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== What is Vistapedia? ==
= VistApedia =
Vistapedia is a wiki resource for VistA (all variants including: WorldVistA EHR, vxVistA, Hui Openvista and Medsphere OpenVistA) and RPMS. Wikis are a place to document shared knowledge. The best example of a wiki is the eponymous [http://www.wikipedia.com/ Wikipedia]. This [[Why a wiki?| wiki]] covers installation and configuration of [[DHCP~|DHCP]] derivatives such as [[VistA~|VistA]], [[RPMS~|RPMS]] and [[CHCS~|CHCS]].
 
== What is VistA? ==
== What is Vista? ==
'''[[VistA]]''' is a public domain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record electronic health record] programmed by federal employees working for the [http://www.va.gov US Department of Veterans Affairs] (previously the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs Veterans Administration]) over the past several decades. For more info, see [[VistA|this page]].
VistA is a Electronic Health Record programmed by Federal (US) employees working for the Department of Veterans Affairs (previously Veterans Administration) for several decades, since the late 1970s. It's public domain software. It is considered by many to be a national treasure. More information is available in this [[What is VistA Really|article]]. Not just what you can read in any high level press article, but the information that you need to understand its culture and its values.
=== The flavors of Vista ===
At the time I write this (June 21, 2009), there are four flavors of Vista:
* FOIA Vista (unlicensed Public Domain software) ([http://www.va.gov/vista_monograph/ Home]) ([ftp://ftp.va.gov/Vista/Software/VISTA_FOIA_ZIPS/ Download])
* WorldVista (GPL licensed) ([http://worldvista.org Home]) ([http://worldvista.org/Software_Download Download] [http://vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Astronaut_Installers Astronaut-Auto-Install)
* OpenVista (AGPL licensed) ([http://medsphere.org Home]) ([http://medsphere.org Download])
* vxVista (license unknown) ([http://www.dssinc.com Home]) (not downloadable)
 
(You may hear about da Vinci Vista, VOE Vista, and Hui Vista. These don't exist and/or are not maintained anymore.)
 
Go to [[Which VistA]] for more information on the different flavors.


== What is RPMS? ==
== What is RPMS? ==
RPMS is another public domain Electronic Health Record, programmed by the Indian Health Service (IHS). It actually started in the late 60's, and thus predates Vista. From the 60's to the 80's, it was a different architecture. Since the 80's, it uses the same architecture as Vista. While RPMS shares a lot of features with Vista, it's much stronger in population-based and outpatient-based Electronic Health Records. Currently, it is not downloadable because IHS has not made a FOIA Gold database available, but it is expected to do so shortly. When it does, I will post a link here. [Sam]
[http://www.ehr.ihs.gov/ RPMS] is a public domain electronic health record that is used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Health_Service Indian Health Service] (IHS). Prior to the 1980s it used a different architecture from VistA, but since the 80's it has shared a large amount of its architecture with VistA. For more info, see [[RPMS|this page]].


== I want a human to talk to! ==
== What is Vistapedia? ==
Vista implementors and enthusiasts are on a mailing list called HardHats. It's on google groups. Follow this [http://www.google.com/group/hardhats link] to browse and join the group. Or email info at worldvista dot org.
Vistapedia is a wiki for several varieties of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] versions of VistA and [http://www.ehr.ihs.gov/ RPMS]. Information about the integrated VistA installer called [[Astronaut_VistA|Astronaut]] is also contained within these pages.  
 
== Installation Guides ==
[[RPMS Installation|Installing RPMS from a gold database]]
 
 
 
[[How to Get WorldVistA EHR]] (from Hardhats)
 
[http://www.vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Category:FAQ Common Questions about VistA].
 
 
[[How does VistA work]]? This is the technology that you need to understand about VistA even if you really do not want to understand technology
 
[[Where do I Start]]? VistA is very well documented. Almost too well. This page help you find the information that you need, depending on what you are looking for. Another way to look at things is on the [[Old Main]] page.


? There are several products based on VA VistA, here is a list and some basic information.
This wiki covers installation, configuration, and usage of these VistA derivatives. It also serves as an introduction to the [[VistA Documentation Library]] for everyone outside the VA. In addition, current events, development advances, and other news about the flavors of VistA are posted here.


[http://www.vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Special:Categories Browse Categories]
This wiki runs the same [http://www.mediawiki.org software] as [http://www.wikipedia.com/ Wikipedia].


=== "Table of Contents"-like pages for this wiki ===
* [[http://www.vistapedia.com/index.php/Category:HOWTO The List of HOWTO do things]]
* [[http://www.vistapedia.com/index.php/Category:FAQ Some Frequently Asked Questions]]


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=== Versions of VistA ===
To get access, contact David Whitten ( whitten at worldvista.org ) through
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an e-mail, or phone 713 870 3834 to get an account. Please send a contact telephone number with your e-mail, and/or have an e-mail address ready when you call. (I need both.) Please decide on your preferred User name and send it as well. We have provided a [[User Status|page]] for new users and  their current status. Thank you.
There are several versions of VistA that are used outside of the VA. (See [[Which VistA|this page]] for some introductory information regarding aspects of the different versions.)
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 1 August 2026

VistApedia

What is VistA?

VistA is a public domain electronic health record programmed by federal employees working for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (previously the Veterans Administration) over the past several decades. For more info, see this page.

What is RPMS?

RPMS is a public domain electronic health record that is used by the Indian Health Service (IHS). Prior to the 1980s it used a different architecture from VistA, but since the 80's it has shared a large amount of its architecture with VistA. For more info, see this page.

What is Vistapedia?

Vistapedia is a wiki for several varieties of the public domain versions of VistA and RPMS. Information about the integrated VistA installer called Astronaut is also contained within these pages.

This wiki covers installation, configuration, and usage of these VistA derivatives. It also serves as an introduction to the VistA Documentation Library for everyone outside the VA. In addition, current events, development advances, and other news about the flavors of VistA are posted here.

This wiki runs the same software as Wikipedia.

"Table of Contents"-like pages for this wiki

Versions of VistA

There are several versions of VistA that are used outside of the VA. (See this page for some introductory information regarding aspects of the different versions.)

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