WorldVistA was formed to extend and collaboratively improve the VistA electronic health record and health information system for use outside of its original setting. The system was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for use in its veterans hospitals, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes. WorldVistA has a number of development efforts aimed at adding new software modules such as pediatrics, obstetrics, and other functions not used in the veterans' healthcare setting.

WorldVistA seeks to help those who choose to adopt the VistA system to successfully master, install, and maintain the software for their own use. WorldVistA will strive to guide VistA adopters and programmers towards developing a community based on principles of open, collaborative, peer review software development and dissemination.

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17th VistA Community Meeting

Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
June 26 through 29, 2008

"The place to connect with people if you are serious about VistA"

Non-member meeting registration is now open: click here

Agenda and event details: click here

WorldVistA is a finalist in the Health Category of the 2008 Stockholm Challenge

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Releases RFQ to Pilot VistA EHR in Public Health System

February 28 , 2008 - The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan announces the release of a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for two pilot implementations of the US Veterans Administration's VistA in its public health system. A key goal of the pilots is to determine the feasibility of leveraging this proven, affordable, open source ICT solution to support continuous health quality improvement, and to control and reduce costs. The Kingdom of Jordan enjoys one of the highest standards of care in the region and aims to build on this success through the establishment of an effective, sustainable, integrated national healthcare ICT infrastructure. Vendors interested in participating in this ground-breaking initiative may obtain a copy of the RFQ, by sending an email to the following address: HMIS “at” RHC “dot” JO, with the subject line: RFQ Document Request – VistA Pilot. The body of the email should state the name of the vendor, contact person, and telephone number. The deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent to Bid is March 31, 2008. The deadline for responding to the RFQ is April 12, 2008.

WorldVistA EHR^TM VOE/ 1.0 Available

January 31, 2008 - WorldVistA announces the release and availability of WorldVistA EHR VOE/ 1.0, the only open source EHR that meets Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT^SM) ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2006.  WorldVistA EHR VOE/ 1.0 is based on and compatible with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) world renowned EHR, VistA®.  Learn more here