ASCEND -- RELEASE NOTES:

Version 5.6.82 (02/20/2009) CURRENT VERSION - View All Updates

You will be installing ALL prior releases that have been posted since your current program version.  Therefore, use the View All Updates link to review ALL of the releases that may affect you.

Items are grouped by Enhancements, then FIXES,  sorted by Functional Area.

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The CSRs are grouped by the following Functional Areas.  Click on a link to jump to that area.

Billing	Clinical	Facilities
Interfaces	Inventory	Labels-Forms
Labs	Menus	Options
Order	Patient	Reports
Security	System	Unassigned
Update

Category	CSR #	Description
Clinical	2226, 2252	New Button to DC Old Order for Ingredient Duplication and Drug-Drug Interaction Clinical Reviews. New Button to Inactivate the Order.  Clicking Inactivate Order will change the status to Inactive.  Review Accept Order Inactivate Order DC New Order DC Old Order Cancel Order For Clinical Reviews where DC Old Order is not an option, it will be grayed out.
Clinical	2805	Clinical Interventions tab is now called Clinical Reviews.  There are new column headings that can be moved and resized, and the program remembers your changes.  You can click on a column heading to sort by that column.
Clinical	2735	Improved display of Clinical Review of Type: Doctor's License Expiration Override
Clinical	2739	Routes are now linked to First Databank Clinical Routes.  When adding a new Route, you will be prompted to link to the First Databank Route. Routes are added or edited in the Utilities / Options / Order Entry tab, choose Routes from the List values.  Choose the route you are interested in editing, or add a new one.  After adding or editing, the Select a First Databank Route screen will appear. The purpose of selecting a First Databank Route is to provide information to the program for dose range checking.
Clinical	2811	Name Changes to the Clinical Menu sub-menu items, all now say Clinical Review.
Clinical	2814	Clinical Review Edits: Reviewed By field is read only.  If a user opens a Clinical Review, and clicks the Save button, the Reviewed By field will be filled in.  If the user clicks Cancel, their name will not be filled in.
Clinical	2816	Clinical Review Edits: Block Changes After Completion New Clinical Alert is locked as soon as it is saved with the Completed flag. Clinical Alerts that were completed before updating to this version of Ascend will also be locked.
Clinical	2817	Track the date and time on which a Clinical Alert is Completed. Once a Clinical Alert is marked as Completed, text will display the Completed By and Completed On date and time.
Clinical	2819	Removed Ability to Delete Clinical Alerts.
Interfaces	1127	CURES reporting changes needed - multi-state site. Please read about the changes to the Export Narcotics screen here.
Interfaces	2659	PMP (Cures) Narcotics Reporting Format Changes for NY State to ASAP 2007
Interfaces	2841	ASAP Field Delimiter character will be read from the XML file
Interfaces	2855	Added PrescriptionOrigin to Export Narcotics recordset New York needs to send the PrescriptionOrigin value in the their file in DSP12.
Inventory	1287	Synchronize AWP is now found under the Inventory menu.  It was moved from the Updates menu.
Inventory	1954	Inventory: MAR Notes is now a text field. In previous releases, it was a 50 character field.
Inventory	2837	Added vertical scroll bars to note fields on the Inventory General tab, in the Order Entry Defaults section, for Order Entry Message Physician's Order Patient/Nurse Instructions Mix Instruction Comments This allows you to enter multiple lines of information, and use the scrollbars to scroll. The scrollbars are gray initially, and they turn blue when there are multiple lines.
Labels-Forms	1312	Inpatient IV Label: Formatting Improvements If some information on the label was too long, it was wrapping, now, it will be truncated.  This includes the Patient Care Area, and a very long Doctor name.
Labels-Forms	2625	Alternate Shipping Address -Add Ship to Name under Description This applies to both the Patient Admission Screen / Shipping Information, and under Utilities / Options / Admission tab, the list called Shipping Addresses The Shipping Address now has a Name field that will print on the Delivery Receipt.  The Description field does not print.
Labels-Forms	2742	Add Ability To Print Inpatient IV Label Without Charging The Dose There is a Charge checkbox on the Print screen.  It is checked by default.  Uncheck the box, and you can print an IV Label without Charging the dose.
