Astronaut VistA

What is Astronaut VistA

Astronaut VistA Installer Suite is a package that installs one of several different versions of VistA (currently available versions are Astronaut WorldVistA and Astronaut OpenVistA) in an integrated fashion.

Astronaut packages servers, clients, and auxiliary modules so that they are able to function together seamlessly. Its preferred Windows client, tested in private-sector clinical, is TMG-CPRS. Its configuration assistant is VistA-Config. These are both present in an easy-to-use Windows client (.exe) installer. (Additional client modules are bundled as well.)

Where can I get Astronaut VistA ?

Server: The Sourceforge.net download installation is now obsolete. apt-get (for .deb packages) or yum (for .rpm packages) is the preferred method. See the AstronautVistA website for more info.

Windows Client: Download the Windows client installer (.exe) from Sourceforge.

Installation Instructions

• Installation instructions can be found at the AstronautVistA website

• Also see Other Resources

Server functions

The VistA server functions are generally configured from a text interface. The VistA server is very flexible and powerful, and therefore can seem complex to customize and daunting for new users.

Accessing the interface is possible in several ways:

• While logged on the server (using any login ID) by starting VistA Commander from a command-line interface Terminal:

/opt/openvista/EHR/bin/vista_com.sh

• Logging in directly to the server using the provided Linux login (openvistaEHR or worldvistaEHR) and opening a (Konsole) Terminal. This loads the VistA Commander interface automatically. (On Astronaut systems, the default initial password is vista!123.)
• Using the Text Client and VistA Config menu items/shortcuts in the Astronaut Client menu (Windows systems only).
• Using the built-in VistA Server Text Client menu items/shortcuts in the Ubuntu-Med system.

Then see

• OpenVistA FAQs
• Beginning VistA configuration
• Vistapedia: Where Do I Start? and Vistapedia:Usage

Astronaut Features

Depending on the version of Astronaut used, these features may be available:

• Medsphere OVID - A MUMPS to Java bridge system.
• TMG CPRS - An improved version of CPRS that allows the ability to add patients directly. Has an integrated web browser.
• EWD -- A MUMPS/GT.M/M21 to Java, PHP, and ASP bridge that allows web browsers to interface with the VistA server directly (without CPRS).
• M2Web -- a web-based interface to the VistA server routines

Other Resources

• Installing VistA on Kubuntu -- includes instructions for the Astronaut installer
• Installing VistA on Ubuntu -- includes instructions for the Astronaut installer

Older Instructions

These instructions are now considered obsolete but contain a wealth of information not covered elsewhere.

• Install Astronaut WorldVistA using an Ubuntu server (.deb package)
• Install Astronaut OpenVistA using an Ubuntu server (.deb package)
• Install Astronaut CPRS (and other) client packages (for Windows)
• Using Astronaut CPRS in Linux
• The Medsphere OpenVista-CIS client package is a modification of CPRS with image viewing and other commercial enhancements. It can be used with the Astronaut OpenVistA server (alongside an existing Astronaut client package.)

The Astronaut OpenVistA server can accept connections from both the TMG-CPRS client (for Windows) and the OpenVistA-CIS client (for Windows and Linux). The Astronaut WorldVistA server can accept connections from the TMG-CPRS client but not from the OpenVistA-CIS client.