<s>
the	O
Veterans	B-Application
Health	I-Application
Information	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
and	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
Architecture	I-Application
(	O
VistA	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
record	I-Application
used	O
throughout	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Veterans	O
Affairs	O
(	O
VA	O
)	O
medical	O
system	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Veterans	O
Health	O
Administration	O
(	O
VHA	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
portal	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
throughout	O
the	O
VA	O
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
healthcare	O
providers	O
at	O
remote	O
VA	O
facilities	O
to	O
view	O
records	O
contained	O
within	O
the	O
VistA	B-Application
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
record	I-Application
system	O
at	O
the	O
patient	O
's	O
primary	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
usage	O
of	O
VistA	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
VA	O
has	O
helped	O
to	O
standardize	O
records	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
has	O
until	O
recently	O
not	O
been	O
an	O
easy	O
way	O
for	O
accessing	O
records	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
VISN	O
service	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
patient	O
travels	O
or	O
is	O
injured	O
or	O
sick	O
and	O
visits	O
a	O
VA	O
facility	O
far	O
from	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
will	O
allow	O
the	O
physician	O
or	O
other	O
healthcare	O
provider	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
records	O
at	O
that	O
patient	O
's	O
home	O
institution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veterans	B-Application
Health	I-Application
Information	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
and	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
Architecture	I-Application
(	O
VistA	B-Application
)	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
is	O
an	O
intranet	O
web	O
application	O
used	O
to	O
review	O
remote	O
patient	O
information	O
found	O
in	O
VistA	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Health	O
Information	O
Exchange	O
(	O
FHIE	O
)	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Health	O
Data	O
Repository	O
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
a	O
large	O
extent	O
,	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
mirrors	O
the	O
reports	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
Computerized	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Record	I-Application
System	O
(	O
CPRS	O
)	O
and	O
Remote	O
Data	O
View	O
(	O
RDV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
permitting	O
a	O
more	O
robust	O
and	O
timely	O
retrieval	O
of	O
remote-site	O
patient	O
data	O
,	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
is	O
also	O
an	O
enhancement	O
to	O
CPRS/RDV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
ways	O
to	O
access	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VistAWeb	B-Application
can	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
adding	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
CPRS	O
Tools	O
Menu	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
method	O
of	O
retrieving	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
Remote	O
Data	O
Available	O
button	O
in	O
CPRS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
methods	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
CPRS-spawned	O
versions	O
of	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
third	O
option	O
,	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
in	O
a	O
standalone	O
mode	O
from	O
its	O
website	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
is	O
connected	O
to	O
neither	O
CPRS	O
nor	O
the	O
clinical	O
context	O
management	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standalone	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
serves	O
an	O
important	O
function	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
granted	O
special	O
access	O
to	O
multiple	O
sites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
National	O
Programs	O
,	O
Veterans	O
Administration	O
(	O
VA	O
)	O
researchers	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VistAWeb	B-Application
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
broadly	O
,	O
though	O
temporarily	O
,	O
to	O
assist	O
clinical	O
staff	O
with	O
the	O
retrieval	O
of	O
patient	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
sites	O
affected	O
by	O
damage	O
caused	O
by	O
hurricane	O
Katrina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VistAWeb	B-Application
was	O
also	O
expanded	O
for	O
to	O
access	O
patient	O
records	O
from	O
the	O
DoD	O
AHLTA	O
patient	O
record	O
system	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
relied	O
on	O
mapping	O
data	O
from	O
AHLTA	O
via	O
a	O
bidirectional	O
data	O
exchange	O
system	O
to	O
VistA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VistAWeb	B-Application
package	O
is	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
as	O
a	O
module	O
of	O
the	O
VistA	B-Application
software	O
package	O
under	O
the	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Act	O
(	O
FOIA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
capabilities	O
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
by	O
a	O
healthcare	O
institution	O
that	O
installs	O
the	O
VistA	B-Application
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
record	I-Application
.	O
</s>
