$TXT Created by FAIRBROTHER,EILEEN at DEVFEX.FO-ALBANY.MED.VA.GOV (KIDS) on Friday, 11/12/10 at 09:15 ============================================================================= Run Date: DEC 16, 2010 Designation: DVBA*2.7*159 Package : DVBA - AUTOMATED MED INFO EXCHANGE Priority: Mandatory Version : 2.7 SEQ #139 Status: Released Compliance Date: DEC 30, 2010 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)DVBA*2.7*154<<= must be installed BEFORE `DVBA*2.7*159' Subject: CAPRI DBQ TEMPLATE & AMIE DBQ WORKSHEET UPDATES Category: - Enhancement (Mandatory) Description: ============ I. OVERVIEW This patch introduces enhancements to the AUTOMATED MED INFO EXCHANGE (AMIE) V 2.7 package and the Compensation & Pension Record Interchange (CAPRI) application in support of content changes to Compensation and Pension (C&P) Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs). The following provides a high level overview of patch DVBA*2.7*159. 1. CAPRI - Worksheet Template Changes Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Affairs Central Office (VBAVACO) has approved content changes for three CAPRI Disability Benefit Questionnaires: * DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE * DBQ LEUKEMIA * DBQ PARKINSONS 2. AMIE - C&P Examination Worksheet Changes Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Affairs Central Office has approved content changes for three AMIE C&P questionnaire worksheets: * DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE * DBQ LEUKEMIA * DBQ PARKINSONS 3. CAPRI - Template Defects a. Defects have been addressed within the following CAPRI templates: There is a defect in the DBQ PARKINSONS template. The report for this template is not accurately reflecting user selections. There is a defect in the DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE template. The report for this template is not accurately reflecting user selections. 4. AMIE - C&P Examination Worksheet Defects a. Defects have been addressed within the following AMIE worksheets: A defect in the print driver routines for the following AMIE Worksheets has been addressed: *DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE *DBQ LEUKEMIA *DBQ PARKINSONS II. ASSOCIATED REMEDY TICKETS & NEW SERVICE REQUESTS The following section lists the Remedy tickets and/or New Service Requests associated with this patch. 1. Associated Remedy Ticket(s): ---------------------------------- HD0000000438238 - Worksheets intermittently not printing HD0000000442506 - CAPRI - DBQ PARKINSONS Questionnaire Problem 2. Associated New Service Request(s): ---------------------------------- There are no New Service Requests associated with this patch. III. FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW The following section contains an overview of the changes and primary functionality that are being delivered in this patch. 1. CAPRI - Worksheet Template Changes This patch implements changes to three CAPRI Compensation and Pension examination worksheets, which are accessible through the CAPRI GUI application. a. Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Affairs Central Office has approved the following changes on the following CAPRI templates: * DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE was modified: 1. To reword the introductory paragraph to read "Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the Veteran's claim." 2. To allow the user to record diagnostic test results regardless of how they answer the section 5, "Diagnostic Testing" question: "Is there evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation?". This change allows the examiner to record data supporting either a positive or negative decision. 3. To enhance the second "NOTE:" under section 1, "Diagnosis", by adding the sentence "IHD encompasses any atherosclerotic heart disease resulting in clinically significant ischemia or requiring coronary revascularization." * DBQ LEUKEMIA was modified: 1. To reword the introductory paragraph to read "Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the Veteran's claim." * DBQ PARKINSONS was modified: 1. To reword the introductory paragraph to read "Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the Veteran's claim." 2. To restructure Section 5, "Additional manifestations/complications due to Parkinson's or its treatment". The section has been modified to allow the selection of "Incontinence" and/or "Urinary retention". The section has been restructured to allow users to select "Use of an appliance" if either "Incontinence" or "Urinary retention" is chosen and to specify the number of absorbent pads used per day for "Incontinence." 2. AMIE - C&P Examination Worksheet Changes This patch implements content changes for three AMIE C&P Disability Benefit Questionnaire worksheets, which are accessible through the VISTA AMIE software package. a. Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Affairs Central Office has approved changes to the following automated AMIE C&P Questionnaire worksheets, based on a new C&P Disability Benefits Questionnaire worksheet. * DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 1. The introductory text has been changed to: "Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the Veteran's claim." 2. The second "NOTE:" under section 1,"Diagnosis", has been clarified with the addition of a sentence, "IHD encompasses any atherosclerotic heart disease resulting in clinically significant ischemia or requiring coronary revascularization". * DBQ LEUKEMIA 1. The introductory text has been changed to: "Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the Veteran's claim." * DBQ PARKINSONS 1. The introductory text has been changed to: "Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits. VA will consider the information you provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the Veteran's claim." 