VistACom 1.0

What is VistACom?
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VistACom is a mobile/desktop user interface to VistA which helps providers meet the requirements of Stage 1 Meaningful Use for interoperability, Meaningful Use measure reporting, and Quality Measurement reporting.

VistACom can be accessed from the Tools menu of CPRS or directly via a URL into the VistA system. When accessed from CPRS, no additional signon is required. When accessed from a URL, the user is prompted to enter their VistA Access and Verify code and select a patient.



VistACom is built using the EWD and Sencha Touch frameworks, and Webkit desktop browser such as Google Chrome or Safari. It also works on iPads running iOS 5 and Android tablets using Android 3.0 or later.

VistACom presents 5 tabs to the user: Mail, Files, CCR, MU (Meaningful Use), and Quality.

Mail
The Mail tab presents the user's VistA Mailman Inbox, with an indicator that shows which messages have xml documents attached. When the user clicks on a message, the message text is displayed. If the message contains an attachment, the Display Attachment button and the Save to Patient button will also appear.

Display Attachment Button
When the Display Attachment button is pressed, the XML document that is attached to the messages is displayed in the browser using an xsl stylesheet. Both CCR and CCD xml documents are supported as incoming documents.

Save to Patient Button
The Save to Patient button allows the user to save the xml attachment (a CCD or a CCR) to VistA associated with a patient's Record. A window appears and the user can select the VistA Patient to associate with the XML document and the XML document is then saved to VistA and associated with the Patient's Record. All saved documents for a patient can be viewed using the Files tab in VistAcom.

CCR
The CCR button displays the current patient's CCR, which is generated in real time from VistA.



Send to Doctor Button
The Send to Doctor button supports the send of the CCR via secure SMTP email, complying with the Direct Project requirements.



Send to Patient Button
The Send to Patient button supports sending the CCR to the Patient via secure SMTP email.

Quality
The Quality button displays the current Meaningful Use Quality measures for the Hospital or EP.



MU (Meaningful Use)
The MU (Meaningful Use) button display the current Meaningful Use measure for the Hospital or Eligible Provider (EP)