CRIS Release Notes 1.06.12i v1.9

Copyright

© Healthcare Software Systems 2004 Registered Office: Priory Road, Mansfield-Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, NG19 9LP.

General Information

This release replaces all previous major, minor and emergency releases. All changes included in a major release will also be included in a minor release. There is no downtime needed to install a release unless specifically mentioned in the Trust Implementation Issues section. All sites can be upgraded to this release of CRIS. No changes are included in a release until the change passes all tests and that change has no known issues or has caused any new known issues at the time of release. Each release of CRIS is not normally released with any known major issues unless specifically mentioned in the know issues section.

1. Contents

CRIS Release Notes

Copyright

General Information

1. Contents

2. Issue Summaries

2.1 New Features

2.1.1Audit

2.1.2Diary

2.1.3Dictation

2.1.4Event Details

2.1.5Interfaces

2.1.6Login

2.1.7Menu Options

2.1.8Patient

2.1.9Post Processing

2.1.10Printing

2.1.11Reporting

2.1.12Scanning

2.1.13Setup Tables

2.1.14Software Installation

2.1.15Spine

2.1.16Statistics

2.1.17Voice Recognition

2.1.18Worklists

2.2 Enhancements

2.2.1Stats Scheduler

2.3 Issues Resolved

2.3.1Audit

2.3.2Database

2.3.3Diary

2.3.4Dictation

2.3.5Event Details

2.3.6Film Tracking

2.3.7Interfaces

2.3.8Login

2.3.9Menu Options

2.3.10Nuclear Medicine

2.3.11Other

2.3.12Patient

2.3.13Post Processing

2.3.14Printing

2.3.15Reporting

2.3.16Scanning

2.3.17Setup Tables

2.3.18Software Installation

2.3.19Spine

2.3.20Statistics

2.3.21Stats Scheduler

2.3.22Voice Recognition

2.3.23Worklists

2.4 House Keeping

2.4.1Dictation

2.4.2Film Tracking

2.4.3Login

2.4.4Other

2.4.5Worklists

3. Trust Implementation Issues

3.1 Standard issues:

3.2 Optional, for issues by request only:

4. Change Details

4.1Audit

4.2Database

4.3Diary

4.4Dictation

4.5Event Details

4.6Film Tracking

4.7Interfaces

4.8Login

4.9Menu Options

4.10Nuclear Medicine

4.11Other

4.12Patient

4.13Post Processing

4.14Printing

4.15Reporting

4.16Scanning

4.17Setup Tables

4.18Software Installation

4.19Spine

4.20Statistics

4.21Stats Scheduler

4.22Voice Recognition

4.23Worklists

5. Known Issues

5.1 Known Issue Summaries

5.1.1Diary

5.1.2Other

5.1.3Reporting

5.1.4Voice Recognition

5.2 Known Issue Details

5.2.1Diary

5.2.2Other

5.2.3Reporting

5.2.4Voice Recognition

2. Issue Summaries

The following section summarises the changes made in this version of CRIS relative to release 1.06.04. Changes are divided into new features and issues resolved. Details of each change are provided later in the document in "Change Details". Navigation is best achieved by searching the document for the relevant "HSS Ref" number.
Notes on the following tables:
HSS Ref. - this relates to internal HSS change numbers.
LSP Ref. - this relates to LSP Incident, Problem or RFC reference numbers.
By Request - these changes can only be activated by HSS on a specific request by a Trust.
Trust Interest - these changes are deemed to be of significance to trusts either because they impact end users, require trust action or are desirable new features/fixes, which trusts are most likely to take advantage of.

2.1 New Features

2.1.1Audit

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200173 / - / Table log viewer / - / -

2.1.2Diary

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200317 / - / Display Status Comment On Diary Hover Help / - / -
200177 / - / One minute diary slots / - / -
200019 / - / Viewing diary times when scrolling right / - / Yes

2.1.3Dictation

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200421 / - / Add support for USB footpedals / - / -
200268 / - / Prevent multiple copies of CRIS on one PC / - / -

2.1.4Event Details

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200364 / - / registered pct at time of attendance / Yes / Yes
200324 / - / Reduce exam codes displayed in prompt to those used. / - / Yes
200601 / - / Pathway ID field / - / -
200174 / - / Rejected exams in Event Details / - / -
200274 / CfH NWWM 62 / Default cursor flow through request date / - / -

