VCM Boston 2005 Session - VistA Questions And Answers

Who makes VistA anyway ?

Elves. In a small forest glen, somewhere near a waterfall and a glorious rainbow.

The term VistA is actually an umbrella term used to describe all variants of code using VA FileMan based Health Care Systems. There are some techno-dwarves involved as well, through a technology transfer agreement.

• The Finns creates MUSTI
• The VA creates DHCP, which then was established as a component of VistA
• The IHS creates RPMS
• The Open Source community creates OpenVistA
• The Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) creates Open Office EHR

What is the process for maintaining the VistA source code system ?

The code is supported by multiple sources. This is outlined in the VistA Software Life Cycle.