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Run Date: JUL 20, 2021                     Designation: GMRC*3*174
Package : GMRC - CONSULT/REQUEST TRACKING     Priority: Mandatory
Version : 3       SEQ #152                      Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: OCT 08, 2021
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Subject: CONSULT TOOLBOX 2.0

Category: 
  - Informational

Description:
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 This is an informational patch explaining the Consult Toolbox v2.0 update.
  
 NOTE: This software is deployed at the national level in the VAEC 
 environment. 
  
 There is nothing that local sites can or need to do besides communicate 
 changes to the clinical users. No code changes were made to the 
 VistA Consult application package to accommodate these enhancements but 
 there are dependencies on other patches (TBD) that will need to be 
 installed prior to this software being activated at individual VistA 
 sites.
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 Version 2.0 updates the Consult Toolbox application to a modern 
 web arcitecture.
  
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 The original software was created by the Atlanta VA Medical Center in 
 response to a need to manage the process of consult management. During 
 the life of a consult, there are prescribed steps of actions to be taken, 
 and there is a need to be able to track these steps at an individual 
 patient level. Additionally, there is a need to be able to understand the 
 overall status of consult management at a macro level, and identify 
 specific services needing attention or resources. Without opening and 
 reading a patient medical record, it is difficult to identify which 
 patients have had which scheduling steps completed.
  
 This software does several things. First, it makes it very easy for staff 
 to document actions completed quickly and consistently. Second, it uses 
 consistent verbiage to document these steps. Third, it eliminates the 
 need to take a second action or make a separate entry to track scheduling 
 steps. Fourth, this consistent verbiage allows software analysis of 
 records without needing to have software changes to VistA or CPRS.
  
 A separate process using Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) queries and 
 reports allows the creation of views showing such things as, patients who 
 have not had a first call, or a second call, scheduling letter sent, or 
 how much time has passed between these events.
  
  
 Together, these allow tracking and managing consults without the need to 
 keep a separate list or other workflows to know which consults need 
 attention.
  
 New Service Requests (NSRs):
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 Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview:
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 Problem:
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 Test Sites:
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 Philadelphia, PA
 Hines, IL
  
 Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions:
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 Documentation describing the new functionality and/or a host file 
 containing a build may be included in this release.
  
 Sites may retrieve the software and/or documentation directly using
 Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) from DOWNLOAD.VISTA.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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 Consult Toolbox User Guide     consult_toolbox_1_0_um.pdf    Binary
 Consult Toolbox User Guide     consult_toolbox_1_0_um.docx   Binary 
  
 Patch Installation
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 Installation Instructions:
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Routine Information:
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User Information:
Entered By  :                               Date Entered  : FEB 17, 2021
Completed By:                               Date Completed: JUL 20, 2021
Released By :                               Date Released : JUL 20, 2021
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