Chapter 12. Veterans Health Administration's VistA MUMPS Modernization Pilot*

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Contents

  • Introduction to MUMPS 301
  • VistA Modernization Progress Overview 307
  • Modernization Technology and Process 308
  • MUMPS Transformation Technology 314
  • MUMPS Refactoring Technology 318
  • VTS Pilot System Architecture and Interface 327
  • VTS Pilot Conclusion, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations 333
  • Aftermath 344

ABSTRACT

This case study documents technologies, processes, and methods of a 100% automated conversion of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Veterans Information System Technical Architecture (VistA) system, written in 2.1 million lines of MUMPS, into Java compatible with the J2EE framework. ...

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