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= VistApedia =
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== What is VistA? ==
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'''[[VistA]]''' is a public domain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record electronic health record] programmed by federal employees working for the [http://www.va.gov US Department of Veterans Affairs] (previously the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs Veterans Administration]) over the past several decades. For more info, see [[VistA|this page]].
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== What is RPMS? ==
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[http://www.ehr.ihs.gov/ RPMS] is a public domain electronic health record that is used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Health_Service Indian Health Service] (IHS). Prior to the 1980s it used a different architecture from VistA, but since the 80's it has shared a large amount of its architecture with VistA. For more info, see [[RPMS|this page]].
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== What is Vistapedia? ==
 
== What is Vistapedia? ==
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Vistapedia is a wiki resource for VistA (all variants including: WorldVistA EHR, vxVistA, Hui Openvista and Medsphere OpenVistA) and RPMS. Wikis are a place to document shared knowledge. The best example of a wiki is the eponymous [http://www.wikipedia.com/ Wikipedia]. This [[Why a wiki?| wiki]] covers installation and configuration of [[DHCP~|DHCP]] derivatives such as [[VistA~|VistA]], [[RPMS~|RPMS]] and [[CHCS~|CHCS]].
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Vistapedia is a wiki for several varieties of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] versions of VistA and [http://www.ehr.ihs.gov/ RPMS]. Information about the integrated VistA installer called [[Astronaut_VistA|Astronaut]] is also contained within these pages.
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This wiki covers installation, configuration, and usage of these VistA derivatives. It also serves as an introduction to the [[VistA Documentation Library]] for everyone outside the VA. In addition, current events, development advances, and other news about the flavors of VistA are posted here.
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This wiki runs the same [http://www.mediawiki.org software] as [http://www.wikipedia.com/ Wikipedia].
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=== "Table of Contents"-like pages for this wiki ===
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* [[http://www.vistapedia.com/index.php/Category:HOWTO The List of HOWTO do things]]
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* [[http://www.vistapedia.com/index.php/Category:FAQ Some Frequently Asked Questions]]
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=== Versions of VistA ===
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There are several versions of VistA that are used outside of the VA. (See [[Which VistA|this page]] for some introductory information regarding aspects of the different versions.)
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* [[How to Get WorldVistA EHR|WorldVistA EHR]] ([http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GPL] licensed) ([http://worldvista.org Home]) ([http://worldvista.org/Software_Download Download]) ([[WorldVista|Installation]]) ([[Astronaut_VistA#Astronaut_WorldVistA_installers|Astronaut installer]])
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* [[OpenVista]] ([http://www.opensource.org/licenses/agpl-v3.html AGPL] licensed) ([http://medsphere.org Home]) ([http://medsphere.org/download Download])  ([[OpenVista|Installation]]) ([[Astronaut_VistA#Astronaut_OpenVistA_installers|Astronaut installer]])
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* [[vxVista]] ([http://www.opensource.org/licenses/eclipse-1.0.php EPL] licensed) (requires a proprietary Cache database) ([http://www.docstorsys.com/dss-vxOpenSource.html Home]) ([http://www.vxvista.org/display/vxv/vxVistA+Download Download])
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** vxVista can now be ported to run on the FIS GT.M platform as well.  The instructions can be found [http://www.seaislandsystems.com/vxVistA/HowToPort.html here] (external link).
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* FOIA Vista ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_%28United_States%29 FOIA]) ([http://www.va.gov/vista_monograph/ Home]) ([ftp://ftp.va.gov/Vista/Software/VISTA_FOIA_ZIPS/ Download])
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* RPMS ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_%28United_States%29 FOIA]) ([http://www.ihs.gov/rpms/ Home]) ([http://sourceforge.net/projects/foiarpms/ SourceForge Download Site])
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** Experimental GT.M port can be found [[RPMS_PortInstallation_to_GTM|here]]
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(Other versions such as da Vinci Vista, VOE Vista, and Hui Vista no longer exist or are no longer maintained.)
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=== VistA and the Web ===
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Adapting VistA to web and mobile can be done using [http://mgateway.com/ Enterprise Web Developer (EWD)]. EWD for VistA comes in the following forms:
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* [[EWD_Install_Instructions|Manual installation.]]
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* [http://www.fourthwatchsoftware.com/dEWDrop.7z dEWDrop Virtual machine.]
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* [http://astronautvista.com/astronaut-help/how-to/how-to-install-astronaut-vista-server-and-client Astronaut automatic installation].
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== Detailed Information ==
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*[[How does VistA work]]? -- basic information about VistA's components.
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*[[Where do I Start]]? -- Start here.
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*[http://www.vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Category:FAQ FAQ] -- common Questions about VistA.
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*[[Usage]] -- start using VistA once it is successfully installed
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*[[Special:Popularpages|Popular pages]] -- frequently viewed pages in this wiki.
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*[http://www.vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Special:Categories Categories] -- Alternate indexes on this wiki
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*[[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] -- a form of Table of Actions for this wiki.
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*[[VistA Community Challenges]] -- the issues we're trying to solve currently.
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*[[Flydoc pages|Flydoc's documentation]] -- training docs from a real-world implementation
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*[http://hardhats.org/fileman/pm/index.html FileMan Programmer Guide]
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== Meaningful Use Stage 2 ==
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[[Meaningful Use Stage 2 Home Page]]
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== SMART Enabling VistA/WorldVistA EHR ==
  
