Release Notes - ePCR Incident Documentation
In order to provide you with more detailed information on our updates, we have broken the Release Notes down by module.
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Enhancements
1. QA/QI Notification Center
What: Add the option for QA/QI automated emails to go to the Notification Center or send via Email.
Why: Provides more flexibility in how QA/QI notifications are delivered to users.
How: Within EMS Setup > General Settings navigate to the Notifications section and from the dropdown select how you would like to receive notifications.
- Notification Center: Notifications appear only in the in-app Notification Center
- Email: Notifications sent only via email
- Notification Center and Email: Notifications delivered through both channels
2. Field Customization
What: Moved the display name functionality from Protocols to Field Customization for Medications and Procedures.
Why: This enhancement consolidates the management of display names for Medications and Procedures, moving this functionality from the Protocols section to Field Customization from improved consistency and code maintainability.
How: Within EMS Setup navigate to Field Customization to view or modify display names for Medications and Procedures. Changes made here will automatically reflect in the Protocols section where the the display names will be read-only.
3. Canadian ePCR
What: Improved support for Canadian addresses in ePCR runform.
Why: This improves address field functionality for Canadian clients by providing regionally appropriate address formats in the ePCR runform, while maintaining compatibility with existing NEMSIS standards for US clients.
How: When documenting the system will automatically display Canadian address fields.
4. Improvement to the Search Patient
What: Enhance the workflow to warn users of a frequent patient without needing to hit complete (auto search).
Why: This enhancement improves the patient identification workflow by automatically detecting repeat patients as soon as basic demographic information is entered, eliminating the need for manual searches during busy emergency situations.
How: When a patients First Name, Last Name, and Date of Birth, when selecting the Save button, the system will automatically search the Patient Management List. If a potential match is found, a notification banner appears.
5. Custom Questions
What: Added a "Memo" type or narrative style box to the options.
Why: Adding a "Memo" field provides users with a larger text entry area for narrative-style documentation within custom sections of the ePCR form.
How: When creating Custom Questions in the EMS Setup, from the Data Type select Text/String and you are able to enable the Memo toggle.
6. Endpoint Criteria
What: User Interface change for Criteria page plus adding one set of criteria for eDisposition.28 (Patient Evaluation Care).
Why: This enhancement improves the Endpoint Criteria configuration interface by adopting a more intuitive workflow-style UI and adds support for eDisposition.28 (Patient Evaluation/Care) as a new criteria option.
How: From the EMS Setup > Endpoint Configuration, within a configuration there is a Criteria page that will allow you to add conditions to the three criteria types.
7. Vendor Directory Setup
What: Added a warning to NPI field that it needs to be 10 characters in length.
Why: This enhancement improves data quality by adding validation for National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers in the Vendor Directory, warning users when an NPI doesn't meet the standard 10-character length requirement.
How: When entering or editing an NPI number, the system checks the number count. A warning will display if the NPI is less than 10 characters, despite the warning you can still save the entry after acknowledging the message.
8. Saved Data
What: Online/Offline error messages confuse users when there are legitimate save issues happening.
Why: This enhancement improves error messaging to clearly differentiate between connectivity issues and actual data saving problems, preventing user confusion and potential data loss.
How: When a save error occurs (unrelated to connectivity), the system displays a specific message: "An internal server error has occurred. Your data will be saved locally."
9. Field Customization
What: A few data sections were missing the ability to control the values.
Why: This enhancement adds "Values" tab functionality to several important data fields in Field Customization, providing administrators with greater control over dropdown options and improving data consistency.
How: From the Value tab in the Field Customization you are able to customize the display description, activate or deactivate specific list values, and reorder items using drag-and-drop or the sort A-Z button.
The following fields now have a Values tab in Field Customization:
- eScene.01 - First EMS Unit On Scene
- eScene.24 - First Other EMS or Public Safety Agency at Scene to Provide Patient Care
- eScene.07 - Mass Casualty Incident
- eSituation.20 - Reason for Interfacility Transfer/Medical Transport
- eArrest.22 - Who First Defibrillated the Patient
10. Exports
What: When Not Value is available for 1:1 fields and NULL, export as Not Value.
Why: This feature aligns with NEMSIS standards by implementing proper handling of NULL values in 1:1 type fields.
How: When these fields are left blank, the system will now export them with appropriate "Not Recorded" or "Not Applicable" values based on configuration settings. Navigate to the Field Customization / Default value per section / General Section dropdown in the EMS Setup select the desired default value.
11. Current Medication
What: Current Medications (eHistory.12) should make distinct values available offline.
Why: This feature enhances offline functionality by making commonly used medications from the Current Medications field (eHistory.12) available during offline operations without requiring the entire RX Norm library to be synced.
How:
Building the Offline List:
System tracks medications documented in incidents
These medications are automatically added to the provider's offline library
Offline medication lists update during scheduled sync processes (weekly/daily)
Offline Usage:
Providers can select from previously documented medications when offline
The component functions similarly to online mode, but with a limited selection
When entering a medication not in the offline cache, the entry will be cleared when leaving the field
User receives message: "Oops! We couldn't find this medication name in our offline list. Please try again when you're online."
Growing the Library:
Each time a new medication is used while online, it's automatically added to the offline availability list
This creates a client-specific, usage-based offline medication library that grows over time
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