Difference between revisions of "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 based on the MUMPS system. 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. | + | 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 based on the MUMPS system. 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. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Brown, SH et al. VistA - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs national-scale HIS. International Journal of Medical Informatics.69(2003):135-156. | Brown, SH et al. VistA - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs national-scale HIS. International Journal of Medical Informatics.69(2003):135-156. | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 15 January 2009
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 based on the MUMPS system. 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.
References
Brown, SH et al. VistA - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs national-scale HIS. International Journal of Medical Informatics.69(2003):135-156.
