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Avatar CWS 2022 Quarterly Release 2022.01 Details

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  • Avatar CWS 2022 is Installed
    Installation will upgrade to the 2022 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
Avatar CWS 2021 is updated to Avatar CWS 2022
Topics
• Upgrade
  • 'Client Health Maintenance' - 'Immunizations' grid
    Ensure the 'Client Health Maintenance' form does not populate immunizations from incorrect clients if the immunization data is saved but not submitted.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the 'Client Health Maintenance' form may populate immunizations from the incorrect client if data is saved but not submitted.
Topics
• Client Health Maintenance
  • 'Client Health Maintenance' - 'Immunizations' grid
    The 'Immunizations' grid in the 'Client Health Maintenance' form has been updated to support multiple decimal places in the 'Amount' field.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The 'Client Health Maintenance' form (Immunizations grid) has been updated to support multiple decimal places in the 'Amount' field.
Topics
• Client Health Maintenance
  • 'Registry Settings' - 'Require Number of Clients In Group' setting
    The registry setting details of the 'Require Number of Clients In Group' registry setting is updated to more accurately describe its functionality.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The registry setting details of the 'Require Number of Clients In Group' registry setting is updated to more accurately describe its functionality.
Topics
• Registry Settings • NX
  • POC Results Entry Configuration - 'Save As Vital Sign'
    The following issues have been resolved. 1) An issue is resolved to ensure the 'POC Results Entry' form can be filed. 2) An issue is resolved in the 'POC Results Entry Configuration' form to ensure that the 'Save As Vital Sign' field is populated with the correct values.
  • POC Results Entry - collection times, 'Result Report Change Date', and 'Result Report Change Time'.
    An issue is resolved in the 'POC Results Entry' form to ensure the collection times fields prompt in. In addition, the 'POC Results Entry' form is enhanced to support the filing of the 'Result Report Change Date' and 'Result Report Change Time' fields.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following changes are made: 1) An issue with the 'POC Results Entry' form where the error '[UNDEFINED]FileResultsVitalsSigns+8^POCResultsEntryVitalSigns' may occur is resolved. 2) An issue with the 'POC Results Entry' form where the collection times would not prompt in is resolved. 3) The 'POC Results Entry' form is enhanced to support the filing of the 'result report change date' and the 'result report change time'. 4) An issue in the 'POC Results Entry Configuration' form where the field 'Save As Vital Sign' does not populate with the correct values is resolved.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • Avatar eMAR
  • Client Health Maintenance - 'Immunizations' grid
    Ensure the 'Immunizations' grid in the 'Client Health Maintenance' form does not require the 'Reason' field to be populated if the client did not refuse the immunization.
  • Client Health Maintenance - 'Source of Immunization' field
    Ensure the 'Source of Immunization' field from the 'Client Health Maintenance' form displays as expected in the 'Chart View'.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) "Source of Immunization" value may appear incorrectly in 'Chart View' for the 'Client Health Maintenance' form. 2) The 'Immunizations' grid from the 'Client Health Maintenance' form has been modified to un-require 'Reason' if the client did not refuse the immunization.
Topics
• Client Health Maintenance • NX
  • Task List - Unscheduled Tasks
    A change is made to how and when tasks are displayed in the Unscheduled column.
  • Task List - Continuous Order alerts
    A change is made to group Continuous Order alerts with other order-related alerts.
