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| developer              = Medsphere Systems Corporation
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| programming language  = C#, Java
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'''OpenVista''' is a collection of free open-source [[Health informatics|health information system]] (HIS) applications based off of the VistA server software developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<ref name="OVSHome">{{cite web |url=https://medsphere.org/community/project/openvista-server |title=OpenVista Server |publisher=Medsphere Systems Corporation |accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>
'''OpenVista''' was a collection of free open-source [[Health informatics|health information system]] (HIS) applications based off of the VistA server software developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<ref name="OVSHome">{{cite web |url=https://medsphere.org/community/project/openvista-server |title=OpenVista Server |publisher=Medsphere Systems Corporation |accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>


==Product history==
==Product history==
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On March 4, 2007, version 1.0 of OpenVista Server was released on SourceForge.<ref name="OVStart" /> 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.<ref name="VistAMtoJ">{{cite web |url=http://www.softwarerevolution.com/blueprints/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=100 |title=Veterans Health Administration's VistA - Mumps to Java |publisher=The Software Revolution, Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101013225946/http://www.softwarerevolution.com/blueprints/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=100 |archivedate=13 October 2010 |date=2010 |accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>
On March 4, 2007, version 1.0 of OpenVista Server was released on SourceForge.<ref name="OVStart" /> 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.<ref name="VistAMtoJ">{{cite web |url=http://www.softwarerevolution.com/blueprints/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=100 |title=Veterans Health Administration's VistA - Mumps to Java |publisher=The Software Revolution, Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101013225946/http://www.softwarerevolution.com/blueprints/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=100 |archivedate=13 October 2010 |date=2010 |accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>


The last update to the software was on May 24, 2011, with the introduction of OpenVista Server 1.5 Service Pack 6.<ref name="OVStart" /> It's not clear if work still continues on the project.
The last update to the software was on May 24, 2011, with the introduction of OpenVista Server 1.5 Service Pack 6.<ref name="OVStart" /> MedSphere has since moved away from OpenVista, changing the name of its solution on its website to CareVue by January or February 2018<ref name="MSCareVue">{{cite web |url=http://www.medsphere.com:80/open-vista |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221031628/http://www.medsphere.com:80/open-vista |title=CareVue: The Complete EHR Solution |publisher=Medsphere Systems Corporation |archivedate=21 February 2018 |accessdate=06 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="MSReports18">{{cite web |url=http://www.medsphere.com/resources/news/news-releases/3750-medsphere-systems-reports-45-percent-growth-in-subscription |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522105410/http://www.medsphere.com/resources/news/news-releases/3750-medsphere-systems-reports-45-percent-growth-in-subscription |title=Medsphere Systems Reports 45 Percent Growth in Subscription Revenue |publisher=Medsphere Systems Corporation |date=16 January 2018 |archivedate=22 May 2018 |accessdate=06 May 2021}}</ref>, and CareVue source code does not appear to available, let alone mentioned on the Medsphere website.


==Features==
==Features==


Features of OpenVista include<ref name="OVSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/ |title=OpenVista |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>:
Features of OpenVista included<ref name="OVSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/ |title=OpenVista |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>:


* computerized physician order entry
* [[computerized physician order entry]]
* [[electronic health record]] management
* [[electronic health record]] management
* document management
* document management
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* the OpenVista Appliance
* the OpenVista Appliance


Installation instructions are a bit complicated. Please consult [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1365 this] and [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1511 this] thread for more information.
Installation instructions were a bit complicated. Please consult [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1365 this] and [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1511 this] thread for more information.


For more on installation requirements and instructions, watch the [https://medsphere.org/community/project/gtm/blog/2010/01/13/install-openvista-in-about-10-minutes-updated installation video].
For more on installation requirements and instructions, watch the [https://medsphere.org/community/project/gtm/blog/2010/01/13/install-openvista-in-about-10-minutes-updated installation video].
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==Videos, screenshots, and other media==
==Videos, screenshots, and other media==


An [https://medsphere.org/community/project/gtm/blog/2010/01/13/install-openvista-in-about-10-minutes-updated installation video] can be found here.
An [https://medsphere.org/community/project/gtm/blog/2010/01/13/install-openvista-in-about-10-minutes-updated installation video] could be found here.


An online public demo server exists, though it requires a few installation components. [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1003 More information here].
An online public demo server existed, though it required a few installation components. [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1003 More information here].


==Entities using OpenVista Server==
==Entities using OpenVista Server==
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==External links==
==External links==


* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/ OpenVista on SourceForge]
* [https://launchpad.net/openvista-server OpenVista on Launchpad]
* [https://launchpad.net/openvista-server OpenVista on Launchpad]
* [https://medsphere.org/community/project/openvista-server?view=blog OpenVista blog]
* [https://medsphere.org/community/project/openvista-server?view=blog OpenVista blog]
OpenVista could also be found on SourceForge.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Health informatics software (open source)]]
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[[Category:Hospital information systems (open source)]]
[[Category:Laboratory informatics software (open source)]]
[[Category:Public health software (open source)]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 6 May 2021

OpenVista
OpenVista logo.jpg
Developer(s) Medsphere Systems Corporation
Initial release March 4, 2007 (2007-03-04)[1]
Discontinued

1.5SP6  (May 24, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-24))

[±]
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]:

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Home > OpenVista Server > Files". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/files/OpenVista%20Server/. Retrieved 27 October 2012. 
  2. "OpenVista Server". Medsphere Systems Corporation. https://medsphere.org/community/project/openvista-server. Retrieved 27 October 2012. 
  3. "VistA Monograph". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 21 September 2011. http://www.va.gov/vista_monograph/. Retrieved 27 October 2012. 
  4. 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. 
  5. "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. 
  6. "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. 
  7. "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. 
  8. "OpenVista". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvista/. Retrieved 27 October 2012.