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Avatar OE 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.01 Details


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  • Avatar OE 2023 is Installed
    Installation will upgrade to the 2023 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
Avatar OE 2022 is updated to Avatar OE 2023

Topics
• Installation • Upgrade
  • OE NX - Home Medications - Send to Pharmacy
    An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section) where the 'Order History' dialog header section may be missing order-specific data, and may incorrectly display "Do not send to Pharmacy" for 'Pharmacy Details'. Please note that this issue occurs only in myAvatar NX, and that a myAvatar Client Update or upgrade must also be installed in order to resolve this issue.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section) where the 'Order History' dialog header section may be missing order-specific data, and may incorrectly display "Do not send to Pharmacy" for 'Pharmacy Details'. Please note that this issue occurs only in myAvatar NX, and that a myAvatar Client Update or upgrade must also be installed in order to resolve this issue.

Topics
• NX
  • Discharge Medication Report - 'Frequency Code' change after eMAR administration.
    The following issues are resolved and changes are made to the 'Discharge Medication Report' that is available in the Order Entry Console (Discharge Med Reconciliation section): 1) On the 'Active Medications List' portion of the report, the 'Next Due' date and time that are printed might not be as desired, if the 'Frequency' on the discharge order was changed from what the 'Frequency' had been on the original inpatient order.  Due to the challenges in determining when the next dose should actually occur in such situations, the report will now print a "fill in the blank" underline in the 'Next Due' column in these situations. 2) The 'Last Given' / 'Next Due' columns do not appear on the report when configured to do so. 3) The report might sometimes print a mostly blank first page and then print details starting on the second page. 4) The help message for the registry setting 'Enable Last Dose/Next Due on OE Console Discharge Med Reconciliation report' is updated to reflect the changes included in this Update.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved and changes are made to the 'Discharge Medication Report' that is available in the Order Entry Console (Discharge Med Reconciliation section):  1) On the 'Active Medications List' portion of the report, the 'Next Due' date and time that are printed might not be as desired, if the 'Frequency' on the discharge order was changed from what the 'Frequency' had been on the original inpatient order.  Due to the challenges in determining when the next dose should actually occur in such situations, the report will now print a "fill in the blank" underline in the 'Next Due' column in these situations.  2) The 'Last Given' / 'Next Due' columns do not appear on the report when configured to do so.  3) The report might sometimes print a mostly blank first page and then print details starting on the second page.  4) The help message for the registry setting 'Enable Last Dose/Next Due on OE Console Discharge Med Reconciliation report' is updated to reflect the changes included in this Update.

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX • Discharge Med Reconciliation
  • Order Entry Console - Enable Supplemental Diagnoses for Lab orders
    The registry setting 'Enable Supplemental Diagnoses for Lab Orders in OE Console (Orders This Episode)' is added. Please note: This functionality is available only in myAvatar NX, and a myAvatar Client Update or upgrade must also be installed to utilize it. Also note that an upcoming Avatar eMAR Update will add support for displaying these supplemental order diagnoses in eMAR.
Included Updates
None
Required Updates
Avatar OE 2022 Update 87
Additional Requirements
Please note: This functionality is available only in myAvatar NX, and Avatar NX Release 2023.03.00 is required in order to utilize full functionality
Product Update Form Description
The registry setting 'Enable Supplemental Diagnoses for Lab Orders in OE Console (Orders This Episode)' is added. Please note: This functionality is available only in myAvatar NX, and a myAvatar Client Update or upgrade must also be installed to utilize it. Also note that an upcoming Avatar eMAR Update will add support for displaying these supplemental order diagnoses in eMAR.

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
  • Microbiology - lab-type 'Order Codes'
    The field 'Microbiology' is added to the 'Order Code Setup' form. The 'Microbiology' field allows lab-type 'Order Codes' to be flagged as being microbiology.
  • Avatar eMAR - eMAR Alerts - Order Code Setup
    The field 'eMAR Alerts' is added to the 'Order Code Setup' form. The 'eMAR Alerts' field allows 'Order Codes' to be configured to display custom "alerts" at the top of the Avatar eMAR 'Order Description' box for each order that uses that 'Order Code'.
    Note: Avatar eMAR 2022 Update 35 provides support for displaying 'eMAR Alerts'.
Included Updates
2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 33, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76
Product Update Form Description
The fields 'Microbiology' and 'eMAR Alerts' are added to the 'Order Code Setup' form. The 'Microbiology' field allows lab-type 'Order Codes' to be flagged as being microbiology. The 'eMAR Alerts' field allows 'Order Codes' to be configured to display custom "alerts" at the top of the Avatar eMAR 'Order Description' box for each order that uses that 'Order Code'. Note: Avatar eMAR 2022 Update 35 provides support for displaying 'eMAR Alerts'.

