============================================================================= Run Date: AUG 27, 2025 Designation: WEBS*2*6 Package : WEBS - VISTA AUDIT SOLUTION Priority: Mandatory Version : 2 SEQ #6 Status: Released Compliance Date: SEP 26, 2025 ============================================================================= Subject: VAS 2.5 Category: - Informational Description: ============ Informational patch WEBS*2*6 announces the release of the Veterans Information System and Technology Architecture (VistA) Audit Solution (VAS) web application version 2.5. The VAS application is a real-time web-based interface that has dependencies on VistA patient data. It provides a nationwide Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant Audit Tracking Solution with the ability to track and report on access logs for patients' Personal Identifiable Information (PII)/Protected Health Information (PHI) data across all VistA instances. VAS users are Privacy Officers and Information Systems Security Officers (ISSO) and their authorized representatives who need the ability to view the log of Create, Read, Update and/or Delete (CRUD) operations on patient information to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HIPAA, employee and Inspector General (IG) requests. This data originates from VistA and flows through in-memory database servers to be stored in the Veterans Affairs Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) Amazon Web Services (AWS). VAS web-based User Interface will access and display the data stored in AWS. The VAS 2.5 release contains the following changes to the VistA Audit Solution: New Features ------------ Implemented User Search functionality Remediations ------------ VistA Audit Solution User Guide is now 508 Compliant Additional 508 minor updates Known Issues: ------------- All search results (user interface and reports) which include dates from June 17, 2025 through July 1, 2025, may have missing data and/or records from other patients. The root cause of this issue was remediated on July 2, 2025 and work is underway to correct the errant data. Please note that this only affects data between the dates of June 17, 2025 through July 1, 2025. Data within this period remains suspect until data cleanup is complete. Data searches that are targeted before June 17, 2025 or after July 1, 2025, are not affected by this issue. A VAS printing issue was identified that occurs when a user highlights data and right clicks to print; the filter shows first user, which may not be the correct user. Patch Components: ----------------- Files & Fields Associated: -------------------------- N/A Forms Associated: ----------------- N/A Mail Groups Associated: ----------------------- N/A Options Associated: ------------------- N/A Protocols Associated: --------------------- N/A Security Keys Associated: ------------------------- N/A Templates Associated: --------------------- N/A Remote Procedures Associated: ----------------------------- N/A Parameter Definitions Associated: --------------------------------- N/A Additional Information: ----------------------- N/A New Service Requests (NSRs): ---------------------------- N/A Patient Safety Issues (PSIs): ----------------------------- N/A Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview: -------------------------------------------- N/A Test Sites ----------- Bath VA Medical Center, Bath, NY VA Tampa Health Care System, Tampa, FL VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, Harlingen, TX Test Sites - Change Orders -------------------------------- Bath HCS: Pre-Prod: RLSE0019176 Prod: RLSE0019169 Tampa HCS: Pre-Prod: RLSE0019176 Prod: RLSE0019169 Texas Valley Coastal Bend HCS: Pre-Prod: RLSE0019176 Prod: RLSE0019169 Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions: -------------------------------------------------- VAS is a centrally managed web-based application and will be deployed to production servers by the VAS Technical team. No software will be installed at the facilities. Documentation describing the new functionality is included in this release. Documentation can be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: https://www.domain.ext/vdl/. Documentation can also be obtained at https://download.vista.domain.ext/index.html/SOFTWARE. Documentation Title File Name --------------------------------------------------------------------- VAS User Guide VAS_2_5_UG.DOCX VAS_2_5_UG.PDF VAS Release Notes VAS_2_5_RN.DOCX VAS_2_5_RN.PDF VAS Deployment, Installation, VAS_2_5_DIBRG.DOCX Back-out and Rollback Guide VAS_2_5_DIBRG.PDF Patch Installation: ------------------- The VAS application is a centrally managed web-based application. No software will be installed at the facilities. Pre/Post Installation overview: --------------------------------------- N/A Pre-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------ N/A Installation Instructions: ------------------------- This is a centralized server promotion. No installation is required at local sites. Post-Installation Instructions: ----------------------------- N/A Back-Out Plan: -------------------------- Within context of this document, the term back-out pertains to a return to the last known good operational state of the software and appropriate platform settings. This does not apply for VAS 2.5 as the application resides in the Cloud. Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : JUL 08, 2025 Completed By: Date Completed: AUG 26, 2025 Released By : Date Released : AUG 27, 2025 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included