| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
This patch is being released as part of Pharmacy Legacy Enhancements Fiscal
than one Automated Dispensing Device (ADD) communicating with Veterans Health
Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) through OPAI.
1.A new OPAI sub-file (#50.0906) was added to the DRUG file (#50). It gives
sites the flexibility to define ADDs at the drug level. The sub-file
(#50.0906) contains the following new fields:
DIVISION - This is the division associated with the ADD for the drug.
This field is a pointer to the OUTPATIENT SITE file (#59).
WINDOW - This field is a pointer to the PHARMACY AUTOMATED DISPENSING
DNS NAME DEVICES file (#52.53). Orders with a route of WINDOW will be
Year 2011 to address the Outpatient Pharmacy Automation Interface (OPAI)
sent to this ADD.
MAIL - This field is a pointer to the PHARMACY AUTOMATED DISPENSING
DNS NAME DEVICES file (#52.53). Orders with a route of MAIL will be
sent to this ADD.
2. The Drug Enter/Edit [PSS DRUG ENTER/EDIT] option was modified to include
the new fields as part of data entry.
Enhancements. The Outpatient Pharmacy patch PSO*7*354 is also being released
as part of this enhancement.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) facilities have moved to using multiple
vendors for automated medication dispensing systems to improve the efficiency
of outpatient pharmacy operations. The following enhancements were made to
the Pharmacy Data Management software to allow any one division to have more
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