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Run Date: APR 02, 2024                     Designation: WEBS*2*2
Package : WEBS - VISTA AUDIT SOLUTION         Priority: Mandatory
Version : 2         SEQ #2                      Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: MAY 02, 2024
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Subject: VAS 2.1

Category: 
  - Informational

Description:
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 Informational patch WEBS*2*2 announces the release of the VistA Audit 
 Solution (VAS) web application version 2.1. The VAS application is a
 real-time web-based interface that has dependencies on VistA patient data.
 It provides a nationwide HIPAA compliant Audit Tracking Solution with the
 ability to track and report on access logs for patients' PII/PHI data 
 across all VistA instances. VAS users are Privacy Officers and Information
 Systems Security Officers (ISSO) and their authorized representatives who 
 need the ability to view the log of Create, Read, Update and/or Delete 
 (CRUD) operations on patient information to respond to FOIA, HIPAA, 
 employee and Inspector General (IG) requests. This data originates from
 VistA and flows through in-memory database servers to be stored in the
 Veterans Affairs Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) Amazon Web Services (AWS). VAS
 web-based User Interface will access and display the data stored in AWS.
  
 New Features and Functions
 The VAS 2.1 release includes the following enhancements:
  * New Input Field character restriction 
  * Search for Patients within specific Date Range
  * No patient found error message
  * Remove Caps lock enforcement in VAS patient search field change filter
  
  
 New Input Field character restriction
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 There is better Form input ability as the application now has character
 restriction on Input Fields. 
  
  
 Search for Patients Within Specific Date Range
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 The VAS 2.1 Release includes the ability to search for patients who are 
 specifically marked Restricted or Sensitive that were modified within a 
 date range (within last year, 6 months, 3 months). 
  
  
 No Patient Found Error Message
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 A 'No Patient Found' error message has been added to notify a user when a
 search returns zero results.
  
  
 Remove Caps lock enforcement in VAS patient search field change filter
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 The Caps lock enforcement in the VAS patient seach field change filter has
 been removed to provide a better user experience. 
  
  
  
 Patch Components:
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 Files & Fields Associated:
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 Forms Associated:
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 Mail Groups Associated:
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 Options Associated:
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 Protocols Associated:
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 Security Keys Associated: 
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 Templates Associated:
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 Remote Procedures Associated:
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 Additional Information:
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 New Service Requests (NSRs):
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 Patient Safety Issues (PSIs):
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 Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview:
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 Test Sites:
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 Central Arkansas (LIT), Little Rock, AR 
 Tampa (TAM), Tampa, FL
  
  
 Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions:
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 VAS is a centrally managed web-based application and will be 
 deployed to production servers by the VAS Technical team.
 No software will be installed at the facilities.
  
 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                     
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 VAS User Guide                          VAS_2_1_UG.PDF
                                         VAS_2_1_UG.DOC
  
 VAS Release Notes                       VAS_2_1_RN.DOCX
                                         VAS_2_1_RN.PDF
  
 VAS Deployment, Installation,           VAS_2_1_DIBRG.DOCX
 Back-out and Rollback Guide             VAS_2_1_DIBRG.PDF
  
  
 Patch Installation:
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 The VAS application is a centrally managed web-based application.
 No software will be installed at the facilities.
  
 Pre/Post Installation overview:
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 Pre-Installation Instructions: 
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 Installation Instructions: 
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 This is a centralized server promotion. No installation is required at 
 local sites.
  
 Post-Installation Instructions:
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 Back-Out Plan:
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 Backout plan is provided as part of deployment guide detailed in the  VAS 
 Deployment, Installation Back-Out, and Rollback Guide 
 (VAS_2_1_DIBRG.PDF). 

Routine Information:
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User Information:
Entered By  :                               Date Entered  : FEB 15, 2024
Completed By:                               Date Completed: APR 02, 2024
Released By :                               Date Released : APR 02, 2024
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