OpenVista
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| Developer(s) | Medsphere Systems Corporation |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 4, 2007[1] |
| Discontinued |
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 was 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] MedSphere has since moved away from OpenVista, changing the name of its solution on its website to CareVue by January or February 2018[6][7], and CareVue source code does not appear to available, let alone mentioned on the Medsphere website.
Features
Features of OpenVista included[8]:
- 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 were 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 could be found here.
An online public demo server existed, though it required a few installation components. More information here.
Entities using OpenVista Server
Further reading
External links
OpenVista could also be found on SourceForge.
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.
- ↑ "CareVue: The Complete EHR Solution". Medsphere Systems Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221031628/http://www.medsphere.com:80/open-vista. Retrieved 06 May 2021.
- ↑ "Medsphere Systems Reports 45 Percent Growth in Subscription Revenue". Medsphere Systems Corporation. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522105410/http://www.medsphere.com/resources/news/news-releases/3750-medsphere-systems-reports-45-percent-growth-in-subscription. Retrieved 06 May 2021.
- ↑ "OpenVista". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
