| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
1. Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
2. To accommodate Billing Awareness, it was necessary to modify the
communication between CPRS and Outpatient Pharmacy V. 7.0 to include
new diagnosis codes. Inpatient Medications V. 5.0 routes all pharmacy
orders to the appropriate package. This patch makes the changes necessary
to pass the new diagnosis codes to the appropriate package.
requires that patients' use of Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications, Herbal
supplements, medications prescribed by Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) but purchased by the patient at an outside pharmacy, and medications
prescribed by providers outside VHA be documented in patients' medical
records. These four categories of medications will hereafter be referred
to as Non-VA Meds. This patch makes the changes necessary to Inpatient
Medications V. 5.0 to support Non-VA Meds.
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