$TXT Created by ROCHA,MARCELO at CFDA.FO-BIRM.MED.VA.GOV (KIDS) on Tuesday, 10/12/10 at 15:20 ============================================================================= Run Date: APR 20, 2011 Designation: PSO*7*343 Package : PSO - OUTPATIENT PHARMACY Priority: Mandatory Version : 7 SEQ #312 Status: Released Compliance Date: MAY 21, 2011 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)PSN*4*263 <<= must be installed BEFORE `PSO*7*343' Subject: FDA MEDICATION GUIDES - ON-DEMAND DISPLAY (INCREMENT 2) Category: - Routine - Enhancement (Mandatory) - Other Description: ============ This patch contains software modifications to the Outpatient Pharmacy (OP) V. 7.0 application to support the FDA Medication Guides project. The project objective is to allow pharmacy staff to retrieve the FDA Medication Guide for prescription items that contain FDA approved information that can help patients avoid adverse events. The FDA requires that Medication Guides be included with certain prescribed drugs and biological products when the Agency determines that: . Certain information is necessary to prevent serious adverse effects . Patient decision-making should be advised by information about a known serious side effect with a product, or . Patient adherence to directions for the use of a product is essential to its effectiveness. The features in the FDA Medication Guides project are being delivered in incremental releases. This patch is part of the Increment 2 release. The features included in this release are: . Establishment of a Server Repository for FDA Medication Guides within the VA network. . Updates to 900+ entries in the VA PRODUCT file (#50.68) to store the corresponding FDA Medication Guide document name will be provided via the NDF Monthly Data Update patches. . Introduction of a PC based Java software component to enable the automatic retrieval of an FDA Medication Guide from within VistA. The software does not require any direct user interaction. It works as a bridge between VistA and the PC where it is installed. The software identifies a request from VistA for a specific FDA Medication Guide and automatically retrieves it from the Server Repository and displays to the user via the Internet Explorer browser. . Introduction of a new option called Display FDA Medication Guide [PSN MED GUIDE] to the National Drug File V. 4.0 application for retrieving and displaying the FDA Medication Guide for a specific VA Product. . Introduction of new functionality to the Patient Prescription Processing [PSO LM BACKDOOR] option in the Outpatient Pharmacy V. 7.0 application for retrieving and displaying the FDA Medication Guide for a specific prescription. Below is a list of all the applications involved in this release along with their patch number: APPLICATION/VERSION PATCH ----------------------------------------------------------------- PHARMACY DATA MANAGEMENT (PDM) V. 1.0 PSS*1*158 NATIONAL DRUG FILE (NDF) V. 4.0 PSN*4*263 OUTPATIENT PHARMACY (OP) V. 7.0 PSO*7*343 The FDA Medication Guides project is expected to complete in three increments. Among other features, the next Increment will automate the printing of FDA Medication Guides for prescriptions dispensed by the VA via Outpatient Pharmacy application when the prescription label is printed. The following modification is included in this patch (PSO*7*343): Patient Prescription Processing [PSO LM BACKDOOR ORDERS] option Pharmacists will be able to retrieve an FDA Medication Guide for a specific prescription by selecting the prescription and invoking the OTH (Other OP Actions) hidden action and choosing the new item MG Display FDA Medication Guide. A Java software component running at the user's PC will then display the FDA Medication Guide Adobe Acrobat document (.pdf) by automatically opening it via the user's default web browser, which will allow the users to print it to any printer available to them, as seen below: --- Other OP Actions --- PN Progress Note (OP) AP Action Profile (OP) MI Print Medication Instructions DO Display Orders' Statuses MG Display FDA Medication Guide Select Item(s): MG Display FDA Medication Guide The following URL provides the link to the FDA Medication Guide associated with this medication. Thin Client users: copy/paste the URL below into a browser to access the FDA Medication Guide for this drug: vaww.national.cmop.va.gov/FDAMedGuides/Lindane_(Generic)_(2008).pdf Please wait... [FDA Medication Guide .pdf document opens on the web browser] If a user tries to use this option from a computer which does not have the required Java software component installed, the following message will display: Select Item(s): MG Display FDA Medication Guide The following URL provides the link to the FDA Medication Guide associated with this medication. Thin Client users: copy/paste the URL below into a browser to access the FDA Medication Guide for this drug: vaww.national.cmop.va.gov/FDAMedGuides/Lindane_(Generic)_(2008).pdf Please wait... The system is unable to display FDA Med Guide automatically. The FDA Medication Guide will not automatically open on Thin Client and some types of encrypted sessions. If you do not believe this is the reason contact your local technical support for assistance. You can copy/paste the link above into your browser's address bar to retrieve the FDA Medication Guide. Enter RETURN to continue, '?' for HELP, or '^' to exit: ? When unable to get the FDA Medication Guide to display, review the following suggestion(s) for troubleshooting potential problems: 1) The browser did not open automatically. This may be due to the following: - You might be connected to VistA via Thin Client or an encrypted session that prevents the FDA Med Guide from automatically displaying. Please copy and paste the URL link below into your browser's address bar to retrieve the FDA Medication Guide: vaww.national.cmop.va.gov/FDAMedGuides/Lindane_Lotion_(Generic)_(2008).pdf - The computer might not have the required Java software component installed or the software might not be functioning properly. Please, contact technical support for assistance. 