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2024/11/28- Release Notes epi-me (eAdmissions)
NEW FEATURES:
PATIENT PORTAL
Making Admission Date optional for waitlist and other admission cohorts (EM-7247)
Episoft have implemented a new form configuration, at the request of one of our customers, ADMISSION_DETAILS_ENABLE_ADMISSION_DATE_UNKNOWN_NON_PUBLIC_PATIENTS (default False). When set to True, this displays a standalone question on the Admission details page (page 1 of the Admission/Registration Form) labelled: 'Has your Doctor advised you of your admission date? *' (Y/N)
When 'No' is selected it will hide the Admission Date, Procedure date (if applicable) and 'Room type' fields on the page and in the back end of the software default the patient's date of admission to the next 25th of December after the admission. To enable this on your hospital forms, please get in contact with our Helpdesk.
Relabelling of Enduring Guardian to Medical Decision maker via Form Configuration (EM-8185)
A new form configuration labelled LEGAL_ALTERNATE_LABEL_FOR_ENDURING_GUARDIAN_MEDICAL_DECISION_MAKER (default False) has been added to the Legal page. When true this relabels the ‘Enduring guardian’ fields with ‘medical Decision maker’ wording. This is the Victorian standard terminology for this decision maker. Note: Setting this form configuration to True will relabel the field across all facilities.
New Form Configuration to hide ALL Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) questions on the Infection Screening page(EM-8190)
A new form configuration labelled HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJD default True which when False hides any and all default creutzfeldt-jakob disease (CJD) questions from the Infection Screening page. The existing previous configurations of HISTORY_INFECTION_COMBINE_CJD_HORMONE_AND_NEUROSURGERY_QUESTIONS, HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJD_GROWTH_HORMONE_YEAR and HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJDATRISK_QUESTION are now all nested (i.e dependent) under this new configuration covering all questions so that if HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJD is set to true (which is the default setting) customers have control over these two questions with the existing three configurations within the section. This change has been made on all Infection screening pages. When enabled, all CJD questions are removed from the Infection screening dynamic portal PDF.
Addition of Form Configurations to add Smoking and Vaping questions to the Paediatric forms (EM-8166 and EM-8194)
The current configuration of the Lifestyle and Diet page for paediatric admission type does not include the questions regarding smoking status and e-cigarette/vape usage. To align with the needs of one of our customer, the following form configurations have been added to the Paediatric Lifestyle and diet page and can be added optionally by customers.
Smoking Status Question:
A new form configuration has been added HISTORY_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_SMOKING_STATUS_PAEDS (default: False), when set to True, the paediatric Lifestyle and Diet page should include the question: "Smoking status" E-Cigarette or Vape Usage Question:'
A new form configuration has been added HISTORY_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_ECIGARETTE_VAPE_PAEDS (default: False), when set to True, the portal should include the question: "Do you use an eCigarette or Vape?" for paediatric admissions.
Each change if enabled will be reflected on the dynamic PDF printout with appropriate wording.
Addition of Form Configurations to add Alcohol and Recreational Drugs to the Paediatric forms (EM-8195)
Two new form configurations labelled (HISTORY_PAEDS_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_ALCOHOL - default False) and(HISTORY_PAEDS_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_RECREATIONAL_DRUGS - default False) have been added to allow epi-me customers to include the Alcohol and drug questions to the Paediatric Lifestyle and Diet page.
Addition of new form configuration to collect patient response on goals of care on the Discharge planning page (EM-8350)
EpiSoft have added a new form configuration to collect information around patient goals of care to align with standards of compliance. The new configuration is labelled HISTORY_DISCHARGE_PLANNING_RELABEL_NOTES_AS_CONDITIONS_ANDS_GOALS_OF_CARE (default False) which when true relabels the sub question under 'any other medical conditions' text box at the end of the discharge planning page as follows:
ADMIN PORTAL
New Clinical Alert - 'Blood Thinning/Anti-coagulant medication' (EM-7835)
A new clinical alert has been configured in the list of epi-me alerts labelled ‘Blood thinners’ with the description: ‘Patients meeting criteria for taking blood thinning or anticoagulant medication, having responded 'Yes’ to Blood thinners question. This will function on all Allergies and Medications pages used by customers for all forms (including Adult General, Maternity and Paediatric). The alert triggers off the following question 'Do you take or have you recently taken blood thinning medications (eg. aspirin / warfarin / clopidogrel (Plavix) / dabigatran (Pradaxa) / rivaroxaban (Xarelto) / apixaban (Eliquis))? *” (Governed by form configurations: HISTORY_MEDS_INCLUDE_BLOOD_THINNING_MEDS (general) and HISTORY_MEDS_INCLUDE_BLOOD_THINNING_MEDS_PAEDS). This new alert will display on the Clinical Alert printout as well for those customers with the printout enabled. (Note: This alert does not check the patient self-reported medication list just the standalone Blood thinning question above).'
