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What is VistA Presentation
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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