Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA)

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In the late 1970's, the Office of Data Management and Telecommunications (ODM&T) was given the job to computerize the VA nationwide [Brown, SH,2003] It was developed using MUMPS programming language. In 1982, the VistA system was implemented at eight sites. As of 2001, it was the largest system in use in the US, with medical documentation and ordering available at every VA hospital in the country. In September 2002, 90.6% of all inpatient and outpatient pharmacy orders were entered by the provider. Today, the system is in use in hundreds of hospitals and clinics worldwide, not just in the VA Hospital System. VistA consists of nearly 100 applications. Two relatively new applications include Computertized Patient Record System (CPRS) and Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA). A complete description and list of all applications can be found at the Vista website. [1]

References

Brown, SH et al. VistA - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs national-scale HIS. International Journal of Medical Informatics.69(2003):135-156.

Category EMR

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