U.K. National Health Service Considers Adopting U.S. Veterans Affairs Digital Health Record

The National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom is in the process of moving to a digital health record system and is looking to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) electronic health record for inspiration. The VA has configured VistA for use and adoption in Germany, Finland, Mexico, Jordan, India, and Brazil, and seeks to create a global community for VistA. In March 2013, the VA and the NHS announced a three-year collaboration to exchange health information technology knowledge and leadership ideas regarding use of secure messaging and . . .