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Run Date: SEP 28, 2018                     Designation: GMRC*3*108
Package : GMRC - CONSULT/REQUEST TRACKING     Priority: Mandatory
Version : 3        SEQ #89                      Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: OCT 29, 2018
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Subject: STANDARDIZED EPISODES OF CARE (SEOC) UI AND API

Category: 
  - Informational

Description:
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 This is an informational patch explaining development of the Standardized 
 Episodes of Care (SEOC) application.
  
 NOTE: This patch is loaded to an internal VA hosting environment and will 
 be available for use within the VA network.
  
 There is nothing that local sites can or need to do. 
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 This software is a reference database for managing care bundles for use by
 Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and other
 VA systems. Services are grouped together within the SEOC system into 
 bundles so that clinicians can add these bundles to patients consult 
 records in a standardized fashion, reducing the amount of time spent 
 manually entering consult instructions, and providing uniformity among 
 the patient records and across facilities for how patient care is 
 prescribed for similar complaints.
  
 These bundles group together one or more services that are preselected for
 different specialties to be added to the consult records. In addition, the
 clinician is provided with information regarding prescribing rules and
 preauthorization requirements, so they can make the most informed 
 decisions regarding patient care.
  
 Additionally, SEOC data will be accessible outside of the 
 VistA/Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) so that users of 
 downstream applications will be accessing the same data, and SEOC 
 descriptions, reducing the chances of discrepancies.
  
 Additional Information:
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 The software is installed in the VA Austin Information Technology Center
 (AITC) environment, and is accessible via the VA intranet. An API is made
 available for downstream applications to access SEOC data in a JavaScript 
 Object Notation (JSON) format.
  
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 Version 1.0.04.1 provides a user interface layer for the SEOC database 
 allowing for authorized SEOC Administrators to create, read, update and 
 SECOs per business rules. An updated API layer is also included to support
 requirements of the API.
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 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
  
 New Service Requests (NSRs):
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 N/A
  
 Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview:
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 N/A
  
 Test Sites:
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 N/A
  
 Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions:
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 SEOC Software is installed on servers in the Infrastructure Operations
 (IO) environment, and no remote installation is required.  The 
 Technical Manual will be placed on the following anonymous directories:
  
 Hines:                  domain.ext  
 Salt Lake City:         domain.ext
  
 Documentation can also be found on the VA Software Documentation 
 Library at:
 http://www.domain.ext/vdl/
  
 Title                          File Name                      FTP Mode
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 SEOC API Manual                seoc_1_0_api.pdf               Binary
 SEOC API Manual                seoc_1_0_api.docx              Binary
 SEOC User Guide                seoc_1_0_ug.pdf                Binary
 SEOC User Guide                seoc_1_0_ug.docx               Binary
  
 Patch Installation
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 Installation of this software will be performed by Infrastructure 
 Operations (IO) System Administrators, no action is to be taken by 
 local sites. 

Routine Information:
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User Information:
Entered By  :                               Date Entered  : JUL 10, 2018
Completed By:                               Date Completed: SEP 28, 2018
Released By :                               Date Released : SEP 28, 2018
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