Before meaningful use, there was VistA
After meaningful use, there is OpenVista
Reportedly, when asked how the Department of Veterans Affairs felt about the proposed meaningful use standards, VA CIO Roger Baker responded, “Where do you think it came from?”
How do VistA and OpenVista, Medsphere’s commercial open-source version of the VA's electronic health record system, enable meaningful use?
It’s a remarkable story, one that author and government healthcare expert Phillip Longman recounts in Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours.
To learn why, thanks to the VA, meaningful use is in OpenVista's DNA—and find out how your hospital or healthcare organization can receive a free autographed copy of Longman’s book—click on Request for Information (please note "Best Care Anywhere" in "Describe your interest").
HINT: One way to get a free book is to attend a free interactive Webinar about Medsphere's OpenVista EHR solution. There are others. Click on Contact Us to call and find out more. Meanwhile, click on Medsphere FAQs to learn more about us and our EHR solution.