OpenVista
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| Developer(s) | Medsphere Systems Corporation |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 4, 2007[1] |
| Stable release |
1.5SP6 (May 24, 2011) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | C#, Java |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | GNU Affero General Public License and GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | medsphere.org |
OpenVista is a collection of free open-source health information system (HIS) applications based off of the VistA server software developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.[2]
Product history
In 1996 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs introduced VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) to better support "day-to-day operations at local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities."[3] By 2002 the software company Medsphere Systems Corporation decided to get involved with creating an open-source version of the VA's software, with the goal of providing a free, widely available software package to "enhance patient safety" and "to improve clinical efficiency resulting in better quality healthcare."[4]
On March 4, 2007, version 1.0 of OpenVista Server was released on SourceForge.[1] Like its predecessor, OpenVista seems to have utilized an older programming language called MUMPS. However, in 2005 work contracted out by the VA set out to test the feasibility of automatically converting the 2.1 million lines of code of VistA from MUMPS to Java. This work was put on hold in 2006 due to lack of funds; however, the project was picked up again in 2009, this time applied to OpenVista. That year the MUMPS-based code of OpenVista was converted to Java as as a "scalability demonstration" of the automated process.[5]
The last update to the software was on May 24, 2011, with the introduction of OpenVista Server 1.5 Service Pack 6.[1] It's not clear if work still continues on the project.
Features
Features of OpenVista include[6]:
- computerized physician order entry
- electronic health record management
- document management
- barcode support
- pharmacy-, radiology-, laboratory-, and nutrition-supported features
- data integration tools
- ordering
- reporting
- HL7 interfacing
Hardware/software requirements
To effectively install GNU Health, you'll need:
- the OpenVista Appliance
Installation instructions are a bit complicated. Please consult this and this thread for more information.
For more on installation requirements and instructions, watch the installation video.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
An installation video can be found here.
An online public demo server exists, though it requires a few installation components. More information here.
Entities using OpenVista Server
Further reading
External links
OpenVista can also be found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Home > OpenVista Server > Files". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/files/OpenVista%20Server/. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "OpenVista Server". Medsphere Systems Corporation. https://medsphere.org/community/project/openvista-server. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "VistA Monograph". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 21 September 2011. http://www.va.gov/vista_monograph/. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ Mehling, Ben (26 February 2007). "Join the Revolution". Medsphere Systems Corporation. https://medsphere.org/blogs/openvista-server-news/2007/02/26/join-the-revolution. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Veterans Health Administration's VistA - Mumps to Java". The Software Revolution, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101013225946/http://www.softwarerevolution.com/blueprints/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=100. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "OpenVista". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
