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Avatar CWS 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.03 Summary


NEW21 CHANGED3 FIXED37
New (21)
Avatar CWS - SNOMED Codes
Avatar CWS is updated to allow SNOMED codes to be hidden in the 'Problem List', 'Treatment Plan', and 'Family Health History' forms. The 'Code' column may also be hidden in the 'Problem Search Results' associated with the 'Problem' field on these forms. The 'Hide SNOMED Codes From Problem List Search Results' registry setting is added to support this functionality.
Value Added: The ability to hide SNOMED codes in particular forms, if desired.
Topics
• NX • Treatment Plan • Registry Settings • Document Routing • Problem List • Family Health History
 
Immunizations -Multi-Dose Vaccination Series
Additional support is added for Multi-Dose Vaccination Series with a new option for the 'Interval Since' called "Prior Dose Number".
Value Added: Additional for Multi-Dose Vaccination Series
'Health Maintenance Guideline Definition - Facility' - 'Immunizations'
In the 'Health Maintenance Guideline Definition - Facility' form, the 'Vaccine' and 'Dose' definitions are updated to support guarantor, diagnosis, and program options.
Value Added: Enhancements to 'Immunizations' guideline definitions
'Health Maintenance Guideline Definition - Facility' - 'Wellness Item' guideline definitions
'Wellness Item' guideline definitions are enhanced to support multiple rows per dictionary value, based on gender and age settings.
Value Added: Enhancements to 'Wellness Item' guideline definitions.
Client Health Maintenance - 'NDC' error dialog
The data entry "Error" dialog for the 'NDC' column is updated to include text that describes how to fill in the field when the value is unknown.
Value Added: Updated 'NDC' error dialog to provide additional information
Client Health Maintenance - NDC codes
A new extended attribute "NDC required" is added to the 'Provided By' dictionary (Other CWS Tabled Files #62009). This extended attribute gives the user the option to not require NDC code, if desired.
Value Added: The ability to not require NDC codes for immunizations
Topics
• Client Health Maintenance • Client Health Alerts • NX
 
Treatment Plan Interventions - 'Assigned Services' grid
The 'Amount' field within the 'Assigned Services' grid in the 'Treatment Plan' form is updated to display after the 'Duration' field in the Chart View and Document Routing.
Value Added: Re-arrangement of the display order for fields in the 'Assigned Services' grid.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • Document Routing • Chart View
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - The 'Default Staff Associated with Current Login User' registry setting
The 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form and copies are enhanced to take into account the registry setting 'Default Staff Associated With Current Login User' in the 'Group Default Notes' section.
Value Added: The ability to default in the staff member associated with the current user in the 'Group Default Notes' section of 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)'.
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Group Default Notes
The 'Group Default Notes' section of the 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form and its copies are enhanced to support adding multiple clients to group notes based on caseload or unit.
Value Added: The ability to add multiple clients to a group note at once.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes • Registry Settings
 
Avatar CWS - support for Integrated eSignature functionality
Avatar CWS is enhanced to support Integrated eSignature functionality.
Value Added: Support for Integrated eSignature functionality
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX • Integrated eSignature • Treatment Plan • Product Final to Draft Override
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Editing Group Default Note
The field 'Select Note To Edit' is added to all 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' forms. This field will need to be added through 'Site Specific Section Modeling' and allows group notes to be edited. Clients who have been individualized will not update the filed notes.
Value Added: Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Ability to edit group default notes.
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Autosaving Group Default Note
AutoSave capabilities have been added to all 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' forms. This will allow the group default note to be autosaved.
Value Added: Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - ability to autosave group default notes.
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX • Group Progress Notes
 
Care Record Mapping - "Hospital Admission Texas" and "Hospital Discharge Texas" assessment types
The "Hospital Admission Texas" and "Hospital Discharge Texas" assessment types are added to the 'Care Record Mapping' form. This gives users the ability to map user defined assessments to the "Hospital Admission Texas" and "Hospital Discharge Texas" assessment types.
Value Added: Enhancing 'Care Record Mapping' with additional assessment types
Topics
• Care Record Mapping
 
