Archie Dennis archied@softcomputer.com 4.0.6 New Features Archie Dennis archied@softcomputer.com

HELP! Help menu has been moved to a Web Based help system.

Tube Type The Container and Test Setup options can now provide Units of Measure field where a lengthy measuring unit in unabbreviated form can be defined. The field will become a dynamic drop down defined in SSM. 80 character limit. e.g. milligram/deciliter versus mg/dl  or  IU/L versus International Unit/Liter Displaying measuring units in unabbreviated form can be more clear if the unit is not internationally recognized. Up to 80 characters It can be more clear if the units are not internationally known.

Labels Prompt Test results can now print on Collection labels. Layout change determines if results print on separate label or collection label.

Order Entry Dead Patients can now be admitted! Deceased times can now be prior to the Admit times Useful for autopsies PCC-42111

Phlebotomy Phlebotomy now has the ability to send both ordering and scheduled collection date and time for the order to the SoftID system. This will help determind which Stats to collect First.

Order Entry Order Entry is able to modify the specimen collection date by individual specimen or by the entire order when it is necessary to use a different date than the order collection date. Reschedule functionality has been added to Order Entry. Need screenshots

Instrument - Interface SSM now controls default of "How to Display" and "What to Display" fields in Instrument Menu filter. Replaces hosparams in_def_res_filter and int_def_how_res_filter PCC-40989 For 4.0.3.x:  Add hosparam "int_def_how_res_filter" with the following settings: "O" - sets to "By Order" value;  "S" - sets to "By Sequence" value. Default setting is "S".

Order Entry Send to HISSend Batch of Orders, now an Option in Security that can be restricted. PCC-42111

Order Entry-Audit Trail Send to HIS option can now be captured by the Audit Trail viewer

Order Entry-Audit Trail You will RSHIS- Resend to HIS

Order Entry Dead Patients can now be admitted! Deceased times can now be prior to the Admit times Useful for autopsies PCC-42111

Order Entry TOB field in OE Possibly available in calculations PCC-42111

Order Entry TADD tag has option to no longer be added to RBS or Values tab reflexed tests.

Order Entry Internal Notes tab in the Comment windows for Order Entry. The question mark is no longer needed. YEAHHH !!

Order Entry Ordering Clinic can be sent to SoftGene if the field is available in the SoftGene environment. PCC-42111

Resulting The system now provides the ability to send additional messages to the Result server in order to update Result flagging and Delta checking for percent and absolute when any changes are made to a test result or to specimen collection information.

Result Entry Results field can now display comma’s in numeric results

Result Entry - Commas

Result Entry Collection and Receiving Date optional in Pending Log. Prevents Tests from wrapping

Results SoftLab now has the ability to hold verification of results until a specimen has been collected and received. Check flag 59 in test setup.

Results SoftLab now has the ability to resend both Lab and Micro results to the HIS at the same time.

Result Entry-Diff Pad Settings/Definitions determines the number of days to look back for previous results displayed on Diffpad. Previous results have also been set to display previous results even when they were previously 0 PCC-37846

Setup – Test Maintenance The system now provides the ability to work with 1000 environments. PCC-34211

Test Setup Test Setup Search expanded to include any application that a test code is part of, such as RBS , Calculations, Calculations in Comments, QC, etc.. It will help with trouble shooting problems, making changes in setup, aiding new LIS user who was not part of original set up.

Test Setup-RBS Rules

Test Setup-Instruments

Test Setup-Formats

Cancellation-OE Red X/x will display for both cancelled orders and test. No more X display.

Cancellation-Query

Reports The Tests per Month report now provides the ability to search for tests performed by date or month range.

Specimen Tracking Specimen Tracking and Newshift now have a new default setting in hosparam: st_list_timeout “7” It will now be 7 days before Newshift removes specimens from tracking list.

Specimen Tracking The system has been enhanced to allow the user to fax the Specimen Tracking List. This change provides the benefit of being able to print the Specimen Tracking List using an alternate method when the local printers are down.

Phlebotomy Options Phlebotomy > Label Printing >Canned Message Has the ability to accept 80 characters per line without wrapping for up to 10 lines for free-text labels. This feature will provide more flexibility when entering free-text to be printed on Phlebotomy labels with Canned Messages.

Ref Lab Manifest The Reference Lab manifest now has the ability to display the collection date and time of the PC/terminal from which it was printed. Display based on user time zone. *This function is controlled by the report Layout. PCC-31755

Reference Lab Manifest The Reference Lab Manifest is enhanced to do the  following: Print the information from the Comment Box of the Formulary. Print the requesting physician's address, telephone number  and fax number Print up to 4 "Report to" physicians or Ward/Clinic names,  addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers. Print one order per page. Print a separate page between each specimen category even  if it is the same patient. For example, if the same patient had a frozen and a refrigerated specimen there would be a separate page for each. PCC-32104

Ref Lab Manifest Different Manifests can be printed by storage requirements i.e.- Frozen, Ambient, Refrigerated rflab_specimens Labels specimen storage type by last character in Specimen Tube Type ID. Setting of “F,FRO,R,REF,A,AMB” would create three manifests for Specimen Tube types ending with F, R, and A. PCC-31755

Group Test Modifications Inactivating Group Test components Never uncheck active flag at the test level for individual test. Any group test that the individual test is contained within will also become inactive. DO NOT delete test from a group test, as they will be removed from any previous orders.