2. Section 5, "Additional manifestations/complications due to Parkinson's or its treatment", "Urinary problems" section, has been clarified to allow the selection of "Incontinence" and/or "Urinary retention" as discrete problems. The section has been restructured to indicate that "Use of an appliance" and "Specify the number of absorbent pads used per day" are not mutually exclusive. 3. CAPRI - Template Defects The following defect discovered by the CAPRI development team is being addressed: a. Defect - On the CAPRI DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE template, "Other study (specify):" does not appear on report when no detail data is entered. Problem ------- On the DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE template, when the examiner chooses "Other Study (specify):" and does not enter any data, "Other study (specify):" does not display on the report. Solution -------- The template has been altered so that "Other study (specify):" appears on the report, whether any detail data is entered or not. b. Defect - CAPRI - DBQ PARKINSONS Questionnaire Problem The following Remedy ticket is associated with this defect: * Remedy Ticket HD0000000442506 - CAPRI - DBQ PARKINSONS Questionnaire Problem Problem ------- On the History tab, when entering data in the DBQ PARKINSONS Questionnaire template, Question 3, "Motor manifestations of Parkinson's or its treatment", "Bradykinesia or slowed motion" radio group, if "Mild" is selected, both "Mild" and "Severe" are checked on the report. Solution -------- The application has been changed so that only selections made by the user appear on the report. 4. AMIE - C&P Examination Worksheet Defects a. Defect - AMIE Examination worksheets intermittently not printing The following Remedy ticket is associated with this defect: * Remedy Ticket HD0000000438238 - Worksheets Intermittently not Printing Problem ------- Worksheets are printing intermittently since the installation of DVBA*2.7*154. The problem occurs if multiple AMIE Worksheets are printed at the same time. This occurs because the DBQ print routines are killing variables required by the second and subsequent worksheets. Solution -------- The driver routines for the AMIE DBQ worksheets have been updated to preserve the variables that are shared between worksheets. IV. TECHNICAL COMPONENTS The following section describes the technical components being exported with this patch. 1. The following FILE will be included. UP SEND DATA USER DATE SEC. COMES SITE RSLV OVER FILE# NAME DD CODE W/FILE DATA PTS RIDE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 396.18 CAPRI TEMPLATE DEFINITIONS NO YES YES OVER NO NO 2. The following Template Definition updates will be added to the CAPRI TEMPLATE DEFINITIONS (#396.18) file: * DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE~159 * DBQ LEUKEMIA~159 * DBQ PARKINSONS~159 3. New entries with the updated versions of the following AMIE C&P examination worksheets will be created and activated in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file. The existing entries for these worksheets will be inactivated. * DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE Post-init routine DVBA159P will create a new record in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file for the updated version of the DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE C&P examination worksheet, and inactivate the existing record. This is done for historical purposes. The STATUS field of the existing record will be set to "INACTIVE". The STATUS field the new record will be set to "ACTIVE". Post-init routine DVBA159P will deactivate the current DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE examination worksheet in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file and activate the updated DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE worksheet in the same file. The current Internal Entry Number (IEN) is 237. The new IEN will be 301. * DBQ LEUKEMIA Post-init routine DVBA159P will create a new record in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file for the updated version of the DBQ LEUKEMIA C&P examination worksheet, and inactivate the existing record. This is done for historical purposes. The STATUS field of the existing record will be set to "INACTIVE". The STATUS field the new record will be set to "ACTIVE". Post-init routine DVBA159P will deactivate the current DBQ LEUKEMIA examination worksheet in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file and activate the updated DBQ LEUKEMIA worksheet in the same file. The current Internal Entry Number (IEN) is 235. The new IEN will be 302. * DBQ PARKINSONS Post-init routine DVBA159P will create a new record in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file for the updated version of the DBQ PARKINSONS C&P examination worksheet, and inactivate the existing record. This is done for historical purposes. The STATUS field of the existing record will be set to "INACTIVE". The STATUS field the new record will be set to "ACTIVE". Post-init routine DVBA159P will deactivate the current DBQ PARKINSONS examination worksheet in the AMIE EXAM (#396.6) file and activate the updated DBQ PARKINSONS worksheet in the same file. The current Internal Entry Number (IEN) is 236. The new IEN will be 300. 