============================================================================= Run Date: MAY 14, 2013 Designation: VBEC*1*50 Package : VBEC - VBECS Priority: Mandatory Version : 1 SEQ #55 Status: Released Compliance Date: JUN 13, 2013 ============================================================================= Subject: Release of VBECS 1.6.1 Server Patch Category: - Informational Description: ============ This information patch serves to alert VA facilities using VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) that the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch is available for immediate installation. If the VBECS servers are serviced by a second group, (i.e., a Regional Data Center) it is the responsibility of the local IRM support person for VBECS to ensure that all parties who need to take action on this information for 'their' VBECS system see it. The local support should follow local policies to forward such information to their Server Administrators. Sites who have not installed VBECS have no action to take with this informational patch. This patch is released with a thirty (30) day compliance because the patch addresses an issue reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Patient Safety. A full description of the patch changes are included in the VBECS 1.6.1 Release Notes. BLOOD BANK CLEARANCE ===================== EFFECT ON BLOOD BANK FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Patch VBEC*1.0*50 contains changes to a package referenced in BBM Team Review of VISTA Patches. This patch does not alter or modify any VistA Blood Bank software design safeguards or safety critical elements functions. RISK ANALYSIS: Changes made by patch VBEC*1.0*50 have no effect on Blood Bank software functionality, therefore RISK is none. VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS: ========================== VBECS 1.6.1 server patch requires customer validation in the local Test account prior to installation in Production to meet FDA requirements. The user validates the Blood Bank software for its intended use prior to its acceptance and use for patient care. The VBECS 1.6.1 Release Notes contain descriptions of the changes made in this patch and includes validation scenarios. Therefore, it is imperative that OIT Field Operations coordinate the installation of the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch with Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service staff to allow adequate time for impact analysis and testing the changes prior to installation in Production. REMEDY TICKETS: =============== HD 772113, PSPO 2339 HD 773858 TEST SITES: =========== DURHAM, NC HEARTLAND-EAST HCS >Marion, IL >Poplar Bluff, MO >St. Louis, MO MILWAUKEE, WI INSTALLATION INFORMATION: ========================== The file listed below is obtained via the controlled VBECS software FTP. Sites that have already installed VBECS in Test or Production must obtain the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch from the controlled VBECS software FTP site at: IP: 10.3.9.181 Port: 20001 Enter your Domain and NT user name and password to gain access. This patch is released with a (30) day compliance for all sites that have VBECS installed in test or production. Installation Files: =================== VBECS_Patch_1.6.1.2_013113.zip Documentation: ============== Documentation is available for the VBECS package on the ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directory at one of the following Office of Information (OI) Field Offices. Sites will be able to utilize documentation in either the ".PDF" or ".DOC" format after they extract the .ZIP file. The preferred method is to FTP the files from: Download.vista.med.va.gov This transmits files from the first available FTP server. 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 NOTE: The .ZIP file listed below will be listed in each of the VBECS and LR patches that are part of the VBECS package and associated patches. It only needs to be downloaded once. File Name Retrieval format: =========== ================= VBECS_1_6_1_DOCS_BUNDLE.ZIP BINARY The following files are contained in the VBECS_1_6_1_DOCS_BUNDLE.ZIP file and will not be individually located on the OI Field Office Anonymous Directories. The VBECS_1_6_1_DOCS_BUNDLE.ZIP file needs to be extracted on your system for use. ======================================================================= VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) 1.6.1 Patch Installation Guide.docx VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) 1.6.1 Patch Installation Guide.pdf VBECS 1.6.1 Patch Installation Form for the Production Environment.docx VBECS 1.6.1 Patch Installation Form for the Production Environment.pdf VBECS 1.6.1 Patch Installation Form for the Test Environment.docx VBECS 1.6.1 Patch Installation Form for the Test Environment.pdf VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) 1.6.1 Release Notes.docx VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) 1.6.1 Release Notes.pdf VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) 1.6.1 User Guide.docx VistA Blood Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) 1.6.1 User Guide.pdf Installation Instructions: ========================== Coordinate a period of VBECS server downtime with the Blood Bank point of contact of about two hours to allow for the installation of the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch in TEST. 1. Download the VBECS_1_6_1_DOCS_BUNDLE.ZIP from the Download.vista.med.va.gov FTP site. 2. Unzip this file and open the VBECS 1.6.1 Patch Installation Guide. Follow the instructions therein to apply the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch to TEST. 3. Notify the Blood Bank point of contact after the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch is installed in TEST. 4. Following local validation of the changes in the patch the Blood Bank point of contact will coordinate a date and time to install the VBECS 1.6.1 server patch in the PRODUCTION account. ======================================================================== NOTE: Do not change the system! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies this software as a medical device. Unauthorized modifications will render this device an adulterated medical device under Section 501 of the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Acquiring and implementing this software through the Freedom of Information Act require the implementer to assume total responsibility for the software and become a registered manufacturer of a medical device, subject to FDA regulations. Adding to or updating VBECS software without permission is prohibited. Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : KANIA,KEVIN Date Entered : DEC 12, 2012 Completed By: MORTON,RANDY Date Completed: MAY 14, 2013 Released By : CURTIS,SEAN Date Released : MAY 14, 2013 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included