United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VistA Imaging

Welcome to the VistA Imaging System

VistA Imaging has helped VA hospitals achieve an enterprise-wide paperless and filmless Electronic Health Record.

As of May 2009, VistA Imaging has captured and stored more than 1.1 billion images nationwide.

  • Each month, VistA Imaging serves more than 1.2 million patients.
  • Each month, VistA Imaging is used to capture 20-25 million new images.
  • Each month, VistA Imaging's Clinical Display software is used to view 9 million images.
  • Each month, VistA Imaging's VistARad diagnostic display software is used to view more than 600,000 studies (35,000 studies remotely), and to interpret 160,000 - 200,000 studies.

Photo: A consultation aided by VistA Imaging

The Food and Drug Administration has classified the VistA Imaging software as a medical device. The use of VistA Imaging in a clinical setting is subject to the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Title 21 Part 820.

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