The highly-anticipated VistA Office EHR release by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is ‘on hold..undergoing review’ according to this Government Health IT News article: ‘…The release of free electronic health record (EHR) software that physicians could download from the Department of Health and Human Services has been delayed indefinitely, a department official said yesterday.

Dr. Karen Bell, division director of the Quality Improvement Group at HHS� Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told a conference audience that VistA-Office �is undergoing a review right now by the secretary�s office.� You can�t download anything� now…’