============================================================================= Run Date: NOV 09, 2015 Designation: ROEV*2*1 Package : ROEV - MILITARY EYE/VISION INJURY Priority: Mandatory Version : 2 SEQ #1 Status: Released Compliance Date: DEC 10, 2015 ============================================================================= Subject: HREG VA EIDS 2.0 Deployment Category: - Informational Description: ============ Description: ********************************************************************** This is to announce that VA Eye Injury Data Store (VA EIDS) will be deployed to the production server for national release on 11/18/2015 at 8 p.m. Eastern ********************************************************************** Note: Technical support staff at Austin Information Technology Center (AITC) will install this patch on the National VA EIDS server (also known as DVEIR and MEVIR) located there using a pre-approved Request for Change Order and Implementation Plan. No effort is required by local sites. User Acceptance Test is by the direction of the VA EIDS Business Owner and no MOU is required. ********************************************************************** VA EIDS Patch 2.0*1 contains code changes (enhancements) to the Registry. These changes are Work Items that were recorded and tracked in the Registries Project Area of RTC. This patch contains the VA EIDS Work Items completed during the DME contract period for the production deployment. Patch Components ================ The following describes each component of the VA EIDS Patch 2.0*1 199354: VAEIDS Deploy Eye Injury Data Store to Production Issue: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established the VA EIDS (formerly the Military Eye Injury Registry, or MEVIR) in 2012 to transfer Veteran eye injury data into the Defense and Veterans Eye Injury and Vision Registry (DVEIVR). The Department of Defense (DoD) developed DVEIVR in 2011 as the first ocular registry designed to be shared by VA and DoD. VA EIDS is currently the primary data source of ocular and related data for Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) being treated in VA medical and rehabilitation facilities. The VA EIDS collects and analyzes information from the Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), which includes Veterans' clinical data regarding ocular and related diagnoses, medical and surgical interventions, other treatments, rehabilitation and restoration outcomes. The current effort will provide enhancements to VA EIDS to better support the harmonization of data between VA and DoD and to enhance data entry by data abstractors. The improvements will ensure that the same data format is used by DoD and VA. The improvements will also support eligibility determinations in relevant encounters, add new data fields (e.g., low vision and blind rehabilitation care), automate data transmission on a regular schedule, add the ability to filter records, and support accuracy in system reporting, which is essential for statistical results. The enhancements will enable the DoD/VA Vision Center of Excellence (VCE) to develop initiatives to improve visual readiness, enhance treatments and outcomes, guide research, establish guidelines for care, and inform policy. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ======================= As a VA intranet Web site, VA EIDS troubleshooting procedures will usually involve contacting the VA EIDS network administrators or the National Service Desk (NSD) by calling 1-855-NSD-HELP (1-855-673-4357). Calls to the NSD should state that the user is working with the Converged Registries Solution (CRS) and the VA Eye Injury Data Store. The NSD will then direct the trouble ticket to AITC, who will use established procedures to direct the problem to the CRS sustainment team. Remedy Ticket(s) & Overview --------------------------- There are no Remedy Tickets associated with this patch. Test Sites: ---------- n/a DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION: ================================================================== Please refer to the VA Eye Injury Data Store (VA EIDS) User Guide for more information. The manual is provided in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats on the web at the following address (see the name MEVIR): http://www.domain/vdl/application.asp?appid=216 The files are also available for FTP transfer. The preferred method is to FTP the files from: download.vista.domain.ext. This transmits the files from the first available FTP server. Sites may also elect to retrieve documents directly from a specific server, as shown below. These files MUST be obtained in BINARY mode. CIO FIELD OFFICE FTP ADDRESS DIRECTORY Albany ftp.fo-albany.domain.ext [anonymous.software] Hines ftp.fo-hines.domain.ext [anonymous.software] Salt Lake City ftp.fo-slc.domain.ext [anonymous.software] Username is "anonymous" without the quotes. You must FTP in BINARY mode. Once in the FTP server, change directory into the software directory (i.e., cd software). The names of the files are as shown below: VA Eye Injury Data Store (VA EIDS) User Guide: ROEV_2_1_UG.pdf VA Eye Injury Data Store (VA EIDS) User Guide: ROEV_2_1_UG.docx Patch Installation: This is a new application so there are no changes to existing software. The VA Eye Injury Data Store (MILITARY EYE/VISION INJURY ROEV) Application will use the ROEV namespace. Pre/Post Installation Overview: ------------------------------- There are no pre/post installations instructions associated with this patch. n/a Pre-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------ n/a Installation Instructions: -------------------------- This patch is only for information. Post-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------- n/a Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : AUG 21, 2015 Completed By: Date Completed: NOV 06, 2015 Released By : Date Released : NOV 09, 2015 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included