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What is WorldVistA's mission?

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WorldVistA's mission is to improve healthcare worldwide by making medical information technology better and universally affordable. WorldVistA was formed to extend and collaboratively improve the VistA electronic health record and health information system for use outside of its original setting in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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What is VistA?

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VistA is the electronic health record and health information system originally developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for use in its veterans hospitals, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes. WorldVistA seeks to help those who choose to adopt the VistA system to successfully master, install, and maintain the software for their own use.

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What are some of WorldVistA's development efforts?

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WorldVistA has a number of development efforts aimed at adding new software modules such as pediatrics, obstetrics, and other functions not used in the veterans' healthcare setting. WorldVistA seeks to guide VistA adopters and programmers towards developing a community based on principles of open, collaborative, peer review software development and dissemination.

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