2.1.5Interfaces

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
204186 / - / Interface parallel working / Yes / Yes
200107 / - / Enable repeated reprocessing of messages that fail more than once. / - / -
200249 / - / Some PAS systems are unable to cope with long report lines / - / -
200432 / - / New Generic Desktop Integration / Yes / Yes
200136 / - / PACS Dummy primary key / - / -
200501 / - / provide functionality to suppress outbound messages from translation script / - / -
200238 / - / Allow lead clinician to be passed in order comms interface / - / -
200275 / CfH NWWM xx / Additional change message trigger on time / Yes / Yes
200236 / - / Cerner Millenium sends scheduling rather than pre admit messages / - / -
200235 / - / GE require SIU^S12 messages for prefetching / - / -
200104 / CfH NWWM 52 / New interface switch to allow waiting and pending events through the interface. / Yes / Yes
200369 / - / Add examination start & end time to outbound HL7 messages / - / -
200245 / - / Increase length of entered_by field in order comms / - / -

2.1.6Login

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
201230 / - / iButton Login needs implementing on Oracle Database / - / -
200076 / - / Ability to stop users logging in / - / -
200197 / - / User roles and activities / - / Yes

2.1.7Menu Options

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200124 / - / Added a Java Console / - / -
200068 / - / Displaying Jar Implementation Versions / - / -
200141 / - / Create Dummy HIS Patients / - / -
200156 / - / Restrict sites in change hospital / - / -
200431 / - / Create NHS numbers when creating dummy patients / - / -
200434 / - / Dummy event creator / - / -

2.1.8Patient

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200508 / - / Patients not linked to PAS can be read only / - / -
200008 / - / Editing merged hospital numbers / - / -
200304 / - / Linking patients with different demographics. / - / -
200086 / - / Merged patients with no events cannot be unmerged / - / Yes
200050 / - / Show patient search list when searching for duplicate NHS number / - / Yes
200119 / - / CRIS and HIS patients matches now done by NHS Number / - / -

2.1.9Post Processing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200495 / - / Post Exam Duration / Yes / -
200270 / - / Post Exam request card scanning / - / Yes
200216 / CfH SCPACS 005 / Post processing red dot button behaviour / - / -
200222 / CfH 115.8.234 / Ability to make mAs & kVp fields mandatory / - / -
200195 / CfH SCPACS 001/4 / Dose Type / - / Yes

2.1.10Printing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200007 / - / Copy To Location added / Yes / -
206133 / - / Print forms required for Fife obs forms / - / -
200187 / - / Stats Scheduler Printing Reports / Yes / -
200123 / - / Various Improvements to the CRIS Printing System / Yes / -
200711 / - / Flexiform print quality / - / Yes
200437 / - / Printing an Exam Summary / Yes / -
200500 / - / Patient Alarm Label added / - / -
200225 / - / Enhancements to Print Content Editor / - / -
200470 / - / Add Content dialog is hard to use / - / -
200206 / - / Batch Printing using Batch ID / - / -
200131 / - / Stats Scheduler Printers in Change Printers Setup / Yes / Yes
200205 / - / BatchPrintingDateRange / - / -
200482 / - / Update printing documentation for 06.12 / - / -

2.1.11Reporting

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200122 / - / Obstetric and non Obstetric report incompatibility / - / -
200410 / - / Obstetric measurement normality representation / - / Yes
200272 / - / Auto Loading Next Event to Report. / - / -
203983 / - / BMI require the report info lists to prevent radiologists from seeing other radiologists work. / - / -
200450 / - / Report Coded Phrases for a trust / - / Yes
200266 / - / Processing and reporting locks / - / -
200128 / - / Tool tips for buttons on Report Editor tool bar / - / -
200565 / - / Obstetric configuration for EDD calculation / - / -
200209 / - / Obstetric Estimated Fetal Weight Equations / - / Yes
200514 / - / Fetal Anomaly System for NWWM / - / Yes
200240 / - / Unused email field removed / - / -
200485 / - / Request Card Viewing on Reporting Page / - / Yes
200333 / - / Reports don't ask to save unsaved changes on loading a new report / - / -
200408 / - / Obstetric using early EDD cutoff period / - / Yes
200251 / - / Hover Help on Reporting Session / - / -
200227 / - / New Obstetric Forms Required for NWWM / - / -

2.1.12Scanning

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200269 / - / Scanning images of different types / - / Yes

