Updates

Version 6 (June 2007 - Current Release)

  • New Feature: Worklist: Auto Ward detection added..

    When adding Records from the worklist the system will try to identify who the call is from based on the information added to the quick log box.

    This is to reduce the number of UKN calls etc…

  • When some details are added – ie a bleep number, the system takes 1 of four paths in finding the Ward/Department for you

    1. it does nothing!
    2. It looks for the last time the number was used
    3. It uses the Most Used (Default)
    4. It looks at the Ward table for the telephone number.

The option it takes is based on a setting in your user profile. “Auto Complete Wards” at the bottom of the page.

  • New Feature: New graphing tool.

This allows you to create some custom graphs of activity data from just a couple of drop down menus.


Graphs

  • New Feature: Remote Logging Facility added.

    This allows within specified time band, wards and departments to log calls directly into the system. These are then picked up by the on call pharmacist from the work list.

  • Worklist: Add from sort order on Name Lists updated so that they appear alphabetically by first name

  • Review: Backup contacted "Nag" added to startup flow. This prompts users that have been called as backup to accept or decline the call details on log on.

  • Review: Backups can now decline to accept call details as well.

    Backup Nag

  • Worklist: Extra field added for Patient Number
  • Worklist: Backup contacted now auto detected when a name is selected
  • New Feature: Staff directory added. Can be added to intranet. Searchable with Bleep and Telephone
  • Admin: Add and edit user details forms updated

Version 5.2 - 5.3 ( Dec 2006)

  • Function added giving the ability to disable user accounts.

    Removes names from system drop downs except reporter.

    Disbale users

    Once disabled they remain in the system for admin and reporting and are shown as disabled in pink!

    disabled user

  • Function added giving the ability to disable Wards.

    Removes wards from system drop downs in add call section.

    disabled wards

    The wards remain available in reporting and reviewing it is also shown as disabled and in pink in the admin section

  • Ward code added to Users My Ward editor drop down lists.

    This enables adding wards to profiles using the ward code and not just the name. The ward description is now also shown in the Current Wards listing.

    my wards

  • Work list update -

    System now records details before checking session timeout. Several users mentioned that the system would often log them out before saving records if they have typed a lot of information over a significant amount of time in the Add call pages. In order to prevent this I have moved the log in check to after the “write to database” command in the code.

  • Read only access now available post system expiry

    read only

  • Code updated to remove duplicate "My Wards" and also prevent addition of duplicates My Wards.

  • Added Calls By Time Bands Data Grid to monthly Reporting Bar Chart Pages.

    calls by time band reporting

  • More efficient code makes pages in the work list, review and reports respond quicker.

    Where full details were being shown on the listings the system was pulling this information in twice. The code has been updated so that when you are seeing all the details the system only pulls the code in once and therefore the pages are twice as fast. User Level – User / Admin

  • Auto Mark as read from Your messages screen.

    When calls are marked for the attention of a user the system highlights them automatically for them when they log on. Users were reading the calls, adding comments etc but forgetting to mark them as read. A user option (Set by default to auto read) is now available so that when users read logs for them from the “Calls for you highly screen” they system automatically marks them as being read and clears them from they list. This feature can be disabled on an individual basis from the user profile screens. User Level – User / Admin

  • Work list screen by default shows Your Calls only rather than all calls a user activated toggle then switches the calls to show all.

    Since the first build of the system the worklist has always shown all the outstanding calls when first launched. This is irritating when users forget to close calls at the end of the night and clogs up the worklist screen. In a previous version a Toggle was introduced and an auto close active calls option was added to the admin section so that a) Users could click the worklist button again to show only their calls and b) they system would close calls automatically after 5 days. This has now been amended so that by default the system shows your work list and you have to toggle to see everyone else’s.

Version 5.1 - 5.2

  • Added hospitalID to Ward Table

    This change enables more accurate reporting in a multi hospital environment. The changes are mainly to the coding and users will therefore not notice.