Manage Observer Caseload - New Fields
The 'Manage Observer Caseload' form is updated to capture additional information with the following new fields: * 'Credentials' * 'Credentials (from Staff)' * 'Credentials (To Staff)' * 'Caseload Assigned By' * 'Run Caseload Report' * 'Reason to Remove Caseload' * 'Transfer Caseload Reason' The 'Observer.caseload_audit' SQL table is updated accordingly.
Value Added: The ability to capture additional information in the 'Manage Observer Caseload' form
Manage Observer Caseload - 'Allow Clear All Caseloads' registry setting
The 'Allow Clear All Caseloads' registry setting is introduced which will control if users can clear all caseloads within the 'Manage Observer Caseload' form. * When set to "Y", users will be able to clear all caseloads within the 'Manage Observer Caseload' form. * When set to "N", users will not be allowed to clear all caseloads within the 'Manage Observer Caseload' form.
Value Added: The ability to control if a user can 'Clear All Caseloads' in the 'Manage Observer Caseload' form via registry setting
Topics
• Manage Observer Caseload • Registry Settings
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Open to Group Default Notes Section
The "Open to 'Group Default Notes' Section" registry setting is added for all 'Progress Notes (Group And Individual)' forms and allows the form to open on the 'Group Defaults Notes' section. Note: RADplus 2023 Update 46 is required for this functionality.
Value Added: Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Ability to default to opening progress notes at the Group Default Notes section
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX
 
Document Routing - 'Replace Date Created' with 'Date Signed' on Document Routing Images.
New functionality enabled with a new registry setting "Replace 'Date Created' with 'Date Signed' on Document Routing Images". If enabled, the "Date Created" label that begins the first line of every page of routed documents will be changed to "Date Signed".
Value Added: Add ability to change the 'Date Created' label on Document Routing Images.
Topics
• Disclosure • NX • Progress Notes (Group And Individual) • Treatment Plan • Modeling
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Group Default Notes - Default 'Note Type'
Avatar CWS is enhanced to support a default 'Note Type' in the 'Group Default Notes' section of 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' based on the selected group.
Value Added: The ability to associate a default 'Note Type' to a group
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes
 
Task List - Performance Improvements
The Task List Console has been updated for improved performance. An Avatar NX update is required for this improvement to take effect.
Value Added: Added performance improvements for Task List.
Topics
• NX • Task List
 
'Patient Health Questionnaire-2' form
The following fields are added to the 'Patient Health Questionnaire-2' form: * Assessment Status * Assessment Practitioner * Reason For Not Administering * Depression Evaluation The 'Care Record Mapping' form, 'Product Final to Draft Override' form, and Client Chart are updated to support these changes.
Value Added: Additional support added for the 'Patient Health Questionnaire-2' form.
Topics
• Patient Health Questionnaire-2 • Care Record Mapping • Product Final to Draft Override • Document Routing • Patient Health Questionnaire-A • NX • CareFabric Monitor • Patient Health Questionnaire - 9
 
Registry Setting - Ensure Service Program Matches Assigned Services on Charge Input
Note: Avatar PM 2023 Update 87 must be loaded for full functionality. When the setting is enabled, the Service Program must match the program specified in the 'Assigned Services' grid within the 'Intervention' section of the 'Treatment Plan' form.
Value Added: The registry setting ensures a program match between the treatment plan intervention and service entry.
Topics
• Treatment Plan
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual)
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) is updated to allow the user to exit the form from the "Note Filed" dialog after filing an individual note.
Value Added: Enhancement to Progress Notes (Group and Individual)
Topics
• Group Progress Notes • Progress Notes
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Group Default Notes - 'Default Note Type'
The 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' forms are updated to warn the user when the selected 'Note Type' is different than the 'Default Note Type' of the selected 'Group'.
Value Added: A warning message will now display when the selected' Note Type' differs from the 'Default Note Type' defined for a group
Topics
• Progress Notes (Group And Individual) • NX • Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes
 
'Progress Notes' web service
The 'Progress Notes' web service is enhanced to support the functionality enabled by the 'Enable Multiple Add-On Code Per Primary Code Functionality' registry setting.
Value Added: Support for multiple add-on code functionality in the 'Progress Notes' web service
Topics
• Progress Notes • Medical Note • NX • Web Services • Registry Settings
 
Progress Notes - Document Routing
Avatar CWS is updated to provide for increased stability when filing progress notes, which prepares the product for the future expansion of "Document Routing". Please Note: "RADplus 2023 Update 75" is needed for full functionality.
Value Added: Will provide for easier expansion of "Document Routing" functionality in the future
Topics
• Web Services • Progress Notes • Document Routing • NX • Site Specific Section Modeling
 
The 'Set Current Status to Completed On Plan End Date' registry setting
The 'Set Current Status to Completed On Plan End Date' registry setting is enhanced to support the 'Use as Treatment Plan End Date' product custom logic definition in 'Site Specific Section Modeling'.
Value Added: Support is added for product custom logic definitions
Topics
• Registry Settings • Treatment Plan • Site Specific Section Modeling
 
