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Included Updates
None
Additional Requirements
Avatar OE 2023 Monthly Release 2023.04.00 must be installed.
Product Update Description
Avatar OE 2023 is updated to Avatar OE 2024
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Topics
• Upgrade
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Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The 'Remove Completed Medication Reconciliation' form is enhanced to support "Partial Hospitalization/Day Services" episodes.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
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OE NX - Enable Military Time - OTE/HM- Validate Compliance History/Order Action History
An issue is resolved to ensure that data in military time displays (24hr time) when selecting the ‘View’ button in the ‘Last Compliance’ and 'Order Action History' column.
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OE NX - Client Profile / Physician Orders - Order Detail Report
An issue is resolved to ensure that data in the 'Severity' column does not overlap data in 'Reaction' column in the 'Order Detail Report.'
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The following issues are resolved: 1. The 'Client Profile - Order Details' report may display overlapping field values within the 'Allergies / Hypersensitivities' and 'Problem' sub-reports found in the 'Client Profile / Physicians Orders' form. 2. In the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) where the 'Date/Time' column of the 'Order History' pop-up dialog might display standard 12-hour time instead of military time when the 'Enable Military Time' registry setting is enabled. Similarly, in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section), the 'Last Dose' column of the 'Activity History' pop-up dialog.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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OE NX - Orders This Episode - Laboratory orders - Specimen Collection
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) to ensure that laboratory orders with an 'External Lab Vendor Destination' do not have their 'Specimen Collection' value removed if the 'Print ABN' button is clicked.
Note that the 'Print ABN' button is available in the Order Entry Console only in Avatar NX.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) where laboratory orders with an 'External Lab Vendor Destination' have their 'Specimen Collection' value removed if the 'Print ABN' button is clicked. This can cause such an order to remain active in Avatar eMAR when the order is discontinued, or for a Renew to not be reflected in Avatar eMAR. Note that the 'Print ABN' button is available in the Order Entry Console only in Avatar NX.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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OE NX - Orders This Episode - creating pharmacy-type orders in external pharmacy mode
An issue is resolved to ensure that orders can be filed in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) without error while using external pharmacy mode in Avatar NX.
Included Updates
3
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where the error "[UNDEFINED]GetOCAgency+42^OrderEntryConsoleUtils *program" might occur when attempting to submit orders in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) while using external pharmacy mode in Avatar NX.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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OE NX - Home Medications - Top prescribed medications - Validate Default Dose and Dose Unit
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section) where an incorrect 'Dose Unit' might default into the 'Order Details' section when a "top-prescribed" item is selected from the 'New Order' search. This could happen if the selected "top-prescribed" item was created based on an order where the user modified the 'Dose Unit' from the default value.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section) where an incorrect 'Dose Unit' might default into the 'Order Details' section when a "top-prescribed" item is selected from the 'New Order' search. This could happen if the selected "top-prescribed" item was created based on an order where the user modified the 'Dose Unit' from the default value.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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Laboratory Orders sent to an external interface
The following enhancements are included for laboratory orders sent to an external interface via CareConnect:
1) A new SQL table 'OrderEntry.group_order_nums' has been added for reporting visibility into placer order numbers assigned to groups of tests order together.
2) The placer number assigned will display in the Order Details column of the Order Entry Console.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The following enhancements are included for laboratory orders sent to an external lab vendor via CareConnect: 1) A new SQL table 'OrderEntry.group_order_nums' is added for reporting visibility into "placer order numbers" assigned to groups of tests ordered together. 2) The "placer order number" or the assigned "group order number" is displayed in the 'Order Details' column of the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section), labeled 'Requisition#'.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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'OrderEntry.history_client_order' table.
The 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' SQL table is enhanced for better performance.
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Data Trail - OrderEntry.history_client_order and OrderEntry.history_client_order_lab
The 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' and 'OrderEntry.history_client_order_lab' SQL tables can be included in Avatar Data Trail auditing. This can be done via the 'Data Trail Configuration' form. Note that the ability to enable Data Trail auditing for the 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' table is dependent on the completion of a process that was initiated by the installation of Avatar OE 2022 Update 33. If that process has not yet completed, then the ability to enable Data Trail auditing for this table will not be available, but will become available when that process does complete.