New Clinical Alert - 'Smoking or Vaping' (EM-8165)
A new clinical alert has been configured in the list of epi-me alerts labelled ‘Smoking of Vaping'. The alert triggers off positive (i.e Yes) responses to the following questions: Smoking status: ‘Current smoker’ and/or 'Do you use an eCigarette and Vape?. The smoking question is standard across all customers but the vape question is governed by a form configuration labelled HISTORY_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_ECIGARETTE_VAPE (Default = False).
Addition of the User phone number to the Admission Report (Submitted) and Admission Report (partially completed) reports (EM-8198 and EM-8308)
At the request of one of our customers EpiSoft have added a new column of which displays the user phone number on the Admission Report (Submitted) and Admission Report (partially completed) reports. This is to allow hospitals to be able to follow up patients via phone no matter their stage of admission for various reasons.
NEW MODULE
New Payment Gateway offering: - 'Medeor Payments' by Medtech Global in Association with Till Payments (Financial Preadmission module)
EpiSoft is pleased to announce that a new payment gateway integration is now available for adoption by healthcare providers in a production setting. For initial release, payments can be made using card (debit or credit). In addition a surcharge is configurable on these card transactions optionally by the hospital.
Medeor by MedTech Global is an integrated payment gateway within epi-me and was one of two payments partners (the other being Braintree Payments by PayPal) that EpiSoft carefully selected following an extensive market scan.
The following use-cases are available in production (hyperlinks explain functionality in depth):
1. Patients can pay any applicable gap on an Estimate of Fees
2. Healthcare provider staff can process additional payments on the patient's behalf, and make refunds
Screenshot of the Payments user experience for patients paying gaps:
PATIENT PORTAL
Making Admission Date optional for waitlist and other admission cohorts (EM-7247)
Episoft have implemented a new form configuration, at the request of one of our customers, ADMISSION_DETAILS_ENABLE_ADMISSION_DATE_UNKNOWN_NON_PUBLIC_PATIENTS (default False). When set to True, this displays a standalone question on the Admission details page (page 1 of the Admission/Registration Form) labelled: 'Has your Doctor advised you of your admission date? *' (Y/N)
When 'No' is selected it will hide the Admission Date, Procedure date (if applicable) and 'Room type' fields on the page and in the back end of the software default the patient's date of admission to the next 25th of December after the admission. To enable this on your hospital forms, please get in contact with our Helpdesk.
Relabelling of Enduring Guardian to Medical Decision maker via Form Configuration (EM-8185)
A new form configuration labelled LEGAL_ALTERNATE_LABEL_FOR_ENDURING_GUARDIAN_MEDICAL_DECISION_MAKER (default False) has been added to the Legal page. When true this relabels the ‘Enduring guardian’ fields with ‘medical Decision maker’ wording. This is the Victorian standard terminology for this decision maker. Note: Setting this form configuration to True will relabel the field across all facilities.
New Form Configuration to hide ALL Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) questions on the Infection Screening page(EM-8190)
A new form configuration labelled HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJD default True which when False hides any and all default creutzfeldt-jakob disease (CJD) questions from the Infection Screening page. The existing previous configurations of HISTORY_INFECTION_COMBINE_CJD_HORMONE_AND_NEUROSURGERY_QUESTIONS, HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJD_GROWTH_HORMONE_YEAR and HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJDATRISK_QUESTION are now all nested (i.e dependent) under this new configuration covering all questions so that if HISTORY_INFECTION_INCLUDE_CJD is set to true (which is the default setting) customers have control over these two questions with the existing three configurations within the section. This change has been made on all Infection screening pages. When enabled, all CJD questions are removed from the Infection screening dynamic portal PDF.
Addition of Form Configurations to add Smoking and Vaping questions to the Paediatric forms (EM-8166 and EM-8194)
The current configuration of the Lifestyle and Diet page for paediatric admission type does not include the questions regarding smoking status and e-cigarette/vape usage. To align with the needs of one of our customer, the following form configurations have been added to the Paediatric Lifestyle and diet page and can be added optionally by customers.