The 'SYSTEM.client_curr_demographics' SQL table
The 'other_race_code' and 'other_race_value' fields are added to the 'SYSTEM.client_curr_demographics' SQL table.
Value Added: The ability to capture additional information in the 'SYSTEM.client_curr_demographics' SQL table
Topics
• Query/Reporting
 
* This update also contains items in the Fixed section(s)
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Group Default Notes
The 'Group Default Notes' section of the 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form and its copies are enhanced to support adding multiple clients to group notes based on caseload or unit.
Value Added: The ability to add multiple clients to a group note at once.
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - The 'Default Staff Associated with Current Login User' registry setting
The 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form and copies are enhanced to take into account the registry setting 'Default Staff Associated With Current Login User' in the 'Group Default Notes' section.
Value Added: The ability to default in the staff member associated with the current user in the 'Group Default Notes' section of 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)'.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes • Registry Settings
 
Changed (3)
Avatar CWS 2023 is Installed
Installation will upgrade to the 2023 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Value Added: Upgrade to current 2023 version
Topics
• NX • Upgrade
 
Avatar CWS - 'Clinical Reconciliation'
Avatar CWS is enhanced to further support the 'Clinical Reconciliation' form.
Value Added: Additional support for the 'Clinical Reconciliation' form
Topics
• Clinical Reconciliation • Allergies and Hypersensitivities • Order Entry Console • Problem List • CCD's • Registry Settings
 
Vitals Entry - low/high ranges BP2 and BP3 fields
An issue is resolved in "Vitals Entry" where low/high ranges aren't validated for 'Blood Pressure 2' and 'Blood Pressure 3' fields.
Value Added: Support for high/low ranges for blood pressure fields
Topics
• Vitals Entry
 
Fixed (37)
Problem List - Add/View Problems
Ensure the ability to add and view problems in the 'Problem List' form.
Topics
• Problem List
 
Progress Notes - Editing Appointments after Autosave
An issue has been resolved in 'Progress Notes' forms that may cause autosaved notes attached to appointments that have been edited since the autosave to be switched to an 'Independent' note upon form entry.
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX • Scheduling Calendar
 
NX - Allergies and Hypersensitivities - Allergies/Reactions Reviewed
An issue is resolved in the 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' form to ensure the 'Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed' field is automatically populated after updating the 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' grid. This will occur when the 'Set 'Allergies/Reactions Reviewed' Upon Updating Allergies' registry setting is set to "Y".
Topics
• Allergies and Hypersensitivities • NX
 
Chart View - Vital Signs
Ensure the ability to view vital sign data in the Chart View.
Topics
• Vitals Entry • Chart View • Vitals • Progress Notes • Medical Note
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual)
A modification has been made to Progress Notes (Group and Individual) to ensure that the following error is not received upon submission of notes: '[SUBSCRIPT]AuthResult+36^HRADAuthCheck^PAYAUTH'.
Topics
• Progress Notes
 
Treatment Plan - Status Code
The Treatment Plan registry setting "Status Default Code" has been removed and the functionality is now controlled by "Site Specific Section Modeling".
Treatment Plan - Transcriber ToDo
An issue has been resolved with Treatment Plans where The error "[SYNTAX]GetSavedValue+12^TXPlanAutosave" may occur when selecting a Treatment Plan transcriber to-do.
Progress Notes - Multiple Session Start and End Times
An issue has been resolved in progress notes when the registry setting 'Multiple Start and End Times to Document Sessions' is enabled there could be an issue with the service duration not matching start and end times.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • NX • Progress Notes • Registry Settings • Progress Notes (Group And Individual)
 
Results Entry - Delete Results
Ensure the ability to delete results in the 'Results Entry' form.
Topics
• Results Entry
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Reject note workflow
An issue has been resolved in "Progress Notes (Group and Individual)" where an error message would occur when a note with document routing enabled is routed, rejected, and then accepted.
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - 'Note Type' field
Ensure both the individual and group sections of the 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form have the same selections available in the 'Note Type' field and include only active dictionary values.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Group Progress Notes • Progress Notes
 
Medical Note - Vital signs
Ensure the ability to save 'BSA' vital sign data in Medical Note.
Topics
• Vitals • Chart View • Vitals Entry • Progress Notes • Medical Note
 