Included Updates
5
Required Updates
Avatar OE 2022 Update 33
Avatar OE 2022 Update 85
Avatar OE 2022 Update 92
Avatar OE 2023 Update 11
Product Update Description
The following enhancements are included: 1) The 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' SQL table is enhanced for better performance. 2) The 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' and 'OrderEntry.history_client_order_lab' SQL tables can be included in Avatar Data Trail auditing. This can be done via the 'Data Trail Configuration' form. Note that the ability to enable Data Trail auditing for the 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' table is dependent on the completion of a process that was initiated by the installation of Avatar OE 2022 Update 33. If that process has not yet completed, then the ability to enable Data Trail auditing for this table will not be available, but will become available when that process does complete.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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Order Code Load/Update Utility Via Micromedex Red Book Database' form - Tall Man Lettering
The 'Order Code Load/Update Utility Via Micromedex Red Book Database' form is enhanced to support Tall Man Lettering, as supplied within the Red Book database. The form now provides prompts to allow for opting-in to use mixed-case / Tall Man Lettering on new 'Order Codes' created via this process, and also to allow 'Order Codes' that were previously created by this process to have their 'Description' fields updated/replaced with the current medication name, as supplied in the Red Book database, using mixed-case / Tall Man Lettering.
Note: If "Netsmart Cloud-hosted Micromedex Data" functionality is enabled, then Avatar CareFabric 2024 Update 10 must also be installed to support this functionality.
Included Updates
None
Additional Requirements
Note: If "Netsmart Cloud-hosted Micromedex Data" functionality is enabled, then Avatar CareFabric 2024 Update 10 must also be installed to support this functionality.
Product Update Description
The 'Order Code Load/Update Utility Via Micromedex Red Book Database' form is enhanced to support Tall Man Lettering, as supplied within the Red Book database. The form now provides prompts to allow for opting-in to use mixed-case / Tall Man Lettering on new 'Order Codes' created via this process, and also to allow 'Order Codes' that were previously created by this process to have their 'Description' fields updated/replaced with the current medication name, as supplied in the Red Book database, using mixed-case / Tall Man Lettering. Note: If "Netsmart Cloud-hosted Micromedex Data" functionality is enabled, then Avatar CareFabric 2024 Update 10 must also be installed to support this functionality.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
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OE NX - Frequency Code Setup -Editing existing code with 'Daily Administration' set to "Not Daily"
The issue is tested to ensure that 'Days Administered' is enabled when editing existing frequency code that does not have a daily administration.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in the 'Frequency Code Setup' form where the 'Days Administered' prompt is disabled when editing a pre-existing 'Frequency Code' that is defined as 'Daily Administration' = "Not Daily".
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Topics
• Frequency Code Setup
• NX
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Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
Avatar OE is enhanced to support Observer NX.
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Topics
• Progress Notes (Group And Individual)
• Widgets
• Client Observation
• Order Type
• Order Entry Console
• Observer NX
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OE NX – Order Entry Console – Order Guidelines
The Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode and Admission Med Reconciliation sections) is enhanced to display the 'Order Guidelines' that might be defined for an 'Order Code'. A "G" icon is displayed in the list of existing client orders ('Order Details' column), in the 'Order Details' panel, and in the Scratchpad, when the selected 'Order Code' has 'Order Guidelines' defined. In addition, the beginning of the 'Order Guidelines' are displayed (to the extent that space is available) next to the "G" icon that might be shown near the top of the 'Order Details' panel. This functionality can be enabled via the new registry setting 'Display Order Guidelines in Order Entry Console or eMAR'. Please note that this new feature is available only in Avatar NX, and that an Avatar NX Release is also required in order to make use of this functionality.
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Orders This Episode - Lab-type order created via an Order Group
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) where the 'External Lab Vendor' field would not contain a default value when the order was selected via an 'Order Group'.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode and Admission Med Reconciliation sections) is enhanced to display the 'Order Guidelines' that might be defined for an 'Order Code'. A "G" icon is displayed in the list of existing client orders ('Order Details' column), in the 'Order Details' panel, and in the Scratchpad, when the selected 'Order Code' has 'Order Guidelines' defined. In addition, the beginning of the 'Order Guidelines' are displayed (to the extent that space is available) next to the "G" icon that might be shown near the top of the 'Order Details' panel. This functionality can be enabled via the new registry setting 'Display Order Guidelines in Order Entry Console or eMAR'. Please note that this new feature is available only in Avatar NX, and that an Avatar NX Release is also required in order to make use of this functionality. In addition, an issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) where the 'External Lab Vendor' would not contain a default value when the order was selected via an 'Order Group'.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where the 'Orders Due For Renew Report' may not display orders when it should.
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Topics
• Renew
• NX
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OE NX - Home Medications
The Order Entry Console (Home Medications section) is enhanced to improve performance when retrieving and displaying a client's list of Home Medications. Please note that this improved performance is available only in Avatar NX, and that an Avatar NX Release is also required in order to make use of these improvements.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where the 'Orders Due For Renew Report' may not display orders when it should.
