The primary focus of the February 2008 trip was to implement Vista Imaging and Document Capture and Display.  This functionality will allow documents to be scanned into the computer and associated with the electronic medical record for the patient.   In addition, Care Providers will be able to see documents from off-site treatment.  These documents include Lab Tests, Radiology Reports, and  Progress Notes as well as consent forms with signatures.

Included with this new functionality is the ability to capture other image type files: jpg's, avi's, tiff's, and pdf's.

The other goal of the trip was to split the Production Account into 2 databases, which will double the capacity for LBJ and allow them to continue to expand their use of the EMR.  This is timely, as the database is nearing the maximum 16 gigabyte limit imposed by the Cache Operating System