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43rd VistA Community Meeting

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What
  • WorldVistA Community Meeting
When Feb 20, 2026 08:00 AM to
Feb 22, 2026 05:00 PM
Where Virtual Meeting - See Schedule for Link
Contact Name
Contact Phone (240) 793-7436 (cell)
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"Connecting the VistA Community "

Sponsors

YottaDB
About the VistA Community Meeting

The goal of VistA Community Meetings is for those involved in the VistA Community to network & collaborate, i.e., to share ideas and work, with the objective of moving VistA & the VistA community forward. 

Compared to most meetings, VistA Community Meetings are relatively unstructured.  The agenda is always a "living" agenda, because attendees are free to change it – even during the meeting – in order to  better meet their objectives. VistA Community Meetings were originally almost exclusively technical meetings.  Over time, the balance shifted, so that although there are technical presentations, there are more discussions on other aspects, including implementation, support, demonstration, education, training, and community collaboration.

Speakers
                                   Speaker                                    
                              Topic                                       
Howard Hays, Chief Medical Information Officer,
Indian Health Service
Update on the IHS Record System Transition (Friday)
George Lilly FHIR, JSON and VistA
KS Bhaskar, President, YottaDB YottaDB Update
Daryl Chertcoff, Techinical Lead, HLN ICE ICE Immunization Forecasting and HLN Update  (Friday)
Augie Turano, 

Director VA Data Migration, Retired, Adjunct Associate Professor

Health Informatics, University of Pittsburgh

Reimagining VistA *applying *AI for Code Enhancement, Understanding and Generation using Large and Small Language

Models (Friday)

Robert Wynn, Computer Scientist, National Library of Medicine RxNorm Update (Friday Afternoon)
Mike Ginsburg, Grandpa Before it disappears!  A brainstorming session on saving VistA's Legacy
Christian Caldwell, President & CEO, My Brother's and Sister's Keeper
Colorado
Modernizing RPMS using Cursor AI IDE with YottaDB. ASP.NET Core and ElectronJS Stack (Sat 10-2 or Sun after 9)
Omar Ayesh, CEO, EHS Update from Jordan on EHS Hakeem (Sunday) Update overall plus Patient Portal and LabWeb
Owen Barton Automatic Translation of MUMPS to Python
Andrey Andriyevskiy, Delphi Developer Introduction to FMVIEW - GUI Access to VistA Metadata
David Whitten, CTO WorldVistA FHIR, JSON and VistA, Date/Ttime Example Using M Web Server
Tony Thompson - VA CPRS Development Team CPRS Update
Kirt Walker, CEO ESC/PA, MUMPS Programmer and ER Physician
Raleigh Murray, VistA Developer Date/Ttime Example Using M Web Server
Rafael Richards - VistA SMA & Physician Cloud Based CPRS Work Flow Analysis
Rob Tweed - M/Gateway

Cross Platform REST Enablement of VistA RPCs - Saving VistA's Legacy

Yazeed Al-Smadi - EHS Dev Ops Manager Update from Jordan on EHS Hakeem (Sunday) Update overall plus Patient Portal and LabWeb























Legend: * time constraints

Virtual Meeting Agenda

 

 


Day 1

"Main Room"

Friday, February 20, 2026, Eastern Time


Day 1

"Second Room and CHAT Room Option"

Friday, February 20, 2026,  Eastern Time


Eastern Time
UT-5




ZOOM Remote Connection Information for main room:  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85495238956   

Pass Code 123543


 

ZOOM Remote Connection Information for Auxillary Room

 

This may be made available for CHATTING when presentations are not being given.



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Room may be made available for CHAT when not being used for presentations. See above.

8:00 AM 
EST
Welcome and Introductions
Video https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220Introductions.mp4


9:00  AM
EST
Cloud Based CPRS Work Flow Analysis - Rafael Richards
VistA Application AI Enhancement Link - https://github.com/cloudvista/vaa
VistA Application AI Report Link - 
https://github.com/cloudvista/vaa/blob/main/reports/VA-AI_Enhancing_Clinical_Documetation-2025.pdf
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220CloudBasedCPRSWorkFlowAnalysis-RafaelRichards.mp4
Slides - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220AIandVistAusingSLMandLLMforModernizationAndSupport-AugieTurano.pptx
  

9:45 AM
EST
Brief Conversation with George Hou from Intersystems
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/GeorgeHouIntersystemsRegardingIRIS-Licensing.mp4
  

10:00 AM
EST
Ice Immunization Forecasting Update - Daryl Chertcoff
Slides - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220-ICE-DarylChertcoff.pdf
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220ICE-ImmunizationCalculationEngine-DarylChertcoff.mp4


10:45 AM
EST

Reimagining VistA *applying *AI for Code Enhancement, Understanding and Generation using Large and Small Language Models - Augie Turano

