| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
This patch is part of the Patient Financial Services System (PFSS)
billing replacement system, business process improvements, and
enhancements to Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology
Architecture (VistA) to support integration with the COTS billing
replacement system. Significant changes to VistA legacy systems and
ancillary packages are necessary.
Some of the PFSS software components are not operational until the PFSS
On/Off Switch, distributed with patch IB*2*260, is set to "ON . The
ability for the local site to set the switch to "ON will be provided at
the appropriate time with the release of a subsequent Integrated Billing
project. PFSS patches are being released on various schedules. Some
patch.
For more information about the PFSS project, review the documentation
accompanying this patch and refer to the following website:
http://vista.domain.ext/billreplace/
The OR*3.0*228 patch is phase II of the CPRS portion of the PFSS
project. Phase I of the CPRS portion of the project is contained in
OR*3.0*215.
patch functionality will not be active until a new PFSS switch is
activated during final implementation. PFSS will initially be implemented
at select pilot sites ONLY.
The purpose of the PFSS project is to prepare the VistA environment for
the implementation of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) billing
replacement system. The project consists of the implementation of the
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