  • Task List - General Changes & Improvements
    Several changes are made that impact the display, grouping, and behavior of tasks within the Task List console.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following enhancements are added to the Task List Console: 1) Support for task frequencies that result in occurrences that are due on a specific day, but without a specified time. 2) Grouping of individual task occurrences under one line item that have the same title/description and fall under the same column (including unscheduled, overdue, and hourly). 3) The Client Alert type for "Continuous Orders" will now sort to the front, along with the alert types for new and stat orders when client alert icons are shown in the Task List Console. 4) eMAR read-only orders included in the Task List Console that have the priority 'Stat' now include 'Stat' verbiage in the face-up display of the task's title. 5) The display of tasks with a shift-type frequency (and other tasks categorized as 'Unscheduled') is improved. A myAvatar Client Update or upgrade must also be installed for full functionality. In addition, the following Task List issues are resolved: 1) The error "zUpdateTaskEndDateTime+11^SYSTEM.Task.1" that may occur when an end date, but not an end time is specified for an intervention in the Treatment Plan. 2) Tasks with a frequency that has certain days of the week specified creates occurrences for the incorrect date. 3) Tasks with interval-type frequencies would create too many occurrences on the end date of the task. 4) Component tasks that are part of a task group would not be updated/ended when the source of the task group was discontinued or ended. 5) The administration time on a task occurrence source description does not appear correctly. 6) Clients that were removed from a user's nursing caseload could still appear in the current caseload filter in the Task List Console. 7) The frequency description would not display in the task details in the task list console. 8) One-time-only tasks, excluding eMAR read-only tasks, that have a duration (end date) greater than one day would not display in the task list console.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • Task List • NX • STAT Order • Manage Nursing Caseload • Treatment Plan • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
  • Void for Vital Signs
    The 'Significant Findings' form and HL7 are updated to support void for vital signs.
  • Significant Findings - 'Vital Sign' records
    Ensure vital sign records are displayed in descending chronological order in the 'Findings' field in the 'Significant Findings' form.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The form 'Significant Findings' and HL7 are updated to support void for vital signs. In addition, the issue is resolved where the records in the 'Findings' field in the 'Significant Findings' form were not ordered correctly.
Topics
• Vitals Entry • Vitals • Significant Findings • HL7 • Export Health Information
  • 'Treatment Plan' form - 'Default From Previous Plan' registry setting
    An issue is resolved to ensure that 'Treatment Plan' data defaults forward properly when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry is enabled.
  • 'Treatment Plan' form - Scrolling Free Text fields
    An issue is resolved to ensure Scrolling Free Text fields populate when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) Problem data is not filing correctly in the Treatment Plan form when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled and the Problems grid is hidden via Site Specific Section Modeling. 2) Treatment Plan Data is not defaulting forward properly when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry is enabled. 3) Scrolling Free Text fields are not loading properly for Treatment Plan form copies when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled.
Topics
• Treatment Plan
  • 'Review Results' and 'Results Details' forms
    Staff Credentials are added to the 'Ordering Practitioner' text in the 'Results' details on the 'Review Results' form and the 'Result Information' field on the 'View Results' form.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
Credentials are added to the 'Ordering Practitioner' text in the results detail of the 'Review Results' form and the 'Result Information' field of the 'View Results' form.
Topics
• Review Results • Results
  • The 'Manage Nursing Caseload' form
    An issue is resolved to ensure the "Manage Nursing Caseload" form adds a client to a user's Nursing Caseload if that client is added through the client search field.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the "Manage Nursing Caseload" form may not add a client to a user's Nursing Caseload if that client is added through the client search field.
Topics
• Manage Nursing Caseload • Manage Observer Caseload
  • 'Preferred Weight For Displays/Reports' Registry Setting
    The 'Vital Signs' and 'Recent Vitals' widgets are updated to support the 'Preferred Weight For Displays/Reports' registry setting.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The 'Vital Signs' and 'Recent Vitals' Widgets are updated to support the 'Preferred Weight For Displays/Reports' registry setting.
Topics
• Vitals Entry • Chart View • NX • Registry Settings
  • Avatar CWS - support for other products and modules
    Avatar CWS is enhanced to support other products and modules.
Included Updates
None
Additional Requirements
Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 11
Product Update Form Description
Avatar CWS is enhanced to support other products and modules.
