============================================================================= Run Date: SEP 11, 2026 Designation: PRPF*4*17 Package : PRPF - INTEGRATED PATIENT FUNDS Priority: Mandatory Version : 4 SEQ #18 Status: Released Compliance Date: OCT 11, 2026 ============================================================================= Subject: VHAF SSN REMEDIATION PART 2 Category: - Informational - Other Description: ============ This patch remediates the use of Social Security Number (SSN) in the Veterans Personal Finance System (VPFS), per the VA Directive 6507 Handbook (Reducing the use of Social Security Numbers). The VA Directive 6507 Handbook is the authoritative source requiring VA to reduce and, Where possible, eliminate the collection and use of SSN as the primary unique identifier for Veterans, beneficiaries and employees. The display of full SSN has been remediated in VPFS screens in the following GUI sections: Section Remediation Description -------------- ------------------------------------ Patient Header Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking the first 5 digits and adding an entry for Admission Date. Patient Funds Information Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by Display masking the first 5 digits. Patient Account Card Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking the first 5 digits. Patient Funds Transaction Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking Display the first 5 digits and adding an entry for Date of Birth called DOB. Export Transactions Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking the first 5 digits, adding an entry for Date of Birth called DOB and adding admission date entry titled Admission Date. Master Transaction Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking Display the first 5 digits and adding an entry for Date of Birth called DOB. Patient Search Listing Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking Listing the first 5 digits of the SSN. Patient Lookup Status Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking. Notification the first 5 digits Register Patient Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking the first 5 digits and adding an admission date field. Post Multiple Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking Transactions the first 5 digits and adding an entry for Date of Birth called DOB. Post Multiple Transactions Reduce SSN to the Last 4 of SSN by masking - Individual Information the first 5 digits and adding an entry for Date of Birth called DOB. EHRM Impact Statement: ---------------------- This patch should have no EHRM impact, and can be installed at all sites, including EHRM converted sites Patch Components: ----------------- Files & Fields Associated: File Name (Number) Field Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------------ ------------------- -------------------- NA Forms Associated: Form Name File Number New/Modified/Deleted --------- ----------- -------------------- NA Mail Groups Associated: Mail Group Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------- -------------------- NA Options Associated: Option Name Type New/Modified/Deleted ----------- ---- -------------------- NA Protocols Associated: Protocol Name New/Modified/Deleted ------------- -------------------- NA Security Keys Associated: Security Key Name ----------------- NA Templates Associated: Template Name Type File Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------- ---- ------------------ -------------------- NA Remote Procedures Associated: Remote Procedure Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------------- -------------------- NA Parameter Definitions Associated: Parameter Name New/Modified/Deleted -------------- -------------------- NA Additional Information: ----------------------- NA New Service Requests (NSRs): NA Patient Safety Issues (PSIs): NA Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview: NA Test Sites: ----------- New York Harbor HCS, New York, NY Central Texas HCS, Temple, TX SNOW Change Order #: -------------------- CHG0781708 - New York Harbor HCS, New York, NY CHG0781708 - Central Texas HCS, Temple, TX Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions: --------------------------------------------------------- The software for this patch is being deployed by the IO Enterprise Server Support Team. Documentation describing the new functionality is included in this Release. Documentation can be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: https://www.domain.ext/vdl/. Documentation can also be obtained at https://download.vista.domain.ext/index.html/SOFTWARE. Documentation Title File Name ---------------------------------------------------------------- VPFS Version 1.2.3 User Guide PRPF_4_P17_UG.PDF Other Software Files: --------------------- N/A Patch Installation: Post-Installation Instructions: N/A Pre/Post Installation Overview: To be installed on centralized WebLogic 12c server only Back-Out/Roll Back Plan: Any back-out/roll back will be handled by the central server deployment team. No actions are required of local sites in the event of back-out/rollback. Routine Information: No routines included. Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : APR 23, 2026 Completed By: Date Completed: SEP 10, 2026 Released By : Date Released : SEP 11, 2026 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included