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== What is Vista? ==
 
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VistA is a Electronic Health Record programmed by Federal (US) employees working for the [http://www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs (previously Veterans Administration)] for several decades, since the late 1970s. It's public domain software. It is considered by many to be a national treasure. For a more complete coverage of the question you should read [[What is VistA Really]]. This wiki does not just have what you can read in any high level press article, but the information that you need to understand its culture and its values.
 
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=== The flavors of Vista ===
 
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At the time I write this (June 21, 2009), there are four flavors of Vista:
 
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* FOIA Vista (unlicensed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] software) ([http://www.va.gov/vista_monograph/ Home]) ([ftp://ftp.va.gov/Vista/Software/VISTA_FOIA_ZIPS/ Download])
 
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* WorldVista ([http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GPL] licensed) ([http://worldvista.org Home]) ([http://worldvista.org/Software_Download Download], [http://vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Astronaut_Installers Astronaut-Auto-Install])
 
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* OpenVista ([http://www.opensource.org/licenses/agpl-v3.html AGPL] licensed) ([http://medsphere.org Home]) ([http://medsphere.org Download])
 
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* vxVista (Eclipse Public License - [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/eclipse-1.0.php EPL]) ([http://www.dssinc.com Home]) (not downloadable)
 
  
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(You may hear about da Vinci Vista, VOE Vista, and Hui Vista. These don't exist and/or are not maintained anymore.)
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[[SMART Enabling VistA Home Page]]
  
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Go to [[Which VistA]] for more information on the different flavors.
 
  
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== What is RPMS? ==
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== Topics in active development ==
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RPMS is another public domain Electronic Health Record, programmed by the Indian Health Service (IHS). It actually started in the late 60's, and thus predates Vista. From the 60's to the 80's, it was a different architecture. Since the 80's, it uses the same architecture as Vista. While RPMS shares a lot of features with Vista, it's much stronger in population-based and outpatient-based Electronic Health Records. Currently, it is not downloadable because IHS has not made a FOIA Gold database available, but it is expected to do so shortly. When it does, I will post a link here. [[User:Shabiel|Sam]]
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*[[ePrescribing]]
  
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== I want a human to talk to! ==
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*[[Health Information Exchange]]
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Vista implementors and enthusiasts are on a mailing list called HardHats. It's on google groups. Follow this [http://www.google.com/group/hardhats link] to browse and join the group. Or email info at worldvista dot org.
 
  
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== Installation Guides ==
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*[[Scanned_Documents|Working with Scanned Documents and Images]]
  
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By far the easiest way to get an instance of VistA running is to use the Astronaut installers by Dr. Ignacio Valdes. The installers provide a simple way to install VistA using rpm or deb files. First you need to download and install either a debian based (like Ubuntu or Debian) or rpm based (like Fedora or CentOS) version of GNU/Linux. Then download the version of VistA you like from sourceforge below. 
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*[[Certification]]
  
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/astronautnostro/ Astronaut Nostromo OpenVistA(tm) Sourceforge page] - rpm and deb installers for Medsphere's OpenVistA
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*[[Training centers]]
  
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/worldvistaautoi/ Astronaut WorldVistA(tm) Auto Installer] - rpm and deb installers for WorldVista EHR
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*[[Practice_Management_System|Practice Management Systems]]
  
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Then follow the instructions for [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/rpminstall.html installing an rpm] or [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-how-do-i-install-deb-packages/ installing a deb] depending on which version you chose. It helps if you already understand a little about GNU/Linux to get this working. If this seems a little over your head, you can get help with GNU/Linux at your local [http://www.linux.org/groups/ Linux Users Group].
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*[[Web Interfaces|Web-based Interfaces]]
  
  
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== Technical Information ==
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== Current events ==
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* [[Current events]] -- The 37th [[VistA Community Meeting]] was held June 4-6, 2019 at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University George Mason University]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax,_Virginia Fairfax, Virginia]].
  
