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Avatar OE 2024 Quarterly Release 2024.02 Summary


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OE NX - Remove Completed Medication Reconciliation
The 'Remove Completed Medication Reconciliation' form is enhanced to support "Partial Hospitalization/Day Services" episodes.
Value Added: Remove Completed Medication Reconciliation is enhanced to support Partial Hospitalization episodes.
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
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.
Value Added: Enhances the application to display the placer number for lab orders sent to an external interface via CareConnect
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
'OrderEntry.history_client_order' table.
The 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' SQL table is enhanced for better performance.
Value Added: Enhances the 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' table to capture more information.
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.
Value Added: Enhances Data Trail by adding the 'OrderEntry.history_client_order' and 'OrderEntry.history_client_order_lab' tables.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
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.
Value Added: Tall Man Lettering is now supported in the 'Order Code Load/Update Utility Via Micromedex Red Book Database' form.
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
Observer NX - future functionality
This prepares the system for future Observer NX functionality.
Value Added: Prepares the system for future Observer NX functionality.
Topics
• Progress Notes (Group And Individual) • Widgets • Client Observation • Order Type • Order Entry Console • Observer NX
 
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.
Value Added: Enhances the Order Entry Console to display Order Guidelines.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
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.
Value Added: The Order Entry Console (Home Medications section) is enhanced to improve performance.
Topics
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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.
Value Added: Adds a Diet Consistency Type to Diet Restrictions.
Topics
• HL7
 
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.
Value Added: Enhanced 'Automatically set Nursing Order Acknowledgement/Verification upon discharge' registry setting default.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • Order Entry Notifications
 
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.
Value Added: An enhancement is made to include 'Reason Code' description in the print PDF
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
2023 Update 35 Details | User Acceptance Tests
"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
Value Added: Ensures mapping definition entries are migrated to their new data storage location.
Topics
• Forms
 
Changed (1)
2024 Update installation
Installation will upgrade to the 2024 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Value Added: Upgrade to current 2024 version
Topics
• Upgrade
 
Fixed (17)
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.
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.'
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
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.
Topics
• Frequency Code Setup • NX
 
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'.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
2023 Update 15 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Orders Due For Renew Report
An issue is resolved where the 'Orders Due For Renew Report' may not display orders when it should.
Topics
• Renew • NX
 
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".
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
2023 Update 19 Details | User Acceptance Tests
'Pre-Authorize Orders' - deleting authorizations
An issue is resolved to ensure the 'Pre-Authorize Orders' form files correctly when attempting to delete all pre-authorizations.
Topics
• Pre-Authorize Orders
 
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.
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • eMAR NX
 
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
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.)
Topics
• Order Entry Console
 
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.
Topics
• Home Medications
 
2023 Update 34 Details | User Acceptance Tests
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).
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'.
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.
Topics
• Order Entry Console • NX
 
2023 Update 37 Details | User Acceptance Tests
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".
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'.
Topics
• Forms
 
2023 Update 44 Details | User Acceptance Tests
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.
Topics
• Clinical Screening • NX
 

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