Options	2788	Inventory Dispense as Whole Units: Option to set On for new Inventory - useful for Inpatient Inventory. New Option under Utilities / Options / Inventory Check the box Dispense As Whole Units to enable this option. Discussion: An inpatient Inventory runs high to tablets, capsules, pre-filled syringes and single dose vials. In order for Ascend to correctly manage Inventory Quantity on Hand for these items, each item has to have the attribute named 'Dispense as Whole Units' checked on the Inventory General tab. For a multi-dose vial, which can be replaced on the shelf after a portion of its contents is dispensed, 'Dispense as Whole Units' should NOT be checked.
Options	2862	Make Triplicate a Required Field. Go to Utilities / Options / Order Entry tab. In the section for Outpatient Required Fields, scroll down, and check Triplicate. That will cause the Triplicate field in the order entry screen to be required, and the field will have a background color indicating it is required.
Order	1444	When using Refill or Copy to create a new order, Ascend will no longer copy the Triplicate Number.
Order	2580	Option to Prevent Narcotic Orders if Order MD missing DEA info or Restricted. Under Utilities / Options / Order Entry tab, there is a new checkbox on the bottom right hand side, 'Ordering Dr must have current license' . If an order is entered with a prescribing doctor whose license has expired, the following error message shows up: "The prescribing doctor's license is not current and must be updated before you can enter prescriptions by this doctor." If an order is entered with a prescribing doctor who has a DEA Code limit which is restricted, an error will show: "DRUG XYZ has a DEA Code of 3 and the prescribing doctor can only prescribe items with a DEA Code of 4 and higher." or "DRUG XYZ has a DEA Code of 3 and the prescribing doctor cannot prescribe any narcotic orders."
Order	2649	Remember Order Doctor when entering a Series or Set of New Orders If you enter a new order and change the Order Doctor, click the New Order button, the system will go through it's clinical checks, charging and printing for the first order, then bring up the Order Item Selection screen for the next order.  Once you choose your ingredient(s), the Order Screen will have retained the Order Doctor from the previous order.
Order	2794	Outpatient Order now displays the Triplicate Number on the General Tab.  It is located near the bottom of the form, just above the buttons.
Order	2857	New Outpatient Order - Qty Authorized Field will be blank.  In prior versions, it was 0.
Order	2895	Add Admission drop down on Orders / Other tab. This will allow you to change the Admission that an order is linked to. If a patient has many admissions, it's possible for an order to be entered for a prior admission by mistake. If it's necessary to move the order to a different admission, open the order, then go to the Other tab. There is an Admission drop down list where you can select a different Admission.  If you click the OK button, the order will then be linked to the admission you chose.
Reports	533	Add Patient ID to report Patient Profile-Active Orders Patient Profile w/ Active Orders - Test Hospital ID: 0001 Patient: TEST PATIENT   DOB: 03/15/1950     Patient ID: 2312334
Reports	1553	Reports: Clinical Interventions report enhancements New Name:  Clinical Reviews Can Use the List Filter, Clinical Review Type or Clinical Review Problem The Report displays the details of each Clinical Review, including the Action, Outcome, Type and Problem. Here is a sample: Known Issue in version 5.6.82:  Enter Date filter on the General Tab does not work.  Please use the Clinical Review Date on the Filters / Date Filters instead.
Reports	2553	Reports: Prescription Log, Print the Date Criteria on the report. The Prescription Log now prints the date criteria, even if no prescriptions were written that day. Fill Start Date between 01/01/2009 00:00 and 01/01/2009 23:59
Reports	2588	Stop Order Notices Report: New Options to configure Signature Line and renewal instructions. Utilities / Options / Reports tab, the lower section has an area called "Select a report from the list to view any report defaults".  Choose the Stop Order Notices Report from the list. There are now 3 options for this report: Show orders with hard stops Renewal Text Page Footer Text Double-click on any option to view or edit. The Renewal Text is the Renewal instructions that appear on the right side of the report for each order, where the doctor can indicate whether to Renew or Discontinue the order. The Page Footer Text is what appears one time at the bottom of each page of the report, where the doctor can sign and date the form.