A new form configuration has been added HISTORY_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_SMOKING_STATUS_PAEDS (default: False), when set to True, the paediatric Lifestyle and Diet page should include the question: "Smoking status"
A new form configuration has been added HISTORY_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_ECIGARETTE_VAPE_PAEDS (default: False), when set to True, the portal should include the question: "Do you use an eCigarette or Vape?" for paediatric admissions.
Each change if enabled will be reflected on the dynamic PDF printout with appropriate wording.
Addition of Form Configurations to add Alcohol and Recreational Drugs to the Paediatric forms (EM-8195)
Two new form configurations labelled (HISTORY_PAEDS_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_ALCOHOL - default False) and(HISTORY_PAEDS_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_RECREATIONAL_DRUGS - default False) have been added to allow epi-me customers to include the Alcohol and drug questions to the Paediatric Lifestyle and Diet page.
Addition of new form configuration to collect patient response on goals of care on the Discharge planning page (EM-8350)
EpiSoft have added a new form configuration to collect information around patient goals of care to align with standards of compliance. The new configuration is labelled HISTORY_DISCHARGE_PLANNING_RELABEL_NOTES_AS_CONDITIONS_ANDS_GOALS_OF_CARE (default False) which when true relabels the sub question under 'any other medical conditions' text box at the end of the discharge planning page as follows:
- Do you have any other medical conditions? * (Y/N) - stays the same
- "Please list any other Medical Conditions and your Goals of Care (e.g. health, family, returning home, spirituality etc.)'
ADMIN PORTAL
New Clinical Alert - 'Blood Thinning/Anti-coagulant medication' (EM-7835)
A new clinical alert has been configured in the list of epi-me alerts labelled ‘Blood thinners’ with the description: ‘Patients meeting criteria for taking blood thinning or anticoagulant medication, having responded 'Yes’ to Blood thinners question. This will function on all Allergies and Medications pages used by customers for all forms (including Adult General, Maternity and Paediatric). The alert triggers off the following question 'Do you take or have you recently taken blood thinning medications (eg. aspirin / warfarin / clopidogrel (Plavix) / dabigatran (Pradaxa) / rivaroxaban (Xarelto) / apixaban (Eliquis))? *” (Governed by form configurations: HISTORY_MEDS_INCLUDE_BLOOD_THINNING_MEDS (general) and HISTORY_MEDS_INCLUDE_BLOOD_THINNING_MEDS_PAEDS). This new alert will display on the Clinical Alert printout as well for those customers with the printout enabled. (Note: This alert does not check the patient self-reported medication list just the standalone Blood thinning question above).'
New Clinical Alert - 'Smoking or Vaping' (EM-8165)
A new clinical alert has been configured in the list of epi-me alerts labelled ‘Smoking of Vaping'. The alert triggers off positive (i.e Yes) responses to the following questions: Smoking status: ‘Current smoker’ and/or 'Do you use an eCigarette and Vape?. The smoking question is standard across all customers but the vape question is governed by a form configuration labelled HISTORY_LIFESTYLE_DIET_INCLUDE_ECIGARETTE_VAPE (Default = False).
Addition of the User phone number to the Admission Report (Submitted) and Admission Report (partially completed) reports (EM-8198 and EM-8308)
At the request of one of our customers EpiSoft have added a new column of which displays the user phone number on the Admission Report (Submitted) and Admission Report (partially completed) reports. This is to allow hospitals to be able to follow up patients via phone no matter their stage of admission for various reasons.
NEW MODULE
New Payment Gateway offering: - 'Medeor Payments' by Medtech Global in Association with Till Payments (Financial Preadmission module)
EpiSoft is pleased to announce that a new payment gateway integration is now available for adoption by healthcare providers in a production setting. For initial release, payments can be made using card (debit or credit). In addition a surcharge is configurable on these card transactions optionally by the hospital.
Medeor by MedTech Global is an integrated payment gateway within epi-me and was one of two payments partners (the other being Braintree Payments by PayPal) that EpiSoft carefully selected following an extensive market scan.
The following use-cases are available in production (hyperlinks explain functionality in depth):
1. Patients can pay any applicable gap on an Estimate of Fees
2. Healthcare provider staff can process additional payments on the patient's behalf, and make refunds
Screenshot of the Payments user experience for patients paying gaps:
