VistA

Throughout the implementation process of Hakeem program, EHS adopted the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), an enterprise-wide information system used throughout the United States Department of the Veteran Affairs (VA) medical system. (VistA)is a collection of over 100 integrated software modules that have been successfully implemented in 168 hospitals and 1000 clinics in the US as well as in many other countries around the world, including: Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan and Samoa.

VistA offers a proven, open-source, fully integrated, fully functional, scalable information system built around an electronic health record. This very specialized system utilizes millions of lines of codes as well as a specific language for medical purposes known as MUMPS.

As the VistA system originated in the United States to respond to the needs of veterans’ hospitals, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes, the Hakeem VistA-based structure needed to be customized and modified to Jordanian regulations, standards, language, mindset, and needs. Consequently, EHS identified the local health sector needs and requirements for a proper customized implementation of VistA in Jordan. Thereafter, EHS successfully conducted numerous quality tests to ascertain the capacity and efficiency of the system (i.e. drug information, localization, etc.). Ultimately, EHS has become a pioneer, both locally and regionally, in developing a technology solution for the national health sector.