Group Test Modifications To inactivate Group Test components Enter a Dot “.” as default result Change Container to NULL Enter check mark for the following flags: 15 – Autoresult(with default) 13a – Autoverify only if result is default 25 – test does not need to be called 34 – Do not send to HIS Remove check mark from flag 9

Group Test Modifications SCC will run a script to apply all necessary changes needed in Group test modifications for clients upgrading from previous versions to 4.0.4/4.0.6. This script will also remove billing codes. This procedure is only valid for Oracle clients.

Group Test Modifications SCC can run a utility that will perform all the steps needed to include removing billing codes from the tests that no longer are needed.

Instrument Menu New Column for Previous Result Time

Instrument Menu SoftLab Interfaces was enhanced to prevent auto update of the order list in Instrument Menu. Update will only happen when filter is set to “Not Posted” Set to “All” stops Refreshing. PCC 44672

Query - OSM Order Status Monitor TAT tab now displays Collection Priority for the Collection Status filter and the Execution Priority for the Processing Status filter PCC-36551 GUI_TAT_monitor_grid ‘P’

Query - OSM In the TAT Monitor tab, under the Collection Status, Timed specimens will no longer display negative TAT times for future order numbers .

Call From Query PCC-11848 User can perform the call from Query!

Workstation Redirection The Workstation Redirection Utility now displays a single order field. The system will display a warning message if an incorrect order number is entered. Date range fields are now Security controlled and enabled only for users with access to "8571 Utilities - Workstation Redirection – Date Range" security option. PCC-33985

Pending Orders Report – New Statuses PCC-14885 The Pending Orders Report now provides the ability to indicate specimen status. The report can display the following two statuses: 1)Not Collected - ordered, but not collected or received. 2)Not Received - ordered and collected, but not received.

Ref Lab Manifest – New Fields Reference Lab Manifest now provides the ability to show the following: Insurance name Insurance policy number Doctor NPI UPIN Test Level diagnosis code Stay level Insurances from the BINS tag, created by OEHIS. PCC-24248/PCC-17173 REF_diff_manifest "Y" Customize the manifest to add fields for: Insurance:@insurtype Insurance name:@insurnum UPIN#:@docupin1 hosparam rflab_insurances  to "*". rflab_insurances * IN1 segment to contain insurance information corresponding to all insurances for each patient.

Ref Lab Manifest Sample License# can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @doclicence. UPIN# can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @docupin. NPI# can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @dcnpi. Billing Area/Provider# from Doctor setup can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @docprovider. First test level diagnosis code can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @testdiag. First insurance code can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @insurtype and hosparam rflab_insurances set to "*". The insurance number from the first insurance can be printed on the reference lab manifest by variable @insurnum and hosparam rflab_insurances set to "*". Stay level insurances that are stored in the !BINS tag can be printed on the reference lab manifest by the following variables: @billinsur1 = p_billinsur1, @billinsur2 = p_billinsur2, @billinsur3 = p_billinsur3,

Report and Query Format The ability to drag and drop chapters and subchapter without using shift key.

"HIS patient" and "HIS stay" flags to display the as an icon on the OE and PM screens GUI_OE_HIS_statuses_to_mark has 3 new setting options. #1. “P” – Display a green exclamation point in the Patient pane of Order Entry and Patient Maintenance to indicate that the patient is marked as HIS created. #2. “R” – Display a red exclamation point in the Stay pane of Order Entry and Patient Maintenance to indicate that the stay is marked as HIS deleted. #3. “S” - Display a green exclamation point in the Stay pane of Order Entry and Patient Maintenance to indicate that the stay is marked as HIS created. PCC-32153

HIS Flags in Order Entry

HIS Icon in Order Entry when GUI_OE_HIS_statuses_to_mark = “R” and stay marked is deleted in HIS:

HIS Icon in Patient Maintenance when GUI_OE_HIS_statuses_to_mark = “R” and stay marked is deleted in HIS:

Reports ROE Reports will not display tests that have been marked in setup with the Flag 22 'Do Not Report'.

Reports Abnormal result reports can now be restricted basesd on Permission Class setup. *Set hosparam SecurityRestrictions to “r” for each permission class that will be used for restricting access to patient data. Needed to comply with HIPAA

Time Between Orders Expanded PCC-14053 - Limitation was to 9999 hours (1.14 years)

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QUIZ TIME !!! Units of Measure can be displayed in an TRUE OR FALSE Units of Measure can be displayed in an unabbreviated form. The field will be defined via a hosparam. False: Settings/Definitions

QUIZ TIME !!! To inactivate Group Test components which will not apply: 9- Can be individually ordered 15 – Autoresult(with default) 13a – Autoverify only if result is default 25 – Test does not need to be called 34 – Do not send to HIS

QUIZ TIME !!! What filtering option stops Order List refreshing in Instrument Menu? How to display: By order What to display: Not posted None of the above C :None of the above Answer: What to display: ALL

Questions !!!

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