Topics
• Progress Notes
  • Viewing results with embedded PDF's
    Support is added to process HL7 laboratory and radiology results with embedded PDF documents. These embedded documents will be accessible through the 'Review Results' and 'Clinical Document Viewer' forms in the same way result documents are available when imported manually via the 'Results Document Upload' form.
  • Microbiology results
    An issue is resolved to ensure preliminary microbiology results are removed after processing final results
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following changes are made: 1)Support is added to process HL7 laboratory and radiology results with embedded PDF documents. These embedded documents will be accessible through the 'Review Results' and 'Clinical Document Viewer' forms in the same way result documents are available when imported manually via the 'Results Document Upload' form. 2)Avatar CWS is further enhanced for Microbiology results processing.
Topics
• NX • Results • Microbiology
  • 'Results by Caseload' widget - View Results
    Ensure the ability to view results in the 'Results by Caseload' widget.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the 'Results by Caseload' widget where clicking 'View Result' could result in the error '[NOROUTINE]zExecuteCacheCall+35^User.CacheConnection.1'.
Topics
• Results Entry • Results by Caseload widget
  • Vital Signs - 'SYSTEM.cw_vital_sign' SQL table
    Ensure the 'vital_sign' column in the 'SYSTEM.cw_vital_sign' SQL table displays as 'Blood Pressure (Label)' for any blood pressure vitals filed.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the 'vital_sign' column shows 'Height (Label)' instead of 'Blood Pressure (Label)' in the "SYSTEM.cw_vital_sign" SQL table.
Topics
• Vitals Entry • Chart View • NX
  • 'All Documents' Widget - 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities'
    Ensure the ability to view 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' records in the 'All Documents' widget.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the error "com.ntst.radplus.common.XMLDataParser$XMLParserRuntimeException" may occur while accessing 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' form submissions in the NX 'All Documents Widget'.
Topics
• Problem List • NX • Allergies and Hypersensitivities
  • Patient Health Profile - Problem Grid - Add To Problem popup
    An issue has been resolved In 'Patient Health Profile (CWS10500)', where the 'Add to Problem List' button opens a pop-up window that was too small to see the search field.
Included Updates
6
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the 'Add to Problem List' box may be too small to display rows within the 'Patient Health Profile' form.
Topics
• Web Services
  • Allergies and Hypersensitivities form - Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed
    The 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' form is enhanced to support the ability to automatically set the 'Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed' field to "Yes" when a user makes any updates within the form. This functionality is enabled via the registry setting 'Set 'Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed' If Allergies Are Updated'.
  • 'AUDIT.results_header' table
    The 'AUDIT.results_header' table is updated to add the 'voided_time' field.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following changes are made: 1) The 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' form is enhanced to support the ability to automatically set the 'Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed' field to "Yes" when a user makes any updates within the form. This functionality is enabled via the registry setting 'Set 'Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed' If Allergies Are Updated'. 2) The 'AUDIT.results_header' table is updated to add the 'voided_time' column.
Topics
• Allergies and Hypersensitivities • NX • Void Results
  • Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Scratch To Do
    An issue is resolved where if the "Select Note To Edit" field is not present on the Individual tab of a Progress Note form with the Group Tab enabled will not clear off the scratch To Do from the "To Do List" upon filing.
  • Vitals Entry - Blood pressure required
    On the "Vitals Entry" form, the 'Systolic' and 'Diastolic' fields do not have consistent behavior when required and not required on the form. Initially both fields shouldn't be required. If you enter numbers in either field, the other field becomes required. If both fields are filled out, both headings are red and required.
Included Updates
18
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) The issue in the 'Vitals Entry' form that may prevent the 'Blood Pressure' fields from being required. 2) The issue that may occur when resolving a 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' to-do for a default note where the to-do is not cleared when the 'Select Group Note To Edit' is excluded from data collection.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Vitals Entry
  • POC Results Entry - specimen collection - User with no associated staff member.