Void Results - voiding and undoing a voided result
The following issues are resolved: 1) The error "[UNDEFINED]SelectResultHdrs+113^ResultsTableLabRsltsMain *ORDCODE" that may occur upon selecting a result in the 'Void Results' form. 2) The error "[SUBSCRIPT]zDefineToDo+22^SYSTEM.RadPlusWorkFlowToDo.1 ^RadPlusWorkFlowToDoIndex("usersento",98,"")" that may occur upon undoing a void of a result in the 'Void Results' form.
Lab Orders - automatically discontinued upon receiving results
An issue is resolved to ensure that all orders are discontinued when receiving results for multiple one-time-only laboratory orders in a single HL7 message.
Topics
• NX • Results • Results Entry • Void Results • Order Entry Console
 
Task List - 'Export/Import' Form
An issue where the warning message "Form does not exist." may appear on the 'Task List Export/Import' form, for task definitions tied to a modeled form, is resolved.
Topics
• NX • Task List
 
Task List - Dismiss Task
An issue is resolved to ensure the error "[UNDEFINED]DeleteToDos+9^GUIWFReassignToiDo" is not received upon dismissal of a task in the 'Task List' application.
Topics
• Notifications • NX • Task List
 
Progress Notes - Automatic Backup
Ensure the multiple session time fields are enabled and the 'Select Time Entry' dictionary is populated when restoring a progress note from an automatic backup.
Topics
• Progress Notes
 
Chart Review - "Allergies and Hypersensitivities" date/time stamp
Ann issue has been resolved where the Known Food Allergies date/time/user details in the chart from Allergies and Hypersensitivities is changed to the most recent Diagnosis record date/time/user when the "Diagnosis" form is filed after the "Allergies and Hypersensitivities" form.
Topics
• Allergies and Hypersensitivities
 
Current Medications Widget
The 'Current Medications' widget is enhanced to improve performance.
Topics
• NX
 
Progress Notes
Progress Notes functionality has been modified that a terminated practitioner cannot be selected in a site-specific section modeled field that is flagged as an 'Incident-To Practitioner' field.
Topics
• Progress Notes • NX
 
Task List - one time only tasks
The following issues are resolved: 1) An issue is resolved where the error "[UNDEFINED]GetEMARData+33^TaskListEMARIntegration *s" may occur in the Task List Console. 2) An issue is resolved where one time only tasks are incorrectly removed from the Task List Console.
Topics
• NX • Task List
 
Review Results - Print Results
A performance issue has been resolved when attempting to print Lab Results from "Review Results" may take a long time to run.
Clinical Pathway - Enrollment and Disenrollment
The following issues are resolved: 1) In Chart view the 'Clinical Pathway Disenrollment' form is updated to print the dictionary value of the 'Pathway Name' field. 3) The error 'Required field missing; INSERT or UPDATE not allowed' that may occur in the 'Clinical Pathway Enrollment' form when submitting an enrollment has been resolved.
Topics
• Results • NX • Clinical Pathway • Chart View
 
'Treatment Plan' web service
Ensure the ability to file the 'Treatment Plan' web service when the value of a site specific scrolling text field exceeds 50 characters in length.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • Web Services
 
Assessment Mapping
Assessment Mapping functionality is updated to ensure only one entry is created for Assessment Mapping items when the 'Enable Automatic Backup' is enabled.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • Assessment Mapping • NX
 
Treatment Plan - Enhanced Error Checking
Treatment Plan forms have been updated for enhanced error checking when deleting items in the 'Launch Plan' view.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • Problem List • NX
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Group Default Notes
Ensure all clients in a user's caseload display in the 'Select Clients' field when "Caseload" is selected in the 'Add to Group - Use Caseload or Unit for Selection' field.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes
 
Allergies and Hypersensitivities - Co existing drug and food allergies
An issue has been resolved where the message "Known Medication Allergies cannot be Yes when no medication allergies exist" is received in 'Allergies and Hypersensitivities' form when a food allergy and medication allergy are both filed at the same time.
Topics
• Clinical Reconciliation • Allergies and Hypersensitivities • Order Entry Console • Widgets • Medication History • NX • Problem List • Review Results • Medical Note
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Client Problem List PCL
The issue that may occur in 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' forms where the 'Client Problem List' Product Custom Logic dictionary does not populate upon selecting a client from the 'Select Note To Edit' dictionary.
Chart View - Progress notes with Client Problem List PCL
The following issue has been resolved in the Chart view for 'Progress Notes' forms is updated to print 'Client Problem List' fields with Product Custom Logic.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes • Widgets • NX
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual)
Functionality for Progress Notes (Group and Individual) has been modified to ensure that data is being retained when an appointment is missed, and the group service has co-practitioners. The data will be retained in the 'staff_tx_history table'.
Topics
• NX • Group Progress Notes
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - 'Group Default Notes' section
Ensure the 'Select Clients' field resets upon switching groups in the 'Group Default Notes' section of the 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Editing Group Notes
An issue has been resolved where a client may incorrectly show as individualized when editing a group note in "Progress Notes (Group and Individual)" form is resolved.
Topics
• NX • Group Progress Notes • Progress Notes
 
