Talk:Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture

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[edit] VistA history

I have commented out the paragraph contributed by 70.108.148.50. Although it provides some information, the content isn't clear ("The first Hardhats were the developers of DHCP, called that because they felt like they were working on an "Underground Railroad"--huh?), contextual ("Some people have suggested that the VA could become the nucleus of a United States national health care system."--because of VistA?, why?), referenced, or neutral("become one of the premier health providers in the world despite being grossly underfunded by Congress"). Some claims are speculative ("The support Congressman Montgomery provided to the VA has been greatly missed.") and really don't provide the reader with any explanation--has funding been reduced? Is VistA being displaced by other software? The paragraph needs to be rewritten with Wikipedia guidelines in mind, and the goal of providing information, not an opinion or a memorial. Ryanjo 02:06, 2 January 2007 (UTC)