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Topics
n/a
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OrderEntry.table_order_group
An issue is resolved in the table 'OrderEntry.table_order_group' where the field 'ORDERID' has a datatype of "Numeric" instead of "String", which could result in incorrect handling of non-numeric 'ORDERID' values in reports and queries, and makes it more difficult to use this field to JOIN to other tables where the 'ORDERID' field is correctly defined as datatype "String".
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where the 'Pre-Authorize Orders' form could remain on the 'Submitting...' screen indefinitely when attempting to delete all pre-authorizations.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
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Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where the 'Pre-Authorize Orders' form could remain on the 'Submitting...' screen indefinitely when attempting to delete all pre-authorizations.
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Topics
• Pre-Authorize Orders
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Dietary-Oral - Diet Restrictions - Diet Consistency Type
The extended dictionary attribute 'Diet Consistency Type' (20998) is added to the 'Diet Restrictions' dictionary (20982. File = 'Order Entry Client Information'). This allows a facility to define restrictions that can be used to indicate diet/liquid consistency.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The extended dictionary attribute 'Diet Consistency Type' (20998) is added to the 'Diet Restrictions' dictionary (20982. File = 'Order Entry Client Information'). This allows a facility to define restrictions that can used to indicate diet/liquid consistency.
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Topics
• HL7
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OE NX - Orders This Episode - Frequency Code (with multiple hours of admin) - custom admin time
An issue is resolved where an order's 'Hours of Administration' might not reflect customization performed when the order was created.
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OE NX - Orders This Episode - No Custom Administration Times with validation in eMAR NX.
An issue is resolved to ensure an order's 'Hours of Administration' reflect customization performed when the order was created.
Included Updates
14, 15
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where an order's 'Hours of Administration' might not reflect customization performed when the order was created.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• eMAR NX
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OE Console - Home Medications - Final Review - Default Preferred Pharmacy
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications and Discharge Med Reconciliation sections) where the 'Final Review' dialog might default to a pharmacy based on the external pharmacy that would be used for the client's inpatient episode.
Included Updates
3, 6, 14, 15, 24
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Medications and Discharge Med Reconciliation sections) where the 'Final Review' dialog might default to a pharmacy based on the external pharmacy that would be used for the client's inpatient episode.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
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OE NX - Renew / Reorder - Notifications
An issue is resolved where email, pop-up or SMS text notifications could be sent for orders due to be renewed or reordered when the system is not configured to do so.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where email, pop-up or SMS text notifications could be sent for orders due to be renewed or reordered when the system is not configured to do so.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
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Nursing Order Verification / Nursing Order Acknowledgment
The registry setting 'Automatically set Nursing Order Acknowledgement/Verification upon discharge' is changed from defaulting to "A" (Acknowledged) to defaulting to "V" (Acknowledged and Verified). In other words, if the current value of this registry setting is "A", it will be changed to "V". Otherwise, this Update will have no effect. If you wish to keep a value of "A", then you will need to reset this registry setting manually after installing this Update.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The registry setting 'Automatically set Nursing Order Acknowledgement/Verification upon discharge' is changed from a default value of "A" (Acknowledged) to a default value of "V" (Acknowledged and Verified). In other words, if the current value of this registry setting is "A", it will be changed to "V". Otherwise, this Update will have no effect. If keeping this registry setting set to a value of "A" is desired, then this registry setting will need to be manually reset after installing this Update.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• Order Entry Notifications
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OE Console - Extra "Slashes" in Orders 'Directions' field displays correctly in order grid
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Home Meds and Discharge Med Reconciliation sections), when doing a Reorder, Modify, or Make Rx, the 'Directions' and 'Note to Pharmacist' fields might include an extra backslash if the text that was originally saved contained a forward slash. (Such backslashes might also be included in the 'Note to Pharmacist' text that is displayed in the list of existing client Home Medications.)
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OE NX - Reason Code and Reason Text - Print PDF
An issue is resolved to ensure the description of an order's 'Reason Code' is included in prescriptions sent to outside pharmacies by OrderConnect via eRx or Fax, nor on printed prescriptions generated by OrderConnect.
Included Updates
14, 15, 24
Product Update Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) In the Order Entry Console, the description of an order's 'Reason Code' is not included in prescriptions sent to outside pharmacies by OrderConnect via eRx or Fax, nor on printed prescriptions generated by OrderConnect. 2) In the Order Entry Console (Home Medications and Discharge Med Reconciliation sections), when doing a Reorder, Modify, or Make Rx, the 'Directions' and 'Note to Pharmacist' fields might include an extra backslash (\) if the text that was originally saved contained a forward slash (/). (Such backslashes might also be included in the 'Note to Pharmacist' text that is displayed in the list of existing client Home Medications.)
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
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Notify Attending Practitioner
In the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section), an issue is resolved where the 'Practitioner' field on the 'Notify Attending Practitioner' dialog might not default to the client's 'Attending Practitioner'.