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX • Avatar eMAR
  • Creating orders in the Order Entry Console or 'Client Profile/Physicians Orders' form
    An issue is resolved to ensure that when an issue is encountered specifically while attempting to automatically send printed 'Order Entry Notifications' to designated printers that the filing of the orders will still occur.  Note that these changes to the order filing process apply when filing orders via either the 'Client Profile / Physicians Orders' form or via the Order Entry Console (whenever orders are being filed into the Avatar CWS database).
  • Order Filing Process
    The order filing process is modified to better handle occasional situations that could result in order-related information being filed incompletely, or not being conveyed to other applications (Avatar eMAR, or ancillary systems such as pharmacy or lab).  With these changes, if all filing steps cannot be completed successfully, then the order(s) will not be filed at all, the user will be informed of the failure, and will be able to try again.
Included Updates
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86
Product Update Form Description
The order filing process is modified to better handle occasional situations that could result in order-related information being filed incompletely, or not being conveyed to other applications (Avatar eMAR, or ancillary systems such as pharmacy or lab). With these changes, if all filing steps cannot be completed successfully, then the order(s) will not be filed at all, the user will be informed of the failure, and will be able to try again. However, note that issues encountered specifically while attempting to automatically send printed 'Order Entry Notifications' to designated printers will not prevent the filing of the orders. Note that these changes to the order filing process apply when filing orders via either the 'Client Profile / Physicians Orders' form or via the Order Entry Console (whenever orders are being filed into the Avatar CWS database).

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX • Client Profile/Physicians Orders • Activate Pre-Authorized Orders
  • Discharge Med Reconciliation - Discharge Reconciliation report after Editing a Pending Reconciliation
    In the Order Entry Console (Discharge Med Reconciliation section), an issue is resolved where 'Continue' orders in the Scratchpad might be missing certain fields in the 'OrderEntry.med_rec_dis_scr_pad' table, including the 'med_name' and 'med_full_description' fields, after editing a pending Reconciliation. This results in the medication names being missing for those medications on the Discharge Med Reconciliation report.
    Note that this issue occurs only in myAvatar NX.
Included Updates
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 55, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91
Product Update Form Description
In the Order Entry Console (Discharge Med Reconciliation section), an issue is resolved where 'Continue' orders in the Scratchpad might be missing certain fields in the 'OrderEntry.med_rec_dis_scr_pad' table, including the 'med_name' and 'med_full_description' fields, after editing a pending Reconciliation. This results in the medication names being missing for those medications on the Discharge Med Reconciliation report. Note that this issue occurs only in myAvatar NX.

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
  • Order Entry Console - ONC certification
    Avatar OE is enhanced to support the HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) data standard, relating to ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) certification. Note: Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 103 must also be installed to support this functionality.
Included Updates
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 33, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 55, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 91
Additional Requirements
Note: Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 103 must also be installed to support this functionality.
Product Update Form Description
Avatar OE is enhanced to support the HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) data standard, relating to ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) certification. Note: Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 103 must also be installed to support this functionality.

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
  • Discharge Med Reconciliation - 'Dose' and 'Dose Unit'
    An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Discharge Med Reconciliation section) to ensure that an order's 'Dose' and 'Dose Unit' will display correctly when the order is added to the 'Home Medications Scratchpad (Post-Discharge)' from the list of 'Inpatient Medications'.
Included Updates
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 55, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 96, 97
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Discharge Med Reconciliation section) where an order's 'Dose' and 'Dose Unit' might not convert correctly when the order is added to the 'Home Medications Scratchpad (Post-Discharge)' from the list of 'Inpatient Medications'.

Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
  • Order Entry Console - Interval Frequency - Dispense Qty calculation
    An issue is resolved to ensure that in the Order Entry Console (all sections, when 'Dispense Qty' is available) that the 'Dispense Qty' is calculated correctly when the order uses a 'Frequency Code' that is defined as an 'Interval Frequency'.
Included Updates
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 33, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 55, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 91, 97
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (all sections, when 'Dispense Qty' is available) where the 'Dispense Qty' is not calculated correctly when the order uses a 'Frequency Code' that is defined as an 'Interval Frequency'.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 

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