$TXT Created by BECKWITH,RALPH at DEV.DEV.FO-HINES.MED.VA.GOV (KIDS) on Friday, 01/13/12 at 10:15 ============================================================================= Run Date: MAR 26, 2012 Designation: RMPR*3*169 Package : RMPR - PROSTHETICS Priority: Mandatory Version : 3 SEQ #147 Status: Released Compliance Date: APR 26, 2012 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)RMPR*3*164 <<= must be installed BEFORE `RMPR*3*169' Subject: 2012 NPPD LINE UPDATES Category: - Routine Description: ============ This patch addresses the following issue: New NPPD (National Prosthetic Patient Database) Line updates needed to support the HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) Item file (#661.1) national updates for NPPD reporting and PIP (Productivity Improvement Program) national rollup. Associated NSR(s): ================== N/A Associated Remedy Tickets: ========================= HD0000000590779 2012 NPPD Line updates Test Sites: ========== Central Texas Veterans HCS Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center - Augusta Oklahoma City VA Medical Center Remedy Overview: ================ HD0000000590779 2012 NPPD Line updates Problem: -------- Update the NPPD line number table with the following changes: NPPD Line Changes based on 2012 HCPCS Update Rename the following NPPD Lines: 300 F EXT. POWERED ARM to EXT PWR ARM A/O EXT PWR TRM D 400 X ORTHOTICS UNKNOWN to ORTHOSIS UNKNOWN 900 P HEALING/RESTORATIVE EQUIP to WOMENS HEALTH Inactivate the following NPPD Lines: Inactivate Line 300 C Resolution: ----------- Modify routines RMPRN62 and RMPRN72 for listed NPPD line number updates. Routines: RMPRN62, RMPRN72 DOCUMENTATION RETRIEVAL: ======================== The revised NPPD USER MANUAL is available on the ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directory at one of the following Office of Information (OI) Field Offices. These files should be retrieved in binary format. Sites may retrieve documentation in one of the following ways: (1) The preferred method is to FTP the files from download.vista.med.va.gov, which will transmit the files from the first available FTP server. (2) Sites may also elect to retrieve documentation directly from a specific server as follows: Albany ftp.fo-albany.med.va.gov Hines ftp.fo-hines.med.va.gov Salt Lake City ftp.fo-slc.med.va.gov The documentation distribution includes: File Name Description Protocol --------- ----------- -------- rmpr_3_nppdum.pdf NPPD User Manual Binary ================INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ================= You may install these routines at any time without interruption to users. It should take less than 2 minutes to install this patch. 1. Choose the PackMan message containing this patch and invoke the INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE PackMan option. 2. From the Kernel Installation & Distribution System menu, select the Installation menu. 3. From this menu, you may select to use the following options: (when prompted for INSTALL NAME, enter RMPR*3.0*169) a. Verify Checksums in Transport Global - This option allows you to ensure the integrity of the routines that are in the transport global. b. Print Transport Global - This option allows you to view the components of the KIDS build. c. Compare Transport Global to Current System - This option allows you to view all changes that are made when this patch is installed. It compares all components of this patch (routines, DD's, templates, etc.). d. Backup a Transport Global - This option creates a backup message of any routines exported with this patch. It will not backup any other changes such as DD's or templates. 4. Use the Install Package(s) option and select the package RMPR*3.0*169. 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? YES//" respond YES. When prompted to select the options you would like to place out of order, enter the following: RMPR NPPD TOOLS NPPD Tools Routine Information: ==================== The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;3.0;PROSTHETICS;**[Patch List]**;Feb 09, 1996;Build 4 The checksums below are new checksums, and can be checked with CHECK1^XTSUMBLD. Routine Name: RMPRN62 Before: B26002246 After: B26365961 **31,39,48,50,57,70,84,91,103, 134,144,153,159,164,169** Routine Name: RMPRN72 Before: B26672171 After: B27053241 **57,70,84,91,103,134,144,153, 159,164,169** Routine list of preceding patches: 164 ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : BECKWITH,RALPH Date Entered : JAN 11, 2012 Completed By: HEFFERNAN,COREY Date Completed: MAR 19, 2012 Released By : MORRIS,DELISA Date Released : MAR 26, 2012 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== $END TXT