OpenVistA-CIS client package

The Medsphere OpenVista-CIS package is a modification of CPRS which has image viewing and other commercial ehancements added.

It uses the .NET framework in Windows or the MONO framework in Linux. There are versions for both platforms. (Mac users may be able to adapt the Linux version.) OpenVistA-CIS was developed on the Gtk platform (a widely-used Linux development platform).

Installation on Windows

• Download and install the Gtk runtime environment for Windows

• Download and install the OpenVistA-CIS Windows installer

• If using Windows VistA or Windows 7, see this troubleshooting thread.

• If using an Astronaut OpenVistA server package, it is easiest to start OpenVistA-CIS using the Astronaut shortcut.

Installation on Linux

(These instructions are oriented towards Ubuntu/Kubuntu users).

• Install the Mono platform.

• Create directories and download the binaries into them:

sudo mkdir ~/openvistacisclient
cd ~/openvistcisclient
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/files/OpenVista%20CIS/1.0%20RC2/openvistacis-0.9.96-client.zip/download
sudo mkdir ~/openvistacisvitals
cd ~/openvistcisvitals
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/files/OpenVista%20CIS/1.0%20RC2/openvistacis-0.9.96-vitals.zip/download

• Unzip the binaries into their respective folders:

cd ~/openvistcisclient
sudo unzip openvistacis-0.9.96-client.zip
cd ~/openvistcisvitals
sudo unzip openvistacis-0.9.96-vitals.zip