Introduction to Open Source VistA EHR
summary
VistA is the VA’s public‑domain EHR running roughly 160 hospitals and reused as RPMS by Indian Health Service; one hospital implements it for about $6.4M, goes live Feb 2007 and attains HIMSS Stage 6 by Jan 2008. Deployments use Medsphere services, MUMPS/Fileman backend with web layers (EWD, FMQL), interfaces via Mirth, PostgreSQL and Perl, and features like barcode medication administration that cut medication errors and central line infections. Multiple distributions (FOIA VistA, WorldVistA, OpenVistA) and twice‑yearly community events support contributions.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:28What is Vista
- 5:15Outside US Federal Government
- 10:39Awards and Recognitions
- 11:36Project Budget
- 12:00It's about the healthcare, stupid
- 19:35It's actually about the Patient
- 31:09Vista: An application suite
- 32:13Stack & Core Applications
- 33:56M Engine & FileMan DBMS
- 35:35Extending the Platform - OVID
- 36:35Extending the Platform - FMQL
- 37:17Extending the Platform - FM Projection
- 39:54Vista FOSS landscape - distributions
- 40:35Vista FOSS landscape - projects
- 42:49VistA FOSS landscape - organizations
- 43:33VistA FOSS landscape - lists
- 44:46Getting Involved
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