An op-ed in the NY Times extolling the virtues of the VA’s EHR. I agree, it is the most redeeming entity of the Veterans’ health system. Matthew Holt says it’s not ready for prime time yet.
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Holt was using articles from 2005. He might want to look at the worldvista.org site in real time for downloads.
Much of the Vista delay was driven by political, not technical, concerns. The Bush crowd was horrified that something that industry was offering for thousands/tens of thousands of dollars might be given away for free.
And why did the DoD waste $12 billion on the development of their own worthless EHR called AHLTA when they could have mucked around with VistA for free?? I smell a rat somewhere.
If VistA is so good as it is being “sold” to be…why did the VA abandon it for CPRS – w/c they [VA] dont want to share – even though its development was funded by taxpayers’ moneys???
This is a stinkier rat nobody is smelling or choosing to ignore…
The stink is you
CPRS is part of VISTA.
I am wondering also what doesn’t add up here. I read that it is great. I read that it is being given to the public for free. Yet I read everyday in Healthcare IT publications of hospitals, clinics, and systems developing their own system or spending tens of millions buying systems from others?
This is not a sarcastic anti-Vista post but a serious question. What gives?
What gives is that VISTA is set up to provide medical care only. The private systems need to take into account the billing portion. In short it’s about the money man.
Anon 9:12 P
Go ahead…try doing the functions of CPRS on VISTA…until YOU STINK!
You obviously know what you are talking about???
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