Please note that the 'Notify Attending Practitioner' dialog is available only in myAvatar NX, and that a myAvatar NX Release is also required to resolve this issue.
Included Updates
None
Additional Requirements
myAvatar NX Release 2024.04.02 is required in order to utilize full functionality.
Product Update Description
In the Order Entry Console (Home Medications section), an issue is resolved where the 'Practitioner' field on the 'Notify Attending Practitioner' dialog might not default to the client's 'Attending Practitioner'. Please note that the 'Notify Attending Practitioner' dialog is available only in myAvatar NX, and that a myAvatar NX Release is also required to resolve this issue.
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Topics
• Home Medications
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OE NX - Client with Cross Episode Financial Eligibility - Creating Lab Orders
An issue is resolved to ensure multiple lab orders (two and more) can be filed in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section).
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OE NX - Orders This Episode -
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section) where filing an order might cause the error 'The order has the following issue: An error occurred while updating eMAR.' This error could also occur when using the 'Client Profile / Physicians Orders' form, the 'Physician Order Validation' form, or when filing a Renew or a Validate via those types of To Dos. This error could occur when filing any action for an order for a client episode whose 'Treatment Setting' is not included in the registry setting 'Treatment Settings Processed By eMAR'.
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OE NX - Orders This Episode - Validate Orders
An issue is resolved to ensure that a variable dose order that has a one-time-only frequency code and has already been administered, and therefore discontinued, can be validated.
Included Updates
3, 8, 11, 18, 22
Product Update Description
The following issues are resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section): 1) Filing multiple laboratory-type orders might cause the error "An error occurred while creating a row in the 'OrderEntry.order_entry_cs_utilities' table. Error: #5805: ID not unique for extent 'OrderEntry.OrderEntryCSUtilities'". 2) Filing an order might cause the error 'The order has the following issue: An error occurred while updating eMAR.' This error could also occur when using the 'Client Profile / Physicians Orders' form, the 'Physician Order Validation' form, or when filing a Renew or a Validate via those types of To Dos. This error could occur when filing any action for an order for a client episode whose 'Treatment Setting' is not included in the registry setting 'Treatment Settings Processed By eMAR'. 3) Validating an order might cause the error "The order has the following issue: An error occurred while updating eMAR." This error could occur on a variable dose order where a one-time-only 'Frequency Code' was used and the corresponding order in Avatar eMAR had already been administered and therefore automatically discontinued. 4) Filing a new order might cause the error "The order has the following issue: An error occurred while updating eMAR." This error could occur when the order is set to 'Give Initial Dose Now' and the first ("Now") dose is scheduled to occur at the same time that it would normally occur had 'Give Initial Dose Now' not been selected.
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Topics
• Order Entry Console
• NX
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"Avatar Order Entry" - application mappings
"Avatar Order Entry" (internal) mapping definition entries are migrated to new data storage location. Please Note: this update only applies in the event that "RADplus 2023 Update 91" (which performed this migration) was installed prior to the "Avatar Order Entry" module installation in the system
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The Order Entry mapping definitions are updated.
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Topics
• Forms
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Order Entry Installed to Support Home Meds Only
An issue is resolved to ensure the correct forms are visible when the 'Order Entry Installed to Support Home Meds Only' registry setting is set to "Y".
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Print Current Orders and Order Changes - Current Orders Report
An issue is resolved to ensure that when using the 'Print Current Orders and Order Changes' form and printing the 'Current Orders' report in myAvatar NX, the order 'Description' will not overlap the order 'Start Date'.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) Some Order Entry forms could be incorrectly displayed in the menu when in "Home Meds Only" mode, or incorrectly hidden when not in "Home Meds Only" mode. 2) When using the 'Print Current Orders and Order Changes' form and printing the 'Current Orders' report in myAvatar NX, the order 'Description' can overlap the order 'Start Date'.
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Topics
• Forms
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Order Entry Console - Drug-to-Drug Interaction Warning
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode and Admission Med Reconciliation sections) where screening for 'Drug-Drug Interactions' may not be performed against orders already in the Scratchpad when selecting a medication for a new order. This issue occurs when "Drug-Drug Interactions" are not selected in the 'Types of Screening Performed Via Direct CKO Server Connection' prompt in the 'Order Entry Clinical Screening System Defaults' form.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode and Admission Med Reconciliation sections) where screening for 'Drug-Drug Interactions' may not be performed against orders already in the Scratchpad when selecting a medication for a new order. This issue occurs when "Drug-Drug Interactions" are not selected in the 'Types of Screening Performed Via Direct CKO Server Connection' prompt in the 'Order Entry Clinical Screening System Defaults' form.
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Topics
• Clinical Screening
• NX
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