Client Health Maintenance form - Immunization and Wellness
An issue has been resolved where the error '[UNDEFINED]TdeLoadFiledRows+27^CWS HealthMaintenanceGrid' may occur in the 'Client Health Maintenance' form when opening the 'Immunizations' and 'Wellness' grids.
Client Health Maintenance - Refused Immunization
An issue has been resolved in the 'Immunizations' grid in the 'Client Health Maintenance' form that may prevent all dictionary values from populating in the 'Refused' field.
Vitals Entry - Future Dates
The following issues are resolved in the 'Vitals Entry' form that may cause the 'Future Dates not Permitted' message to be incorrectly displayed when entering vitals after midnight in the local timezone.
Vitals Entry - Blood Pressure position
An issue is resolved in "Vitals Entry" form where Blood Pressure 'Position' is being cleared out when an "out of range" Blood Pressure reading is input.
Topics
• Client Health Maintenance • Vitals Entry • Chart View • Treatment Plan • Create New Treatment Plan
 
Progress Notes - Signatures in Chart View/Progress Notes Widget
An issue in 'Progress Notes' forms that may prevent signatures from being displayed in chart view and 'Progress Notes Widget' is resolved.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes • NX
 
Non-episodic 'Treatment Plan' forms
The error "[UNDEFINED]loadTPPlanData+20^TXPlanPro4" that may occur when opening non-episodic Treatment Plan forms for clients that have not been assigned a permanent MR number is resolved.
Topics
• Treatment Plan • Call Intake
 
Avatar NX - 'Medical Note'
Ensure add-on services are only saved for clients where add-on services are selected in the 'Medical Note' application in Avatar NX.
Progress Notes - 'Are you releasing to myHealthPointe or External providers?' field
Ensure the 'Are you releasing to myHealthPointe or External providers?' field is present in 'Site Specific Section Modeling' for all progress note forms.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Medical Note • NX • Clinical Notes Mapping • Site Specific Section Modeling • Site Specific Section Modeling Import/Export
 
'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' forms - 'Session Start/End Time' fields
Ensure the 'Session Start/End Time' fields do not become enabled for independent notes when the status is changed to "Draft".
Problem List - 'Specify Other' problems
Ensure the ability to enter multiple 'Specify Other' problems with different 'Other' descriptions in the 'Problem List' form
Topics
• Progress Notes • Session End Time • Session Start Time • Problem List • NX
 
Registry Setting - Status Default Code
An issue has been resolved to ensure registry setting is respected when a Treatment Plan uses 'Site Specific Section Modeling' fields.
Topics
• Treatment Plan
 
Observer Version 1.8: UI Enhancement, Transfer Caseload Fix, & Observation Entry Fix
Observer user experience aligned with myAvatar NX. Requires iPad appearance set to light mode. Fix inability to save and edit observations due to password not in sync between Observer & myAvatar even though correct login entered. Fix transfer caseload functionality in Observer. Client would drop off transfer from user's caseload and not display on transfer to user's caseload. Fix requires Avatar CWS 2023 Update 64.
Topics
• Forms • NX • Manage Observer Caseload • Client Observation
 
CarePOV.Clinician - synchronization time
The process used to retrieve program "Services" data during the "CarePOV.Clinician" application synchronization process, is updated check the "Service" code 'Active' status, in order to prevent delays in synchronization time Please Note: NOTE: "CarePOV.Clinician build 2023.1.2.0" and "Avatar Mobile 2023 Update 3" are required for full functionality
Topics
• Mobile Application Build
 
* This update also contains items in the New section(s)
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - Remove Client From Group
Ensure the ability to remove a client from a group in the 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form.
Progress Notes (Group and Individual) - 'Note Type' field
Ensure both the individual and group sections of the 'Progress Notes (Group and Individual)' form have the same selections available in the 'Note Type' field and include only active dictionary values.
Topics
• Progress Notes • Group Progress Notes • Registry Settings
 

Avatar_CWS_2023_Quarterly_Release_2023.03_Details.csv