  • Removed Hosp ID from Add Call Forms (now referenced from Ward Table)

  • Removed Hosp ID from Update Call Forms (now referenced from Ward Table)

    When entering a call users no longer have to select which hospital the call relates to. This is automatically linked by the system using information entered when setting up the wards.

  • Added % figures to all report graphs in by monthly bar chart screens, example below.

    on call manager pharmacy percentages on bar charts

  • Added System Warning to admin section to highlight users with duplicate wards in profile

    user checking


  • Amended the script to allow for entry of System Renewal Codes from admin section


    system renewal


  • Amended Add and Update forms - Improved Layout

    Old version on left new version on right

    log layout screen


  • Code that sorts records on the Worklist and Review Screens updated.

    This affects all screens which list records in the system. Sometime the order of the calls became mixed. The sort query has been updated to resolve this.

Version 5.0 - 5.1

  • User: Ward notes - Drop Downlist now sorted by ward desc.

  • User: reporting Module - Specify Date and Time more accurately.

  • User: reporting Module - Now shows percentage of total of calls for time period in results window.

  • User: updated SQL on Worklist and Review Screens - Should be slightly faster...

  • Admin: Add user form updated to include all fields.

  • Admin: update user form updated to include all fields.

  • Admin: System Notes - Ability to add notes that will display to all users on the work list and review screens.

  • Admin: Ability to close calls older than a specific date.

  • Admin: Ability to close followup calls older than a specific date.

  • User: Ward Note graphic warning now shows on review screens.

  • Admin: AutoClose Calls feature - Closes calls automatically after X days.

  • Admin: enter renewal codes in setup section and expired pages.

  • User: Worklist Add form arranged with most common entires at top.

Version 4 - 5 (2004/5)

  • Removed Bug in Setup/edittblwards.asp where the back button didn't work

  • Removed Bug in Reports/found.asp where records with no details in were sometimes missed from the report

  • Added ability for users to change password from log on screen (Tick Box)

  • Added system check on user password which forces a user to change password from default

  • Removed Password change field from user edit form

  • Facility added where a parameter "crID=" can be passed to the startup/default.asp page which if it contains a valid log ID will allow the user to log in and then auto forward them to the log for review. Also subsequent requests will remember the log in if the the browser window is not closed.

    eg http://(yourwebaddress)/startup/default.asp?crID=1000

  • New function added into worklist menus. Dynamic Email Link Button
    If there is a OnCallLogID in the URL a new button appears which will generate an email with a link in it to the current record. This can then be sent to someone who can click the link, log in and be automatically Taken straigt to the records for review.

    Need to edit site.txt in order for this to work.
  • Update to password change script which prevents people setting passwords to blank

  • Amended the MyWards editor to be able to add by directorate.

  • Amended Admin Dorectorate Entry page to prevent blank entries being added.

  • Expanded Directorate Text field in database to 50 chrs

  • Added itemobs to directorate table to enable hiding of directorates from admin section.

  • Reporting Bar Charts - Sort Order now by Code Asc.

  • Reporting Bar Charts - New show related call details button available when viewing charts

  • Reporting - Show SQL Option for Level 1 users which shows the SQL used to extract data.

  • Reviewing - Call reference number now shown in the review screens.

  • Reporting - Call reference number filter now in reporter section which enables users to search by call reference number.

  • General - Validation added to prevent invalid characters distorting the screen output

  • General - Simple Ward Notes Added. This allows users to enter a note against a ward which is highlighted to users as they add calls and available for review and clearing by all.

    To add note check to ward drop down lists..Edit OPTAreaList.inc to inclulde

    <% if (rsArea.Fields.Item("NoteCnt").Value) >0 then %>Notes<%end if%>

  • Enabled use of Abbreviations in text entry ie 'wrx' = ward pharmacist and 'part500' = Paractamol 500mg Tablets

 

New Features Added

2007 - 10
2006 - 18
2005 - 13
2004 - 20

All new features are included free as part of your maintenance fees

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All improvements, suggestions are considered and where possible added to the system in the next release.