Avatar eMAR 2023 Release Notes
Requirements
Products
The following products are required before loading any Avatar eMAR updates:
- RADplus
- Avatar CWS
- Avatar eMAR
Releases
Quarterly
Quarterly releases are a bundle of all individual updates released up to the date of generation. Quarterly releases do not require any prior quarterly releases.
Avatar eMAR 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.04 Dec 22, 2023
Avatar eMAR 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.03 Sep 27, 2023
Avatar eMAR 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.02 Jun 26, 2023
Avatar eMAR 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.01 Mar 27, 2023
Monthly
A bundle of individual updates released since the prior monthly. Each monthly release requires the prior monthly release.
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.04.00 Dec 22, 2023
All updates since Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.02
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.02 Nov 28, 2023
All updates since Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.01
Barcode Incremental Barcode Scanning eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.01 Oct 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.01
Order Entry Console AOE questions eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.01 Jul 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.00
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.00 Jun 26, 2023
All updates since Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.01
Medication Acknowledgement Order Entry Console RxConnect Avatar eMAR eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.01 Apr 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.00
Avatar eMAR
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.00 Mar 27, 2023
Avatar eMAR 2023 Monthly Release 2023.00.00 Jan 30, 2023
Individual
A list of individual updates for the Avatar eMAR 2023 product. Each update may include other updates.
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 7 May 16, 2024 • 2024.01.02
An issue is resolved in Avatar eMAR where recording multiple administrations at the same time sometimes creates a nearly blank record in the 'SYSTEM.cw_vital_signs' table that contains only a value for the blood pressure 'Position', but does not contain 'Blood Pressure' or any other reading. This Update both prevents the issue from occurring and corrects the data created by past occurrences.
Avatar eMAR eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 3 May 15, 2024 • 2024.01.02
The registry setting 'Enable enhanced "Give:" line in eMAR 'Order Description'' is added. This registry setting will control the now-existing functionality to update the "Give:" line within the eMAR 'Order Description' of certain pharmacy-type orders to present the 'Dose' both in terms of the dosage form and as an expression of strength. Please refer to the registry setting help message for details on when a pharmacy-type order is eligible for this functionality. Note: The functionality to enhance the "Give:" line in the eMAR 'Order Description' was introduced via Avatar eMAR 2022 Update 25. Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 3 provides this new registry setting to allow this functionality to be disabled. In addition, the following issues are resolved: 1) The enhanced "Give:" phrase might show the same 'Dose Unit' for both parts of the expression (dosage form and strength). Prior to the installation of this Update, this situation could occur if the 'Dose Unit' dictionary (Order Entry Tabled Files, Data Element# 10270) has the 'Type of Measure' extended attribute incorrectly defined. 2) Decimal-only dose quantity values might be displayed without a leading zero in the enhanced "Give:" line. 3) Dose quantity values might be calculated out to a large number of decimal positions in the enhanced "Give:" line. Such calculated values are now limited to 3 decimal positions for expressions of dose form, and to 4 decimal positions for expressions of strength or volume.
Order Entry Console eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 16 May 15, 2024 • 2024.01.02
The eMAR NX 'Administration Follow-Up' dialog is enhanced to support 'Require Result Text / Comment on eMAR Follow-Up', which can be specified per 'Order Code' via the Avatar OE 'Order Code Setup' form, as well per 'Order Type' and 'Reason Code' via an extended attribute that is available for each of those dictionaries. (Note: The extended attributes for 'Order Type' and 'Reason Code Setup' were introduced via Avatar OE 2023 Update 17.)
Order Entry Console eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 17 Mar 5, 2024 • 2024.01.00
Avatar eMAR and eMAR NX are enhanced to display 'Pre-Administration Task' warnings. 'Pre-Administration Tasks' are defined via the 'Task Associations' form. The warnings will be presented when the order being administered has an associated 'Pre-Administration Task' that has not been performed recently enough, per the definition in the 'Task Associations' form.
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 20 Feb 22, 2024 • 2024.00.00
The error '[NOROUTINE]GetUserPermissions+16^eMARNXUIUserPermissions', which may occur when opening the eMAR NX Console, is resolved. Note: Resolution of this issue also requires Avatar RADplus 2023 Update 91.
Forms Avatar eMAR eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 15 Dec 27, 2023 • 2023.04.00
Avatar eMAR NX is enhanced to display 'eMAR Alerts' that can be defined by an organization via the Avatar OE 'Order Code Setup' form. Support for defining the 'eMAR Alerts' is introduced by Avatar OE 2022 Update 77. Please note that an Avatar NX Release is required to take advantage of this new functionality.
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 11 Dec 27, 2023 • 2023.04.00
Avatar eMAR NX is enhanced to support limiting the ability to edit and/or void another user's eMAR 'Administration Event' (if the user has the ability to edit and/or void an eMAR 'Administration Event' at all), by setting the 'Allow Edit of Another User's Administration Event' and 'Allow Void of Another User's Administration Event' fields added to the 'Order Entry User Definition' and 'Order Entry User Role' forms by Avatar OE 2023 Update 3.
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 22 Dec 13, 2023 • 2023.04.00
Support for uncoded allergies is added to Avatar eMAR. Please note: Avatar CWS 2023 Update 84 as well as a myAvatar Client Update or upgrade is required for full functionality.
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 6 Nov 8, 2023 • 2023.03.02
Avatar eMAR NX is enhanced to allow bar code scanning of orders scheduled for the next calendar day that are within the administration window. Please note: This functionality is available only in eMAR NX, and an Avatar NX Release is required in order to make use of this enhancement.
Barcode Incremental Barcode Scanning eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 21 Oct 27, 2023 • 2023.03.01
The following enhancements are introduced for the eMAR NX 'Inventory Check-in' feature: 1) The ability to add or subtract a specific quantity, rather than inputting the new on hand quantity. 2) The on hand inventory quantity will be moved automatically from the old order to the new order when a Modify is filed in the Order Entry Console (Orders This Episode section). 3) 'Administration Event' codes can be configured as to whether or not inventory should be decremented. This is accomplished via the extended attribute 'Decrement from Inventory on hand' (Data Element 10064) available for dictionary 'Administration Event' (Data Element 10000) in "eMAR Tabled Files". 4) More information is provided in the 'Comments' field for system-generated inventory changes. 5) The ability to filter out system-generated inventory changes from the 'Check-in History' grid. 6) Support for variable dose orders for 'Inventory Check-in', with administrations of any component of a variable dose order utilizing a common inventory. NOTE: These enhancements apply only to eMAR NX, and an Avatar NX Release must also be installed to utilize these enhancements.
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 10 Oct 4, 2023 • 2023.03.01
The following enhancements are made to Avatar eMAR NX: 1) Performance is improved when initially loading a client's orders. Note: This also positively impacts performance when loading the Task List Console. 2) Support for "dynamic refresh" capabilities to notify users of real-time changes to a client's medication orders if the user has that client open in eMAR NX. Note: Avatar CWS Update 65 and an Avatar NX Release are required to make use of this functionality. 3) Support for displaying administration and collection events in the 'Task History' dialog in the Task List Console. Note: Avatar CWS Update 6 and an upcoming Avatar Order Entry Update as well as an Avatar NX Release are required to make use of this functionality. 4) Support for displaying an icon representing warnings and override reasons provided for past administration events. Note: An Avatar NX release is required to make use of this functionality. 5) The unit of measure, either Fahrenheit or Celsius, used for temperature entries in the 'Administration Event' dialog is now determined based off of the registry settings 'Restrict Temperature Entry To Specific Field' and 'Preferred Temperature For Displays/Reports'. Note: An Avatar NX Release is required to make use of this functionality. 6) Support for documenting an "additional dose" in eMAR NX. Note: An Avatar NX Release is required to make use of this functionality. In addition, the following issues are resolved: 1) In eMAR NX, 'Pain Scale' and 'Weight' filed with a 'Follow-up' are not shown when the 'Administration Event' is displayed in the 'Void Administration Event' dialog. 2) Medication, laboratory and diet orders do not appear in the Task List Console when ordered under client episodes other than the client's most recent inpatient episode. (Note: Avatar CWS 2023 Update 65 must also be installed to resolve this issue.) 3) When opening the eMAR NX Console, the error "[UNDEFINED]BuildXML+34^eMARNXAPIAOEData *CC" might occur.
AOE questions eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 14 Oct 3, 2023 • 2023.03.01
An issue is resolved where editing an 'Administration Event' in Avatar eMAR causes the 'admin_by' field in the 'eMAR.eMAR_administration_data' table to be populated with the contents of the 'admin_by_name' field. Please note: A myAvatar Client Update or upgrade must also be installed in order to resolve this issue.
Order Entry Console
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 12 Jun 29, 2023 • 2023.02.01
An issue is resolved in Avatar eMAR where no warning is presented when administering an "interval" order on a non-dose day.
eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 8 Jun 23, 2023 • 2023.02.00
The eMAR 'Administration Event - Results' dialog (for Follow-ups) is enhanced to support the 'Require Result Text / Comment on eMAR Follow-Up' extended attributes introduced via Avatar OE 2023 Update 17.
Avatar eMAR
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 5 Jun 14, 2023 • 2023.02.00
The following issues are resolved: 1) Scanning a barcode for a medication that has a 'Strength Unit' defined as "%" results in an unexpected 'Medication/Quantity' warning message being presented in the 'Warning' column of the Avatar eMAR 'Administration Event' dialog. 2) Scanning a barcode for a non-Red Book item while incremental barcode scanning is enabled could produce the error "[SUBSCRIPT]VerifyAdministeredToPharmacy+367^eMARAPIBarcode2".
Order Entry Console RxConnect eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 9 Jun 14, 2023 • 2023.02.00
An issue is resolved where orders that are acknowledged in Avatar eMAR continue to show in the 'Nursing Order Verification' form and/or 'Nursing Order Acknowledgement' form, when the registry setting 'eMAR Acknowledgement To OE' is set to "A" or "V".
Medication Acknowledgement eMAR NX
Avatar eMAR 2023 Update 2 Apr 3, 2023 • 2023.01.01
An issue is resolved where an "org.xml.sax.SAXParseException" error might be displayed when Avatar eMAR tries to present a "Medication Checking" warning and the ordered item or the item associated with the provided 'Med ID' contains any of several characters that require special handling when included in HTML. These characters include "&", ">", and "<".
Avatar eMAR