    An issue is resolved in the 'POC Results Entry' form to successfully advance following the selection of an order, with specimen collected from a user with no associated staff member. Additionally, the 'POC Results Entry' form is enhanced to display a staff member's credentials in the 'Collection' and 'Collecting Staff' fields.
Included Updates
8
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the 'POC Results Entry' form where the form might not advance following the selection of an order. Additionally, the 'POC Results Entry' form is enhanced to display a staff member's credentials in the 'Collection' and 'Collecting Staff' fields.
Topics
• POC Results Entry • POC Results Entry Configuration form
2021 Update 76 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Progress Notes Widget - Sort
    An issue has been resolved when multiple notes types with the same service date may not sort correctly in the "Progress Notes Widget".
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue that may occur in the 'Progress Notes' widget where notes appear out of chronological order is resolved.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Widgets • NX
2021 Update 77 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Allergies and Hypersensitivities - NKDA
    An issue is resolved that could occur if NKDA (No Known Drug Allergies) and a Food allergen is entered at the same time. '
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 53.1, 54, 55, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where adding "NKDA (No Known Drug Allergies)" and 1 or more food allergies in the 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' form would result in a "Known Food Allergies cannot be "Yes" when "No Known Allergies" has been explicitly recorded" error.
Topics
• Allergies and Hypersensitivities • NX
2021 Update 81 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • 'Assessing Date' - 'Nursing Assessment' form
    An issue is resolved where the field 'Assessing Date' in the 'Nursing Assessment' form would be disabled when defaulting data from a previous episode submission.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the field 'Assessing Date' in the 'Nursing Assessment' form would be disabled when defaulting data from a previous episode submission.
Topics
• Vocational Assessment • Nursing Assessment • Psycho-Social Assessment of Children
2021 Update 82 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Vital Signs -Web Services
    An issue is resolved to ensure vitals are filed successfully from a web service.
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 53.1, 54, 55, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 79, 80
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where vitals filed from a web service would result in a "[UNDEFINED]FileVitalSign+86_CWSVitalSignAPI *PT(14040)" error.
Topics
• Vital Signs • Web Services
2021 Update 84 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • 'Treatment Plan' forms - Assessment Mapping
    Ensure that defaulted values are not duplicated in 'Treatment Plan' forms that have mappings defined to an assessment in 'Assessment Mapping'.
  • Results Entry - Edit Results
    Ensure the ability to edit results in the 'Results Entry' form.
  • The 'InfoScrb.NonIscRx' SQL view
    The 'InfoScrb.NonIscRx' SQL view is updated to include the 'PATID' field.
  • 'Treatment Plan' forms - intervention statuses
    Ensure that intervention statuses retain their filed values when the 'Default to Linked Items' registry setting is enabled.
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 53.1, 54, 55, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) An issue that may occur in 'Treatment Plan' forms with Assessment Mapping where the defaulted value is duplicated. 2) The error "[NOTOPEN]EXEC+3^GUILIB4" that may occur in the 'Results Entry' form when selecting a row to edit. 3) An issue in 'Treatment Plan' forms that may cause intervention statuses to incorrectly cascade. 4) The 'InfoScrb.NonIscRx' SQL view is updated to include the 'PATID' field.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • NX • Results Entry • Query/Reporting • Registry Settings
2021 Update 86 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Review Results - Comments
    An issue has been resolved in the 'Review Results' form that may cause the 'Comments' field to truncate. Additionally, the 'comments_stream' field is added to the 'resultsreview' table to accommodate entries that are greater than 256 characters.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The issue is resolved in the 'Review Results' form that may cause the 'Comments' field to truncate. Additionally, the 'comments_stream' field is added to the 'resultsreview' table to accommodate entries that are greater than 256 characters.
Topics
• NX • Results
2021 Update 91 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Vitals Entry - Height (cm) Calculation to Feet/Inches
    An issue has been resolved in the 'Vitals Entry' form where calculating centimeter height to feet-inches was incorrect.
