VistA going Open Source

Quite an important moment, though it should have happened years ago. From the RFC/RFP:

Specifically, VA believes that a structured, deliberate, and predictable migration from our custom and proprietary EHR software to an openly architected, modular, and standards-based platform will achieve five crucial objectives:

  • It will unleash EHR innovation inside and outside VA. 
  • It will release VA’s captive dependency on any particular component or service and give our clinicians access to the best available tools and solutions. 
  • It will reduce the costs and risks of reliable implementation (and integration) of new functional modules that improve VistA’s capabilities. 
  • It will measurably improve health outcomes for our nation’s Veterans. 
  • It will enable other providers in the public and private health care system to benefit from, contribute to, and interoperate with this national asset.

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