============================================================================= Run Date: JUL 24, 2014 Designation: PREC*3*1 Package : PREC - PHARMACY ENTERPRISE CUSTOM S Priority: Mandatory Version : 3 SEQ #1 Status: Released Compliance Date: AUG 24, 2014 ============================================================================= Subject: PECS 3.0 Category: - Other - Enhancement (Mandatory) - Informational Description: ============ Pharmacy Enterprise Customization System (PECS) is a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application used to research, review, report, and manage customized drug information from First Data Bank's (FDB) MedKnowledge Framework (formerly Drug Information Framework (DIF)), which is a Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) product, used in the enhanced order checking process. The PECS application, through a web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), allows VHA pharmacists and clinicians to research and request custom changes to Drug-Drug Interaction, Drug Pairs, Dose Range, Duplicate Therapy, and Professional Monograph records, controlling access through a role based authorization. VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) periodically (as needed in support of VA procedures and priorities) prepare, review and approve the customizations, which result in VA Custom drug data, which will supersede or enhance the industry standard FDB-drug data. The purpose of this software product release is to replace the current version, PECS v2.2.1, with an enhanced version, PECS v3.0, which provides functional enhancements to Easy Search, Reports, Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI), Drug Pairs(DP), Dose Range(DR), Duplicate Therapy(DT), and Professional Monograph(PM). Architectural Enhancements for PECS 3.0 includes an upgrade of its use of FDB MedKnowledge Framework support from version 3.2 to version 3.3. PECS v3.0 includes several enhancements to the system to provide for better data integrity. The biggest changes for this release are: 1. Upgrade of the FDB MedKnowledge Framework COTS software from version 3.2 to version 3.3. 2. Enhancements to query functionality to find Drug information. 3. Enhancements to the customization of Drug information. 4. Easy Search functionality which utilizes MOCHA Server Order Check functionality. 5. Comparison reports for FDB Updates. Impacts to Pharmacists and Clinicians: 1. As a PECS User, pharmacists, clinicians, and Pharmacy Benefits Management personnel on the concept detail page can hover their mouse on an icon next to any required field with changes and see the corresponding changes. 2. As a PECS User, pharmacists, clinicians, and Pharmacy Benefits Management personnel can download an Excel report on the full customization history. 3. As a PECS User, pharmacists, clinicians, and Pharmacy Benefits Management personnel within Drug Pair customization can search routed generic drugs and add multiple routed generic drugs pairs to the associated DDI. 4. As a PECS User, pharmacists, clinicians, and Pharmacy Benefits Management personnel within Easy Search can: a) create a query that produces a report that lists the drug pairs and their associated interactions for a Dispensable Generic Drug or a Dispensable Drug. b) search for Dispensable Drugs along with Dispensable Generics. c) view values for DOSE HIGH, DOSE HIGH UNITS, DOSE RATE HIGH and DOSE RATE HIGH UNITS for dose range queries. Patch Components: ----------------- N/A Files & Fields Associated: File Name (Number) Field Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------------ ------------------- -------------------- N/A Forms Associated: Form Name File # New/Modified/Deleted --------- ------ -------------------- N/A Mail Groups Associated: Mail Group Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------- -------------------- N/A Options Associated: Option Name Type New/Modified/Deleted ----------- ---- -------------------- N/A Protocols Associated: Protocol Name New/Modified/Deleted ------------- -------------------- N/A Security Keys Associated: Security Key Name ----------------- N/A Templates Associated: Template Name Type File Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------- ---- ------------------ -------------------- N/A Additional Information: N/A New Service Requests (NSRs): ---------------------------- N/A Patient Safety Issues (PSIs): ----------------------------- N/A Remedy Ticket(s) & Overview: ---------------------------- N/A Problem: ------- N/A Resolution: ---------- N/A Test Sites: ---------- Chillicothe VAMC Martinsburg, VAMC Mann-Grandstaff VAMC Nebraska/Western Iowa HCS (Omaha) Documentation Retrieval Instructions: ------------------------------------- Updated documentation describing the new functionality introduced by this patch is available. The preferred method is to FTP the files from ftp://download.vista.domain.ext/. This transmits the files from the first available FTP server. Sites may also elect to retrieve software directly from a specific server as follows: Albany ftp.domain.ext Hines ftp.domain.ext Salt Lake City ftp.domain.ext Documentation can also be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: http://www4.domain.ext/vdl/ Title File Name FTP Mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PECS v3.0 Release Notes PREC_3_0_RN_R0614.PDF Binary PECS v3.0 Troubleshooting Guide PREC_3_0_TG_R0614.PDF Binary PECS v3.0 User Guide PREC_3_0_UM_R0614.PDF Binary Patch Installation: ------------------------------- N/A Pre/Post Installation Overview: ------------------------------- N/A Pre-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------ N/A Installation Instructions: -------------------------- This is a Web Application JAVA Build. This is a Centralized Server promotion. NO installation is required at Local sites. Post-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------- N/A Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Hold Date : JUL 23, 2014 Entered By : Date Entered : JUN 19, 2014 Completed By: Date Completed: JUL 23, 2014 Released By : Date Released : JUL 24, 2014 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included