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 53.1, 54, 55, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 90
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the 'Vitals Entry' form when calculating centimeter height to feet-inches was incorrect.
Topics
• Vitals Entry • NX • Chart View
2021 Update 101 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Assessment Mapping - Mapping to Problem List
    An issue has been resolved where an incorrect client could be updated with problems when an assessment is mapped to the Problem List.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The issue is resolved that may cause problems to incorrectly file when imported through a web service for a form configured with assessment mapping.
Topics
• Web Services • Problem List • NX • Patient Health Questionnaire - 9
2021 Update 108 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Progress Notes - Crystal Report Output
    The issue has been resolved in progress notes forms with Crystal Reports Document Routing enabled that may prevent the changes to service start and/or service end times from a note attached to an existing appointment from being included on the finalized document.
Included Updates
105
Product Update Form Description
The issue is resolved in progress notes forms with Crystal Reports Document Routing enabled that may prevent the service start and end times from reflecting updates made in the form.
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX
2021 Update 109 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Avatar CWS is enhanced to support measures reporting
    The 'SYSTEM.ccd_export_log' SQL table is added to the system. The 'Create and Export Clinical Information' and 'CCD Scheduling Definition' forms are modified to create entries the new table. In addition, the CCD export process is modified to create entries in the 'SYSTEM.RADplus_event_log' SQL table with a type of "PHI Export".
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 53.1, 54, 55, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 103, 106
Product Update Form Description
Avatar CWS is enhanced to support measures reporting.
Topics
• Query/Reporting • CCD's
2021 Update 110 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Export Health Information - Immunizations
    The 'SYSTEM.health_info_export_log' SQL table is added to the system to support measures reporting. Immunization entries are added to the table when posting data from the 'Export Health Information' form.
  • Export Health Information - Surveillance
    The 'SYSTEM.health_info_export_log' SQL table is added to the system to support measures reporting. Surveillance entries are added to the table when posting data from the 'Export Health Information' form.
  • Export Health Information - Lab Results
    The 'SYSTEM.health_info_export_log' SQL table is added to the system to support measures reporting. Lab results entries are added to the table when posting data from the 'Export Health Information' form.
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 53.1, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 103, 106, 109
Required Updates
Avatar CWS 2021 Update 60
Product Update Form Description
Avatar CWS is enhanced to support measures reporting.
Topics
• Client Health Maintenance • Query/Reporting • Export Health Information • Health And Review Of Systems • NX • Results Entry
  • 'Treatment Plan' form - Problems List
    An issue is resolved to ensure the problem data files correctly in the 'Treatment Plan' form when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled and the 'Problems' grid is hidden via the 'Site-Specific Section Modeling' form.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) Problem data is not filing correctly in the Treatment Plan form when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled and the Problems grid is hidden via Site Specific Section Modeling. 2) Treatment Plan Data is not defaulting forward properly when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry is enabled. 3) Scrolling Free Text fields are not loading properly for Treatment Plan form copies when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled.
Topics
• Treatment Plan
  • 'Treatment Plan' form - 'Default From Previous Plan' registry setting
    An issue is resolved to ensure that 'Treatment Plan' data defaults forward properly when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry is enabled.
  • 'Treatment Plan' form - Scrolling Free Text fields
    An issue is resolved to ensure Scrolling Free Text fields populate when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled.
  • 'Treatment Plan' form - Problems List
    An issue is resolved to ensure the problem data files correctly in the 'Treatment Plan' form when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled and the 'Problems' grid is hidden via the 'Site-Specific Section Modeling' form.
Included Updates
13
Required Updates
Avatar CWS 2022 Update 13
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) Problem data is not filing correctly in the Treatment Plan form when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled and the Problems grid is hidden via Site Specific Section Modeling. 2) Treatment Plan Data is not defaulting forward properly when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry is enabled. 3) Scrolling Free Text fields are not loading properly for Treatment Plan form copies when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' registry setting is enabled.
Topics
• Treatment Plan