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  VistA is a trusted, proven, and economical electronic health record system.

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VistA is an enterprise-wide, fully integrated, fully functional information system built around an electronic health record. It is easily customizable and can be configured to fit any type of healthcare organization, from clinics and medical practices to nursing homes and large hospitals. VistA has been named one of the best healthcare information systems in the nation by the Institute of Medicine.

Developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VistA healthcare information system supports the hospitals and clinics serving veterans throughout the US. VistA has been deployed in thousands of healthcare facilities, both domestic and international.

Because VistA is available in the public domain, there are no license fees to use the software. This makes VistA an affordable electronic health record system for healthcare organizations.

VistA provides healthcare facilities with all of the tools needed to reduce patient errors, lower costs, and improve the quality of care, including:
  • Computerized order entry
  • Bar code medication administration
  • Electronic prescribing
  • Clinical guidelines
 
 
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