2.1.13Setup Tables

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200137 / - / New stats section in setup tables / - / -
200138 / - / Stats Scheduler Setup Table / Yes / -
200517 / - / Dictation Foot Pedal Configuration Warning / - / -
200082 / - / Protected XR system settings / - / -
200246 / - / XR Setup Improvements / - / -
200196 / - / Add workgroup to sites table / - / -
200258 / - / Bank Holidays in Diary Setup / - / -
200458 / - / PCT Setup Table / - / -
200095 / - / Plaintext passwords / - / -
200158 / - / Filtering SiteCodesSetup by trust / - / -
200163 / - / ExamsPerHosp default start tab / - / -
200080 / - / Disable User Security No Option / - / Yes
200153 / - / Check Case Sensitivity in Stats Datafields / - / -

2.1.14Software Installation

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200120 / - / New installation wizard hospital selection / - / -
200121 / - / New Printer setup available in installation Wizard / Yes / Yes
200118 / - / New installation wizard navigation improvements / - / -

2.1.15Spine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200229 / - / Need the ability to separate out certain log entries for reporting purposes / - / -
200228 / - / Need a method for asynchronous message responses to be displayed to the user / - / -

2.1.16Statistics

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200105 / - / Previous Stats Screen Improvements / - / -
200100 / - / Stats Secure FTP Files / - / Yes
200185 / - / Stats Scheduler / Yes / Yes
200188 / - / Stop a running stat / - / Yes
200199 / - / Stat Selection Criteria in Output / - / Yes
200099 / - / Enable Stat Scheduler XR Setting / Yes / -
200186 / - / Stats Range Type Field on Selections / Yes / -
200101 / - / New XR Setting - STATS.FTP.ServerFromScheduler / Yes / Yes
200147 / - / Save and Load statistical reporting template / - / Yes
200096 / - / Stat Temporary Groups tab removed / - / Yes
200103 / - / Stats Memory improvements / - / Yes
200031 / - / Removing Total line selected field / - / Yes
200102 / - / New XR Setting - STATS.ResultSetSize / - / -
200399 / - / Patient viewlog auditing included in statistical reporting. / Yes / -
200042 / - / Grouped total line page wrap and display. / - / -
200026 / - / Date Format in stats reports / - / Yes
200200 / - / Checkboxes on the Output Formats tab in stats / - / -

2.1.17Voice Recognition

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200571 / - / Integrating Dragon Voice Recognition API into CRIS gui / - / Yes

2.1.18Worklists

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200074 / Derby RFC 5 / Order vetting improvements / - / Yes
203988 / - / BMI require a unique security item for the day list / - / -
200221 / CfH 115.5.3 / Unreported report info list urgency order. / - / -
200318 / - / Waiting list urgency display and selection / - / Yes
200276 / CfH SCPACS 006 / Intended Radiologist selection on Appointments Worklist / - / Yes
200509 / - / Reporting Post Processed Exams / - / -
200323 / - / Porters List Date Selection / - / -
200061 / CSC G150058798 / Porters List Hover Help / - / -
200453 / - / Intended radiologist selection on more worklists / - / -

2.2 Enhancements

2.2.1Stats Scheduler

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205904 / - / Hard coded port in Stats Scheduler forces the use of port 1521 / - / -

2.3 Issues Resolved

2.3.1Audit

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200125 / - / Create less unnecessary database logs / - / -
200262 / - / View Log - Unable to adjust column width for column name Type / - / -

2.3.2Database

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
201459 / - / Temporary table creation in stats / - / -
201867 / - / Field size increases in Dataflds table / - / -
200292 / - / dictation marking on dictations with zero length / - / -
200179 / - / Log table creation and patch procedures replicate a columns nullable constraint values / - / -
200078 / - / Unable to create more than two log admin users. / - / -

2.3.3Diary

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205871 / - / Exam cancelled message when moving cancelled appointment / - / -
205761 / - / Right Click diary cancel doesn't display on Appointments List / - / -
200656 / - / Allocated slots in diary when changing modified appointments / - / -
200035 / - / Copy diary with appointments / - / -
200481 / - / Deleting exam on appointment freeing slots / - / -
200455 / - / Description of close bank holiday facility / - / Yes
200419 / G150067307 / Deleted exams still showing in the appointments list / Yes / -
200486 / - / Impossible to move an exam in the diary when the duration of the exam is 0 mins / - / -
204529 / - / Deleted Exam remains displayed after accepting 'Exam has been Deleted' message / - / -
204528 / - / Null pointers after search forward in diary / - / -
201637 / - / Appointment Ignored exam status time / - / -
201025 / - / Diary Loading SQL Optimisation / - / -
200126 / - / CRIS Diary Refresh Problems / - / -
200327 / - / Rename Pending to Planned / - / -
200435 / - / Move an attended event in the diary / - / -
200139 / - / Making appointment in diary page with no slots causes errors. / - / -
200487 / - / Letter field needs to be wider in diary / - / -
200055 / - / Error occurs when room and time manually filled in when using search forward on the diary / - / -
200053 / - / Changing selection in the diary scratchpad causes 5 identical selects / - / -
200489 / - / Change event status popup dialog in diary / - / -