4. The following new routines will be added with this patch: * DVBCQBC3 * DVBCQBC4 * DVBCQIH3 * DVBCQIH4 * DVBCQPD3 * DVBCQPD4 Routine DVBCQBC4 will contain the new text for the DBQ LEUKEMIA C&P examination worksheet. Routine DVBCQBC3 will access the new text routine and print the blank DBQ LEUKEMIA C&P examination worksheet. Routine DVBCQIH4 will contain the new text for the DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE C&P examination worksheet. Routine DVBCQIH3 will access the new text routine and print the blank DBQ ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE C&P examination worksheet. Routine DVBCQPD4 will contain the new text for the DBQ PARKINSONS C&P examination worksheet. Routine DVBCQPD3 will access the new text routine and print the blank DBQ PARKINSONS C&P examination worksheet. V. SOFTWARE & DOCUMENTATION RETRIEVAL The following section provides information regarding the retrieval of the software and related user documentation. 1. VistA Patch DVBA*2.7*159 a. This patch is being distributed as a PackMan patch message through the National Patch Module (NPM). The KIDS build for this patch is DVBA*2.7*159. 2. User Documentation a. The user documentation for this patch may be retrieved directly using FTP. The preferred method is to FTP the files from: download.vista.med.va.gov This transmits the files from the first available FTP server. Sites may also elect to retrieve documentation directly from a specific server as follows: OI&T FIELD OFFICE FTP ADDRESS DIRECTORY ----------------- ----------- --------- Albany ftp.fo-albany.med.va.gov [anonymous.software] Hines ftp.fo-hines.med.va.gov [anonymous.software] Salt Lake City ftp.fo-slc.med.va.gov [anonymous.software] The following files will be available: File Name Format Description ------------------- ------ --------------------- DVBA_27_P159_RN.PDF Binary Release Notes DVBA_27_P159_DBQ_IHD_WF.DOC Binary Workflow Document DVBA_27_P159_DBQ_Leukemia_WF.DOC Binary Workflow Document DVBA_27_P159_DBQ_Parkinsons_WF.DOC Binary Workflow Document b. Documentation may also be retrieved from the VistA Documentation Library (VDL) on the Internet at the following address. This web site is usually updated within 1-3 days of the patch release date. http://www4.va.gov/vdl/application.asp?appid=133 VI. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS/NOTES The following section provides pre-installation notes and requirements for installing the software. 1. Users On the System a. CAPRI GUI Users - This patch may be installed while users are running the CAPRI GUI. b. VistA Users - This patch may be installed with users on the system, but should be loaded during non-peak hours to minimize disruption to users and to reduce the possibility of errors when the routines and file entries are updated. c. VistA Options - There are no VistA options to disable while installing this patch. 2. Software Installation Time a. The estimated installation time is less than 5 minutes during off peak hours. 3. Required Builds a. The following is a list of REQUIRED builds for this KIDS software distribution. KIDS will not allow the installation of this patch without their prior installation. Required Build(s): ------------------ DVBA*2.7*154 VII. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS The following section provides the steps for installing the software. 1. Use the INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE option on the PackMan menu to unload the KIDS distribution included with this message. 2. From the 'Kernel Installation & Distribution System' menu, select the Installation menu. 3. From this menu, you may now elect to use the following options (when prompted for INSTALL NAME, enter DVBA*2.7*159). a. Backup a Transport Global - This option will create a backup message of any routines exported with the patch. It will NOT backup any changes such as DDs or templates. b. Compare Transport Global to Current System - This option will allow you to view all changes that will be made when the patch is installed. It compares all components of the patch (routines, DDs, templates, etc.). c. Verify Checksums in Transport Global - This option will allow you to ensure the integrity of the routines that are in the transport global. d. Print Transport Global - this option will allow you to view the components of the KIDS build. 4. Use the Install Package(s) option and select package DVBA*2.7*159. 5. When prompted 'Want KIDS to INHIBIT LOGONs during the install? NO//', answer NO. 6. When prompted to 'Want to DISABLE Scheduled Options, Menu Options, and Protocols? NO//', answer NO. 7. NOTE: Pre/Post-init routine DVBA159P is a temporary routine used as part of the pre/post-install process and will be automatically deleted by KIDS after patch installation. However, in some cases Cache doesn't always delete the routine. You may delete it manually if you discover this at your site. VIII. TEST SITES The following sites participated in the testing of the DVBA*2.7*159 software. Test Sites ----------- Alexandria Denver North Florida/South Georgia Pittsburgh Upstate New York Miami Routine Information: ==================== The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;2.7;AMIE;**[Patch List]**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 5 The checksums below are new checksums, and can be checked with CHECK1^XTSUMBLD. Routine Name: DVBA159P Before: n/a After: B77916482 **159** Routine Name: DVBCQBC3 Before: n/a After: B3367022 **159** Routine Name: DVBCQBC4 Before: n/a After: B42258882 **159** Routine Name: DVBCQIH3 Before: n/a After: B3168351 **159** Routine Name: DVBCQIH4 Before: n/a After: B88329038 **159** Routine Name: DVBCQPD3 Before: n/a After: B3070625 **159** Routine Name: DVBCQPD4 Before: n/a After: B44809219 **159** ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : FAIRBROTHER,EILEEN Date Entered : SEP 20, 2010 Completed By: DELACRUZ,KRISTINA Date Completed: DEC 16, 2010 Released By : FRANCE,KATHI Date Released : DEC 16, 2010 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== $END TXT