Category Archives: VistA

Defending VA-VistA

February 17, 2008 – 10:13 pm

I was heavily quoted in a recent article in Government Health IT entitled VA’s health IT gamble. In it, I present the case that the current IT centralization efforts within the VA are damaging to VistA and therefore the VA’s ability to deliver quality care. From the article:
“Historically, each hospital hired programmers […]

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Why is VistA good? the VistA open source development model

November 10, 2007 – 10:46 am

Recently, VA VistA has been getting a tremendous amount of attention. Lets take a look at the recent events that highlight what VistA is and why it is important.

Mexico decides to implement VistA in many of its state run hospitals.
Medsphere gambles investment dollars on the idea that VistA can be used in private hospitals.
WorldVistA wins […]

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