2.3.4Dictation

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205637 / - / Attempting to dictate a locked event produces a lock even if the user cancels / - / -
200822 / - / Cannot clear dictation page when User ID and Login ID differ / - / -
200016 / - / Crash on dictation - still stopping / - / -
200290 / - / Dictation page Clinical History and Notes disappear with large amounts of text / - / -
200044 / - / Reset status on dictation list / - / -
200006 / - / Disable ext dict button when dict >0s / - / -
200067 / - / Deleting external dictations / - / -
200090 / - / No warning about losing an unsaved dictation / - / -
200321 / - / New Philips Speech Mike F12 button / - / -
200295 / - / Inactivity timer not reset if dictating / - / -
200454 / - / Exam information not showing when creating and dictating an exam. / - / -
200218 / - / Dictation problems when two copies of CRIS running on same machine / - / -
200293 / - / An error occurs when the 'Change' or 'Report' option is selected from Event Details for a dictation with no audio. / - / -
200161 / - / Event comments on dictation page / - / -

2.3.5Event Details

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205462 / - / Current Exam Status not correct when attended request is DNA'd / - / Yes
201977 / - / Error when loading patient with invalid referral source / - / -
200440 / 050I0117225 / Right Click cancel doesn't display on Appointments List / - / -
200838 / - / On Call status field is not correctly set / - / -
200215 / CfH NWWM 63 / Request finished page status description text / - / -
200201 / - / Parsing exam summary in event details / - / -
200296 / - / Users getting duplicate request numbers from the sites table / - / -
200312 / - / hss.cris3.ValidationException: Invalid concentration value - exception thrown in the Java Console window / - / -
200145 / - / View Event Interface Message Status / - / -
200572 / - / Event detail changes on button click / - / -
200478 / - / Changing event details and processing / - / -
200337 / - / In exams prompt keywords stick in filter / - / -
200361 / - / Time validation / - / -
200129 / - / Request Unjustified comments ignored / - / -
200480 / - / Referrer name displayed in event details changes / - / -
200340 / - / Progressive typing of examcode in Event Details / - / -
200190 / - / Match patient screen reappears / - / -
200092 / - / Incorrect field descriptions in Event Details / - / -
200089 / - / Flags in event details / - / -
200409 / - / Events created without a first computer number / - / -

2.3.6Film Tracking

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200423 / - / Filing system preventing volumes from being created / - / -
200422 / - / LastReqYearHospNo filing does not work for HospNos longer than 12 characters / - / Yes
200040 / - / Icons overlap text in Film Tracking / - / -
200243 / - / No word wrap in Notes field and vertical scroll bar displayed when there are no notes in Film Tracking / - / -
200313 / - / Too long film location description error message / - / Yes

2.3.7Interfaces

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205188 / - / new syngo desktop integration / Yes / -
205670 / Fujitsu 043J0146882 / Verified by required on result messages / - / -
205679 / - / order comms interface does not populate the ORC:16 correctly when generating ORG^O20 messages / - / -
205690 / - / Connection tracking causes too much logging output / - / -
205632 / - / Merging CRIS patients does not update PAS mirror patient. / - / -
205080 / - / Checking if the NHS Number is traced for Outbound HL7 messages should be configurable / - / -
200242 / - / Outbound messages do not have exam start/end time populated / - / -
200135 / - / Obstetrics report on interfaces / - / -
200110 / - / Database connections not being closed when loading exam codes / - / -
200127 / - / Todays Messages Null Pointer Exception / - / -
200113 / - / interface error messages are longer than necessary / - / -
200591 / - / Reports with only summary components are shown as verified regardless of their actual status / - / -
200567 / 050I0136979 / Badly formed interface messages, ORC:16 Segment / - / -
200461 / - / Order comms interface creates unnecessary order records / - / -

2.3.8Login

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200077 / - / Network Tester using different Oracle URL Strings / - / -
200157 / - / Add SQL Debugging checkbox / - / -
200056 / - / Sonographer Mode not retained when user logs off / - / -
200170 / - / Login SQL - Referrers / - / -
200233 / - / Auto logout / shutdown timers / - / -
200511 / - / Inactivity shutdown problem / - / -
200556 / - / Log on when assigned to an end dated site / - / -

