‘VistA for NHS’ ready for trusts
An Anglicised version of the VistA electronic patient record system is now ready to be deployed at NHS trusts, according to one of the companies behind its development.
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VA enveloped in scandal
The much-admired Veterans Health Administration has become mired in a massive waiting times scandal. On the day that the FBI confirmed that it has launched a criminal investigation, Lyn Whitfield reports.
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First cut of VistA for NHS developed
Two US companies have worked with UK open source experts to create a ‘first cut’ of an anglicised version of the VistA electronic patient record system.
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Levin warns on NHS open source approach
The former chief technology officer of the US Department of Veterans Affairs has warned that NHS England’s bid to bring open source to the health service will fail without a central authority to drive it.
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NHS spends £300,000 on US exchange
The NHS is spending nearly £300,000 on an exchange programme with the US Veteran’s Health Administration to investigate its use of open source software and telehealth.
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NHS England to fund NHS VistA projects
NHS England will spend some of the £260m Technology Fund on exploring the development of an NHS VistA open source record.
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Open eyes to NHS open source
NHS England is considering the Anglicisation of a US open source system for the NHS, but it would be better looking at homegrown alternatives, says EHI editor Jon Hoeksma.
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NHS should learn from Veterans Health
The NHS should swap digital health ideas with the US Veterans Health Administration in order to achieve a paperless NHS, says a report by 2020health.
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EHI CCIO: Take in a new VistA
In the latest of his columns, junior doctor Carl Reynolds discusses VistA, and why he thinks clinical leaders should be pushing for the adoption of the open source system in the NHS.
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Boomers lead on personal health records
Personal health records have become a reality for millions of Americans, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference has heard.
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