The VHA Integrated Health Operating Plan (IHOP) Initiative is a single initiative whose mission is to expand health care access for Veterans, including women and rural populations. Multiple programs and projects have been assigned as part of the IHOP Initiative, including EDIS.

The system is an extension to Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture / Computerized Patient Record System (VistA/CPRS) for tracking and managing the delivery of care to patients in an Emergency Department (ED). The system provides -
Recording and tracking Emergency Department patients during incidents of care - Display of the current state of care delivery - Reports and data extracts on the delivery of care. The system can be configured to specifics of different Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Emergency Departments.