| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
1. INC9511598 Med Instructions Display incorrectly with Clinic Medications
Resolution:
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This patch adds a new report which displays matches between the
Medication Instruction file (#51) and the Medication Routes file
(#51.2).
The MEDICATION INSTRUCTION Name field (File #51) and MEDICATION ROUTE
Abbreviation field (File #51.2) may have entries that use similar
terminology and abbreviations but with different clinical meanings.
The MED INSTRUCTION MED ROUTE TERM REPORT option identifies instances
where the MEDICATION INSTRUCTION Name field and the MEDICATION ROUTE
Abbreviation field are identical to facilitate review and correction
of clinically inconsistent terminology between the two files. Local
Pharmacy Informaticists should review and evaluate this report for
possible corrective action to ensure that reports which use the
expansion from the MEDICATION INSTRUCTION file are clinically valid
when the data originates in the MEDICATION ROUTE file.
This patch adds the Med Instruction Med Term Route Report to the
Medication Instruction Management menu (PSS MED INSTRUCTION
Problem:
MANAGEMENT) and the Medication Routes Management menu (PSS MEDICATION
ROUTES MGMT).
Upon running the report, sites should refer to the Pharmacy Data
Management User Manual located on the VistA Software Document Library
for the dedicated Pharmacy website to discuss the potential options
for file management or to see previous site's decisions on how similar
entries were handled.
Documentation updates are applied to the Pharmacy Data Management User
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Manual as well as the Pharmacy Data Management Technical
Manual/Security Guide.
The Med Route abbreviation for Clinic Meds and Inpatient Meds expands
in the EMLR using the Med Instruction Name if the abbreviation is
identical, which may result in a mismatch of clinical terminology if
the fields were not defined properly.
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