2.3.9Menu Options

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205883 / - / Change of CRIS help URL / - / -
200154 / - / Sonographer mode menu item / - / -
201405 / - / User ID is not available in the View Log table. / - / -
200898 / - / Single Quotes in terminal ID / - / -
200289 / - / Format tool import of departments / - / -
200325 / - / Network Tester - does not recognise when network is available after being unavailable. / - / -
200149 / - / Getting the hostname for the network test tool / - / -
200380 / - / Backlog mode does not cancel / - / -

2.3.10Nuclear Medicine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200193 / - / Daylight saving in Nuclear Medicine / - / -
200020 / - / Nuclear Medicine saving multiple injections / - / -
200416 / - / NM Injection - The same warning message is displayed for each injection added. / - / -

2.3.11Other

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200513 / - / Freetext table contents contained within main records / - / -
200230 / - / Error messages include useless information / - / -
200375 / - / CRIS spelled incorrectly in status bar / - / -
200052 / - / Calendar selector for the current day / - / -
200362 / - / Calendar Selector - Month drop down list only works in the Diary module. / - / -

2.3.12Patient

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
204983 / - / Preventing events being added to patients not linked to PAS / - / -
205633 / - / Merging CRIS patients does not update PAS mirror patient. / - / -
200710 / - / String trimming in header CRIS fields / - / -
200041 / - / Restrict searching by request number to trust / - / Yes
200146 / - / Error loading patients when XR setting OCMS.FilterOrdersBySite is turned on / - / -
200023 / - / Number format exception on leaving Request Number field / - / -
200430 / - / Invalid query error when selecting a patient / - / -
200203 / - / HIS_ID in PATIENT table is no longer used / - / -
200492 / - / Hospital Number editor problems / - / -
200302 / - / Incorrect message when linking patients / - / -
200475 / - / Memory leak in Patient searching / - / -
200316 / - / Name transposing when searching PAS / - / -
200334 / - / Navigation from DOD cursor disappears / - / -
200159 / - / Patient details focus order / - / -
200464 / - / Selecting deleted patients / - / -
200085 / - / PAS patient and HIS details / - / -

2.3.13Post Processing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200861 / - / Injected by and checked by fields in Post Processing are not displayed correctly for long user id's / - / -
200164 / - / Post Process Validation / - / -
200469 / - / Post processing does not create attended status on new exams / - / -
200498 / - / Unobvious error messages / - / -
200001 / - / Nuclear Medicine injections / - / -
200079 / - / Post Exam Security Setting / - / Yes
200368 / FJA 103607 / Same exam opened twice in Post Processing / - / -
200264 / - / Limit Room selection to those at Attendance Site when Post Processing / - / -
200411 / - / Injected by and checked by fields in Post Processing / - / -
200448 / - / Incorrect helpline in Post Processing / - / -
200314 / - / Incorrect behaviour of virtual numeric keypad when entering Projection information. / - / -

2.3.14Printing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200282 / - / Batch print -> Incorrect time displayed for Secretary/Consultant print jobs in the Reprint tab / - / -
200151 / - / Missing reports on batch printing / - / -
200559 / - / Obs Graphs can take up to 6 minutes to print and are unreliable / - / -
200420 / - / Printed fixed position text is sometimes clipped at the top / - / -
200204 / - / Batch Printing a blank Batch ID / - / -
200957 / - / Batch Print Reprint default table order / - / -
200884 / - / Printed letter does not print the patients full title / - / -
200947 / - / SQL optimisation. Batch Printing / - / -
200865 / - / Incorrect time is displayed in Batch Print Reprint tab / - / -
200414 / - / New filter field of intended radiologist on the appointment list not being reflected when printing / - / -
200463 / - / Problems with Add Exams dialog in Print Content Editor / - / -
200395 / - / Obstetrics printing for North West / - / -
200220 / - / Obstetric report changes / - / -
200155 / - / Printing Diagnostics / - / -
200301 / - / Hospital address is left justified on appointment letters / Yes / -
200439 / - / Inpatient appointments with inpatient prep on the second exam incorrectly prints outpatient prep / Yes / Yes
200207 / - / Batch Print Query / - / -
200011 / - / Batch Printing Restricted Reports / - / -
200038 / - / Printing multiple stat outputs / - / -
200322 / - / Duplicate Print Preview option in Printer Configuration / - / -
200057 / - / Focus Issue in Printers Setup / - / -
200034 / - / Invalid column name when counting or printing a batch / - / -
200253 / - / Inconsistency in look & feel of Batch Print screen - 'Count' field / - / -
200160 / - / Batch Print - User Column / - / -

2.3.15Reporting