Reports	2741	Add Routes Report to help with Dosage Range Checking Setup Routes are now linked to First Databank's list of Routes, please see CSR 2739 for information regarding linking your routes to the First Databank list. The Route Report has no filters nor options. In the following sample, most routes are linked to the First Databank Route, but INVITRO, Injection and Intraderma are not. The FDB DR2_RT Code is an internal code used to identify the FDB route.  Please contact your Hann's On Software Customer Support Representative if you need more information regarding the results of this report. Route FDB Route FDB DR2_RT Code Buccal BUCCAL 004 Dental DENTAL 026 Epidural EPIDURAL 012 INVITRO     Inhalation INHALATION 021 Injection     Intraderma     Intramuscular INTRAMUSCULAR 040
Reports	2746	Report MAR - add printed date/time at the bottom of the page. Medication Administration Record Effective From 02/25/2009 14:55 To 02/26/2009 14:55 Printed At 2/24/2009 14:10
Reports	2785	Report Prescription Log: Add 'Entered By' to display
Reports	2791	Reports: AHFS Code and AHFS Description are new report filters. Some Reports, such as Inventory, now have two new List Filters: AHFS Code AHFS Description
Reports	2822	New Report: Food-Drug Interactions There are many filters to choose from for this report. On the General Tab, you need to choose a date range.  The date range can be one of the following, chosen from the menu, pertaining to orders.    On the Filter tab, there are many filters you can choose, for example, List Filters: Patient Doctor Inventory Description Ward Date Filters: There are also Yes/No filters:  Be sure to highlight the filter you would like to use, then click yes or no, then the Add button.
Reports	2823	Report Date and Time on General Tab - Program will enter a Default Time if no Time is entered. If a user enters a date but does not specify the time portion of the from/to dates on the general tab of the report, the From will default to 00:00 and the To will default to 23:59.
Reports	2831	Two new reports: Inventory by AHFS Inventory by First Databank Class Helpful Options and Filters Use the Utilities / Options / Reports tab to set the Options for these reports to Hide Dollar Fields.  You may also go to the Report's Options tab and Hide Dollar Fields. The reports will list archived records unless you filter them, by going to the Yes/No filters, click on Inventory Archived, and click No.  Click Add. The reports will list records that do not have any AHFS code or First Databank Class.  Those records probably have invalid NDC codes.  To filter them out, go to List filters.  For the AHFS report, choose AHFS Code - Not Empty.  For the First Databank Class report, choose First Databank Class - Not Empty.  Click Add. You may then Save your report and run the saved report.
Reports	2865	New AHFS Codes Report The report lists codes in order from lowest to highest. You can use the List Filter for AHFS Code or Description to limit your report. You can choose multiple Codes or Descriptions, too, by clicking on more than one.
Reports	2867	AHFS Codes report: Added Code and Description Filters
Reports	2869	Added missing horizontal line in the Signature Box on the MAR Report.
Security	2763	Select a Patient window: The New, Edit, and Discharge Buttons will be enabled or disabled based on Security.
System	1175	Add Arial Narrow font to the installer. The Ascend installer now installs these fonts: ARIALN.TTF ARIALNB.TTF ARIALNBI.TTF ARIALNI.TTF Look for them in your Windows\Fonts folder.
Update	1868	License: Enable automatic license code extension via the HOSinc.com website. The Ascend program license needs renewal every 45 days.  This feature will automatically update your program license if - your workstation has access to the internet - your Hann's On Software Login and Password have been entered in the Download Update window - your account status with Hann's On Software is active To enter your login and password, go to Utilities / Updates / Download Update. Fill in your Login and Password.  You can press the Close button.  The login and password will be stored. Upon login to the program the first time of the day, it will check your license expiration, and if it's within one month of expiring, it will go to the HOSinc.com website, verify account status, and update the license.  You may briefly see a message that the license update is in progress.
Update	2263	Utilities / Updates menu - menu items have been enabled.  You can choose to For the most part, you will use Download Update, described below in CSR 2367. The other menu items are typically used by Hann's On Software representatives.
Update	2367	New Menu to Download Program Updates from within the Ascend Application, under Utilities / Updates. After choosing Utilities / Updates / Download Update from the menu, the following screen appears: The first time you use this feature, you will have to fill in your Hann's On Software User Name and Password.  The User Name and Password will be stored from then on. If you need your Hann's On Software User Name and Password, please contact your support representative. You can choose to download the Latest Version or the Latest Beta Version.  You can contact your support representative to find out which version may be best for you. Click the Start Download button. If you had selected the Beta Version, a warning message appears: Please do not download a beta update unless you have been instructed to by your Ascend support representative. Are you sure you want to continue?   If your version is more recent than the download you selected, a message will tell you and it will not download an update.
Update	2695	New Menu To Perform Server Update, under Utilities / Updates.  This menu item is for use by Hann's On Software use only, and requires a password to use.  This item should be accessed only if you are working directly with a Hann's On Software representative.
