============================================================================= Run Date: MAY 20, 2015 Designation: YS*5.01*118 Package : YS - MENTAL HEALTH Priority: Mandatory Version : 5.01 SEQ #93 Status: Released Compliance Date: JUN 20, 2015 ============================================================================= Subject: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LAB (BHL) v5.3 COTS SOFTWARE - INFORMATIONAL Category: - Informational Description: ============ This patch is used for information announcement purposes of availability of an upgrade for the Behavioral Health Lab Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software. The utilization of the Behavioral Health Lab COTS software is optional however this upgrade is required for facilities that have the software currently installed. The BHL Software is a flexible and user-friendly COTS tool designed to facilitate the delivery of measurement based behavioral health care. The software supports Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) programs by providing customizable decision support, patient tracking tools and structured assessments to monitor patient symptoms and inform treatment decisions. The installation and usage of this software is at the discretion of the local Mental Health staff. The BHL Software is a Windows client application (.exe) that has been certified to run on VA staff workstations running Windows XP/7/8. BHL was added to the VA TRM on 2/9/2015. The BHL's interface to VistA is based on the RPC Broker and the usage of pre-existing RPCs thus NO new or modified M routines are required or included in this patch. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: ========================= Shall be provided by BHL vendor when facility coordinates installation support. See DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION section for more information. ROUTINE SUMMARY: =============== No M routines or KIDS installations with this updated central application. ASSOCIATED REMEDY TICKETS: ========================= N/A ASSOCIATED E3R: ============== N/A TEST SITES: ========== The BHL software (5.3) was tested in production environments with following facilities: -- Philadelphia VA Medical Center, PA -- VA Upstate NY HCS, NY -- Louisville VA Medical Center, KY NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS APPLICATION AND THERE ARE NO M ROUTINES. DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION: ========================= The use and installation of the BHL COTS software at a local facility is at the discretion of the mental health providers at a local facility. At the time of this patch release one hundred (100) facilities have the BHL COTS software installed and are required to upgrade their BHL software. The following list of facilities outlines those who are required to coordinate and complete a 30 minute upgrade meeting with BHL Support before July 17, 2015: Site Abv. Site Name/Location ABQ Albuquerque ALT Altoona ALX Alexandria, LA AMA Amarillo ANC Anchorage ANN Ann Arbor ASH Asheville VMAC ATL Atlanta AUG Augusta BAC Battle Creek VMAC BED Bedford BHS Boston VMAC BIG Big Spring BIL Biloxi, MS BIR Birmingham BOI Boise BRX Bronx NY BUT Butler VA CAN Canandaigua CHA Charleston VMAC CHS Chicago CHY Cheyenne CIN Cincinnati CLE Cleveland CLL Chillicothe CMS Columbia South Carolina CON Connecticut COS Columbus OH CTX Central Texas DAY Dayton DEN Denver DET Detroit VMAC DUB Dublin - Carl Vinson VAMC EAS East Orange NJ ELP El Paso FAR Fargo FAV Fayetteville, AR FHM Fort Harrison Montana FRE Fresno GLA Los Angeles GRJ Grand Junction HAM Hampton HIN Hines HON Pacific Island Health Care System HOU Houston, TX IOW Iowa IRO Iron Mountain JAC Jackson, MS KAN Kansas City VMAC LEA Leavenworth LIT Little Rock, AR LOU Louisville MAC Northern California MAN Manchester MIA Miami MIN Minneapolis MIW Milwaukee VMAC MOR VA Hudson Valley Health Care System MRN Marion IL MUS Muskogee, OK NFL North Florida NHM Central Western Massachusetts NIN Northern Indiana HCS NOL New Orleans NOP Northport NY NTX North Texas VAMAC NWI Omaha - Nebraska-Western Iowa NYH NY Harbor HCS OKL Oklahoma City ORL Orlando PER Perry Point PHI Philadelphia PHO Phoenix POP John J. Pershing VAMC PTH Pittsburgh PUG Seattle VMAC REN Reno RIC Richmond VMAC SAG Saginaw SAJ San Juan SAM Salem VA SBY Salisbury VMAC SDC San Diego SFC San Fran SHE Sheridan SHR Shreveport, LA SLC Salt Lake SPO Spokane STC Saint Cloud STX Southern Texas SUX Sioux Falls TAM Tampa TOG Togus VA - Maine TUA Tuscaloosa VA TUC Tucson TUG Tuskegee VCB Texas Valley Coastal Bend WAS Washington DC WCO White City, OR WPB West Palm Beach BHL Support/Help Desk: bhl.support@capitalsolutiondesign.com 202-670-2847 NOTE: Questions, documentation, software requests, installation assistance or any form of support please contact the BHL help desk. NEW BHL installation facilities: If Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) or Mental Health providers at a facility wish to utilize the software or have questions about their PCMHI services, they will coordinate through the PCMHI national contact: Maureen Metzger, PhD, MPH Program Manager, PCMHI Maureen.Metzger@domain.ext Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : APR 29, 2015 Completed By: Date Completed: MAY 20, 2015 Released By : Date Released : MAY 20, 2015 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included