is Vistapedia.net. And our Links page at the left gives you other paths to investigate.

When you are ready to start running some software on your own machine, go online to get every bit of VistA that can be released to the public via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Once you have a handle on what VistA is and how you might benefit from it, feel free to ask questions on the Hardhats mailing list. Hardhats is a user community that we hope you will find surprisingly friendly and helpful.

Now start browsing....