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[http://www.vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Category:FAQ Common Questions about VistA].
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== Other content ==
  
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[[How does VistA work]]? This is the technology that you need to understand about VistA even if you really do not want to understand technology
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* [[Old_Main|Old Main Page]]
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* [[Installation_Overview|Installation Overview (old)]]
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* [[Licensing|Licensing issues]]
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* [https://medsphere.org/docs/DOC-1195 Other client modules (page on medsphere.org)]
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* [[User setups]] -- specific success (or failure) stories with various configurations provided by various users and adopters
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* [[SHabiel_Pages| Sam's Pages]] Sam's Pages for various config stuff in VISTA.
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* [[Broker_help|Broker Help]]
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* [[VISTA_Cookbook| Cook Book]] -- The VISTA Cook book.
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* [http://www.vistapedia.com/index.php/Special:Categories All Categories of Pages on VistApedia]
  
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[[Where do I Start]]? VistA is very well documented. Almost too well. This page help you find the information that you need, depending on what you are looking for. Another way to look at things is on the [[Old Main]] page.
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== Other resources ==
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* [http://worldvista.org/conference_presentations WorldVistA conference presentations]
  
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[[VistA Community Challenges]] technical features that VistA needs and issues that hold VistA development back. If VistA is not good enough for your environment, the reason should be listed here.
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* VistA enthusiasts and developers connect through [http://www.google.com/group/hardhats the Hardhats Google Group]. For more info, email: info at worldvista dot org.
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* Research Papers related to healthcare computing
  
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[http://www.vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Special:Categories Browse Categories]
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**; A General mHealth Design Pipeline
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**: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3007120.3007147
  
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**; mHealth intervention design: creating mHealth interventions for behaviour change
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**: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3010915.3010986
  
 
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To get access, contact David Whitten ( whitten at worldvista.org ) through  
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To get access to Vistapedia, contact David Whitten ( whitten at worldvista.org ) through  
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an e-mail, or phone 713 870 3834 to get an account. Please send a contact telephone number with your e-mail, and/or have an e-mail address ready when you call. (I need both.) Please decide on your preferred User name and send it as well. We have provided a [[User Status|page]] for new users and  their current status. Thank you.
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an e-mail, or phone 713 870 3834 to get an account.
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Please send a contact telephone number with your e-mail, and/or have an e-mail address ready when you call. (I need both.)  
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Please decide on your preferred User name and send it as well.  
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We have provided a [[User Status|page]] for new users and  their current status. Thank you.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 14 July 2020

VistApedia

What is VistA?

VistA is a public domain electronic health record programmed by federal employees working for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (previously the Veterans Administration) over the past several decades. For more info, see this page.

What is RPMS?

RPMS is a public domain electronic health record that is used by the Indian Health Service (IHS). Prior to the 1980s it used a different architecture from VistA, but since the 80's it has shared a large amount of its architecture with VistA. For more info, see this page.

What is Vistapedia?

Vistapedia is a wiki for several varieties of the public domain versions of VistA and RPMS. Information about the integrated VistA installer called Astronaut is also contained within these pages.

This wiki covers installation, configuration, and usage of these VistA derivatives. It also serves as an introduction to the VistA Documentation Library for everyone outside the VA. In addition, current events, development advances, and other news about the flavors of VistA are posted here.

This wiki runs the same software as Wikipedia.

"Table of Contents"-like pages for this wiki

Versions of VistA

There are several versions of VistA that are used outside of the VA. (See this page for some introductory information regarding aspects of the different versions.)

  • vxVista (EPL licensed) (requires a proprietary Cache database) (Home) (Download)
    • vxVista can now be ported to run on the FIS GT.M platform as well. The instructions can be found here (external link).

(Other versions such as da Vinci Vista, VOE Vista, and Hui Vista no longer exist or are no longer maintained.)

VistA and the Web

Adapting VistA to web and mobile can be done using Enterprise Web Developer (EWD). EWD for VistA comes in the following forms:

Detailed Information

  • FAQ -- common Questions about VistA.
  • Usage -- start using VistA once it is successfully installed

Meaningful Use Stage 2

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Home Page


SMART Enabling VistA/WorldVistA EHR

SMART Enabling VistA Home Page


Topics in active development


Current events

Other content

Other resources

  • VistA enthusiasts and developers connect through the Hardhats Google Group. For more info, email: info at worldvista dot org.
  • Research Papers related to healthcare computing

To get access to Vistapedia, contact David Whitten ( whitten at worldvista.org ) through an e-mail, or phone 713 870 3834 to get an account.

Please send a contact telephone number with your e-mail, and/or have an e-mail address ready when you call. (I need both.) Please decide on your preferred User name and send it as well. We have provided a page for new users and their current status. Thank you.

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