Veterans Health Administration Emergency Department Integration Software Data

The Emergency Department Integration Software (EDIS) is a VHA-wide application for tracking and managing patient care in the Emergency Care System. It supports the 'Enhance the Veteran Experience and Access to Healthcare' initiative and integrates with VistA's Appointment Management and Patient Care Encounter systems. Version 1.0 deployment was scheduled for completion by July 31, 2011, with version 2.0 in planning.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient status information collected systematically by the EDIS to identify trends in emergency department care delivery.
• Generate reports on emergency care metrics to support the 'Enhance the Veteran Experience and Access to Healthcare' (EVEAH) major initiative.
• Study integration patterns between EDIS and other VistA modules like Appointment Management and Patient Care Encounter.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a major U.S. government healthcare provider.
• The software is deployed VHA-wide, suggesting comprehensive coverage across Veterans Health Administration hospitals.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-Zero, allowing for unrestricted use.

Limitations

• Specific data columns, sample data, row counts, and file formats are unknown, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• The core description pertains to a software system's deployment and function, not the specific data records it produces.
• The last update date may reflect metadata maintenance, not necessarily the freshness of the underlying operational data.

Provenance

Source

Department of Veterans Affairs

Collection Method

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Time Range

Deployment of EDIS v1.0 was scheduled for completion by July 31, 2011.

Freshness

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Geography

VHA hospitals across the United States