Slides- https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/AI-andVistAUsingSLMAndLLMForModernizationAndSupport.pptx

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220ReimaginingVistA-ApplyingAIForCodeEnhancement-AugieTurano.mp4



11:45 PM
EST
Virtual LUNCH Sponsored by YottaDB and Introductions
   






12:30 PM
EST
CPRS Update - Tony Thompson
Slides-https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/2026Update-TonyThompson.pptx
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220CPRS-Update-TonyThompson.mp4
 

1:15 PM
EST
Update on IHS Record System Transition - Howard Hays
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/202602120IHS-Modernization-HowardHays.mp4
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220HowardHaysBriefCommentAboutAIinTheIHS.mp4
Slides - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260220Modernization-Update-VistA-Community-HowardHays.pdf


2:00 PM
EST

Break - Feel Free to talk with other attendees and Introductions 

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222MoreIntroductions4PM.mp4

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222MoreIntroductions4-40PM.mp4

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222ShortDescriptionOfVistAinIntroductions.mp4

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222MoreIntroductions4-55PM.mp4

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222MoreIntroductions4-56PM.mp4



2:30 PM
EST
RxNorm Update - Robert Wynne, NLM
Links-https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/LinksForRobertWynnesTalkForRXNavRxNorm.rtf
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222RX-NAV-RobertWynne.mp4
 

3:30PM
EST
Translation of MUMPS to Python - Owen Barton
slides - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/SlidesPythonToMUMPS-OwenBarton.pdf
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222TranslationOfMUMPStoPython-OwenBarton.mp4
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4:15 PM
EST
Open Discussion - Probably AI



5:15 PM
EST
Open Discussion & Socializing if anyone would like to talk to other attendees


Chat from First Day 20260220
https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/ChatFrom20260220.txt
   

 
Day 2
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Day 2
Saturday, February 21, 2026


EST UT-5


Room may be made available for CHAT when not being used for presentations. See above.

9:30 AM
EST
Update For YottaDB - KS Bhaskar
Slides - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260219-1YottaDBUpdate-KSBhaskar.pdf
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260219-1YottaDBUpdate-KSBhaskar.pdf
 

10:15 AM
EST

FMVIEW  - GUI Access to VistA Elements - Andrey Andriyevskiy
Link for GitHub Repository - https://github.com/git-user-a/FMView/tree/master
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260221FMView-AndreyAndriyevskiy.mp4


11:00 AM
EST
Date/Time Example Using M Web Server - David Whitten and Raleigh Murray
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260221Date-TimeExampleUsingM-WebServer-DavidWhittenandRaleighMurray.mp4
Break  

12:00 PM
EST
Keeping VistA Alive - Mike Ginsburg
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260221KeepingVistAAlive-MikeGinsburg.mp4
   

1:00 PM
EST
Lunch
Introductions Video - 20260221LunchIntroductions.mp4 


2:00 PM EST FHIR, JSON, VistA and AI- Working Session - George Lilly and David Whitten
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260221FHIR-JSON-VistAandAWorkingSession-GeorgeLillyandDavidWhitten.mp4
 



   

2:30 PM EST



Chat from 20260221-https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/ChatFrom20260221.txt

3:30 PM EST




Day 3

Sunday, February  22, 2026


Day 3

Sunday, February  22, 2026


 EST UT-5
Time


Room may be made available for CHAT when not being used for presentations. See above.


9:00 AM
EST

Update from Jordan - Omar Ayesh  and Yazeed Al Samadi
Video -https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222JordanUpdate.mp4



9:45 AM
EST

 
10:00 AM
EST

Cross Platform REST Enablement of VistA RPCs - Rob Tweed

Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222CrossPlatformRESTEnablementOfVistARPCs-RobTweed.mp4



10:45 AM
EST
Modernizing RPMS using Cursor AI IDE with YottaDB. ASP.NET Core and ElectronJS Stack - Christian Caldwell
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222ModernizingRPMSUsinAI-ChristianCaldwell.mp4


11:30 AM
EST



12:00PM
EST
A MUMPS Browser-Editor - MIDE Fron the mGalapoagos Island of Texas - Kirt Walker
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222MUMPS-BrowserAndEditor-KirtWalker.mp4
Follow on Lunch Introductions - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222LunchIntroductions.mp4


12:45 PM
EsT
Discussion of how to financially support open source projects - Dave Whitten Moderator
Video - https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/20260222FundingOpenSourceProjectsDiscussion.mp4


1:30 PM
EsT



 2:15 PM
EsT
https://opensourcevista.net/NancysVistAServer/43VCMPresentationVideosAndSlides/ChatFrom20260222.txt


 3 PM
EsT



4 PM
EST



5 PM
EsT



PM
EST



PM
EsT




Open Discussion & Socializing if anyone would like to talk to other attendees





 

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