$TXT Created by BECKWITH,RALPH at DEV.DEV.FO-HINES.DOMAIN.EXT (KIDS) on Friday, 05/31/13 at 10:06 ============================================================================= Run Date: SEP 13, 2013 Designation: RMPR*3*172 Package : RMPR - PROSTHETICS Priority: Mandatory Version : 3 SEQ #151 Status: Released Compliance Date: OCT 14, 2013 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)RMPR*3*103 <<= must be installed BEFORE `RMPR*3*172' Subject: PROSTHETICS HCPCS FILE UPDATE DESCRIPTION PROCESSING Category: - Routine Description: ============ This patch addresses the following issue: 1) National HCPCS file updates are not handling multi-line descriptions correctly. Associated Remedy Tickets: ========================= 1) INC0000000856959 National HCPCS updates not updating description properly Associated NSR(s): ================== N/A Test Sites: ========== VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System VA Western NY HCS Philadelphia VA Medical Center Remedy Overview: ================ 1) INC0000000856959 National HCPCS updates not updating description properly Problem: -------- When national updates are released to sites for Prosthetics HCPCS codes, the description field will not update correctly if the new description contains fewer lines than the previous description. Resolution: ----------- Modifications have been made to the system server processing to ensure the old description is fully deleted BEFORE the new HCPCS description is added in the PROSTHETICS HCPCS file (#661.1). Routines: RMPRET ================INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ================= You may install this patch at any time without interruption to users. It should take less than two 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*172) 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*172. 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. Routine Information: ==================== The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;3.0;PROSTHETICS;**[Patch List]**;Feb 09, 1996;Build 2 The checksums below are new checksums, and can be checked with CHECK1^XTSUMBLD. Routine Name: RMPRET Before: B11977615 After: B14881879 **103,172** Routine list of preceding patches: 103 ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : BECKWITH,RALPH Date Entered : MAY 22, 2013 Completed By: HEFFERNAN,COREY Date Completed: SEP 11, 2013 Released By : MORRIS,DELISA Date Released : SEP 13, 2013 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== $END TXT