2) When doing a copy/paste of the link into the browser's address and an HTTP 404 - File Not Found error is received. This may be due to the following: - A common issue exists when the link is displayed in two lines in the terminal screen. When you copy both lines at the same time and paste it into the browser's address, the second line is ignored by the browser resulting in a 'broken' link. To resolve this issue, copy and paste one line at a time from the terminal screen into the browser's address to make sure the complete link is used. - The FDA Medication Guide Server may be down at the moment. Please, wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists, contact technical support for assistance. 3) The browser opened automatically, however you receive an HTTP 404 - File Not Found error. This may be due to the following: - The FDA Medication Guide Server may be down at the moment. Please, wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists, contact technical support for assistance. If a user tries to use this option for a medication that does not have an FDA Medication Guide on file, the following message will display: Select Item(s): MG Display FDA Medication Guide There is no FDA Medication Guide associated with this medication. Enter RETURN to continue, '?' for HELP, or '^' to exit: ? When unable to get the FDA Medication Guide to display, review the following suggestion(s) for troubleshooting potential problems: 1) If no FDA Medication Guide exists for a product that you believe should have one, confirm that one is required by visiting the FDA website (www.fda.gov). If one is required, log a support ticket to request its addition. Please understand that there may be a delay between the time that a new Medication Guide is posted to the FDA website and when it is made available in VistA through a National Drug File data update patch. Note: This option requires a Java software component to be installed on ---- the user's computer. This software will be released as part of this project. Please, refer to the project Release Notes and Installation Guide documentation for further information. Associated Patient Safety Issues: ================================= N/A Associated New Service Request (NSR): ===================================== N/A Associated Remedy Ticket(s): ============================ N/A Test Sites: =========== CENTRAL PLAINS HCS MINNEAPOLIS MN NORTH CHICAGO IL PALO ALTO HCS Documentation Retrieval: ======================== The documentation can be obtained from the ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directory at one of the OI Field Offices. The preferred method is to FTP the files from DOWNLOAD.VISTA.MED.VA.GOV, which will transmit the files from the first available server. Alternatively, sites may elect to retrieve the files from a specific OI Field Office. OI 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 documentation distribution includes: FILE NAME DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSO_7_PHAR_UM_R0411.PDF Outpatient Pharmacy User Manual PSO_7_P343_PHAR_UM_CP.PDF Outpatient Pharmacy User Manual Change Pages PSO_7_TM_R0411.PDF Outpatient Pharmacy Technical Manual PSO_7_P316_P343_TM_CP.PDF Outpatient Pharmacy Technical Manual Change Pages PHAR_FDA_MED_GUIDE_REL2_RN.PDF FDA Medication Guides Project Release Notes PHAR_FDA_MED_GUIDE_REL2_IG.PDF FDA Medication Guides Project Installation Guide Documentation can also be retrieved from the VA Software Documentation Library (VDL) on the Internet at the following address, http://www.va.gov/vdl. Project Installation Instructions: ================================== In addition to this patch, the FDA Medication Guide Increment 2 project also contains a Java Application component, which is distributed in the PSN_4_P263.ZIP file. This file contains an executable file that should be installed on Pharmacy user computers that will be used for retrieving FDA Medication Guides via Outpatient Pharmacy or National Drug File applications. For detailed installation instructions please refer to the "FDA Medication Guides Project Installation Guide" document. FTP Instructions: ================= The files listed below may be obtained via 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 software directly from a specific server as follows: CIO 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] File Name Contents Retrieval Format -------------- ---------------------- ---------------- PSN_4_P263.ZIP File(s) indented below BINARY - On-Demand_Med_Guide_Viewer-1.0.0.11_setup.exe Install file for the Java Application component. Patch Installation Instructions =============================== Patch installation will take less than 2 minutes. It is recommended that installation be queued for off peak hours. 1. Use the INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE option on the PackMan menu. 2. From the Kernel Installation & Distribution System (KIDS) menu, select the Installation menu. 3. From this menu, you may select to use the following options (when prompted for INSTALL NAME, enter PSO*7.0*343). a. Backup a Transport Global - This option will create a backup message of any routines exported with the patch. It will NOT back up any other 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 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 the package PSO*7.0*343. 5. When prompted "Want KIDS to INHIBIT LOGONs during the install? NO//" respond NO. 6. When prompted "Want to DISABLE Scheduled Options, Menu Options, and Protocols? NO//" respond NO. Java Application Component Installation Instructions ==================================================== In order to install the Java Application component follow these steps: 1. Unzip the PSN_4_P263.ZIP file 2. Copy the On-Demand_Med_Guide_Viewer-1.0.0.11_setup.exe executable file onto a local directory. 3. Run the executable file. Note: you must have administrator rights on the machine when you run it. Routine Information: ==================== The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;7.0;OUTPATIENT PHARMACY;**[Patch List]**;DEC 1997;Build 17 The checksums below are new checksums, and can be checked with CHECK1^XTSUMBLD. Routine Name: PSOFDAMG Before: n/a After: B1007173 **343** ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : ALEXANDER,DAVID Date Entered : SEP 25, 2009 Completed By: GREER,MIKE Date Completed: APR 20, 2011 Released By : TEAGUE,LYN Date Released : APR 20, 2011 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== $END TXT