Update	2829	Delete First DataBank files from the Update folder after each Server Update. The First DataBank files get unpacked from the Server Update file, update.exe.   They get inserted into your database if a First DataBank update is needed.  This could be during a program update, or a First DataBank only update.  Once inserted into the database, the files themselves are no longer accessed by the Ascend program. In prior versions, they remained in the Update folder.  Now, all the First DataBank files will be removed from the Update folder after a successful update. The First Databank files have filenames that are all in capital letters and all start with an R and have underscores in them, for example, RDDIMIN0_NDC_INACTV_DDIM_LINK.
Update	2834	Server Update: Post new messages immediately. The following messages will appear after starting a server update: Preparing to update..... Opening a connection to the database.... When running the server update from a remote workstation, there may be a delay before the update actually begins. These new messages are meant to confirm to the user that the update process has actually begun. Here is how the messages will look on the screen and in the Update Log.txt file, with the date and time of the update present. 02-16-2009 09:22:46 Preparing to update...... 02-16-2009 09:22:46 Opening a connection to the database......
		Fixes:  The following CSR's have been fixed.
Billing	2647	Financials - New Claims - Change Status (Active) not refreshing
Billing	2661	Hold order was billed; system not supposed to bill Hold orders
Billing	2759	Claim Totals: Claim screen may incorrectly report allowable balance
Billing	2772	Payer - NCPDP Tab missing Compound Quantity and Copay fields
Facilities	2777	Facilities - Delete Facility is no longer working
Interfaces	2840	ASAP format needs to read segment delimiter from the last field of the TH record
Inventory	2542	Price History,-Inventory: allow sort by date or default display to be by date
Labels-Forms	1483	Option to print Description1 and 2 on Unit Dose labels not working
Labels-Forms	2522	Custom Unit Dose Label does not work in versions 5.5.27
Labels-Forms	2669	Return Receipt form - facility phone numbers not printing in header field
Labels-Forms	2775	Inpatient IV Label - Enabled use of Inventory Print Description setting
Labels-Forms	2776	Inpatient IV Label - should not use TPN Label option settings
Labels-Forms	2846	Orders - Do Not Show Items not showing up on Compound and Pick Sheet
Labels-Forms	2852	TPN Label does not display Strength and Per Precision fields
Labels-Forms	2853	TPN Data Sheet does not display Strength and Per Precision fields
Options	2705	Double clicking Order List in Options...Order Entry treats like Delete not Edit
Order	502	Waste prompt message occurs when that option not checked in Options
Order	1170	Do not allow copy of orders from one facility to another
Order	2066	Inpatient Order, Stop Date Wrong After Manually Changing Start Date, year 3935
Order	2732	Add/Exchange of Ordered Item adversely affects Charge Method
Order	2734	Refill of Cancelled Order results in error message
Order	2756	Display issue after creating a new Order Type
Order	2762	Orders must be verified not validated if Charge entered before save
Order	2766	TPN Calculator is rounding inventory line item values incorrectly
Order	2806	Ascend client generates DLL error saving Inpatient category order
Order	2813	Order’s Drug Edit - does not trigger Clinical Check
Order	2830	Unable to refill an order in Ascend when order was created in Ascend-HI
Order	2844	Error When Changing the Inventory Item On A Order With Only 1 Ingredient
Order	2849	Orders - Manual entry of waste amount not saved on order item screen
Order	2861	Orders - not associated with PatientAdmissionRef after 32767
Order	2864	Error on TPN calculation when Nitrogen intrinsic < 1
Order	2870	TPN Calc errors/incorrect unit conversion: Per 'Patient KG'
Patient	2639	Patients - When adding new patient, county drop down isn't populated
Patient	2768	Select a Patient - Search by D/C date doesn't bring up current day D/C'd patients
Reports	2605	Reports - Inventory Usage Based on Orders - syntax error
Reports	2731	Reports - Inventory Usage Based on Order Changes - syntax error
Reports	2782	Reports Physicians License Expiration displays an Error 3704
Reports	2826	Report Fill List Hangs when printed for all patients
Reports	2838	Criteria from Rx Log report appearing on Inventory Usage Based on Orders
System	2765	When viewing Payers from specific facility, cannot see payers in FacilityRef=0
System	2790	Error using CTRL-A to select all patients in Purge Patients
System	2902	RDOSED2_DOSE_DESC was not being populated
Unassigned	1816	Default Allergy phrase too long to save - must truncate the phrase
Update	2719	Server Update - fix typo "Updating SQL sever database"
Update	2824	Order Entry fails after Updates, Update Server
Update	2832	Following Server Update, some reports missing SQL code
Update	2843	Do Not Stop Server Update on Cannot Change Owner of Object Error