CRIS 2.07.12a Release Notes v1.1

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© 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 2.07.12a Release Notes v1.1

Copyright

General Information

1. Contents

2. Issue Summaries

2.1 New Features

2.1.1Audit

2.1.2Database

2.1.3Nuclear Medicine

2.1.4Post Processing

2.1.5Printing

2.1.6Spine

2.1.7Statistics

2.1.8Worklists

2.2 Enhancements

2.2.1Database

2.2.2Diary

2.2.3Dictation

2.2.4Interfaces

2.2.5Login

2.2.6Patient

2.2.7Post Processing

2.2.8Printing

2.2.9Reporting

2.2.10Setup Tables

2.2.11Spine

2.2.12Statistics

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

2.3.18Spine

2.3.19Statistics

2.3.20Stats Scheduler

2.3.21Voice Recognition

2.3.22Worklists

2.3 House Keeping

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

4.18Spine

4.19Statistics

4.20Stats Scheduler

4.21Voice Recognition

4.22Worklists

5. Known Issues

5.1 Known Issue Summaries

5.1.1Diary

5.1.2Dictation

5.1.3Event Details

5.1.4Other

5.1.5Scanning

5.1.6Setup Tables

5.1.7Worklists

5.2 Known Issue Details

5.2.1Diary

5.2.2Dictation

5.2.3Event Details

5.2.4Other

5.2.5Scanning

5.2.6Setup Tables

5.2.7Worklists

2. Issue Summaries

The following section summarises the changes made in this version of CRIS relative to release 2.07.12a. 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
208188 / - / Security log of failed logins / - / Yes
201045 / - / P2 Sentinel Logs / - / -

2.1.2Database

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
207745 / - / Ensure clearing of temporary stat tables / - / -
208051 / - / Enable recording of user's terminal ID / - / -

2.1.3Nuclear Medicine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
201413 / - / ARSAC Limit via Exams per Hospital / - / -

2.1.4Post Processing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209872 / - / New Stock Module / - / -

2.1.5Printing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
206284 / - / History viewer for Print Content Editor / - / -
206526 / - / Format tool does not export scripts, texts or interface templates / - / -

2.1.6Spine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
203899 / CfH CCN 560 & 561 SCCN 5007 / LR Failopen / - / Yes
202199 / - / Legitimate Relationship Service / - / -
203901 / CfH SCCN 5007 / LR Inference / - / Yes
201729 / - / Spine Workgroups / - / Yes
202204 / - / Spine response codes setup table / - / -
200039 / - / Patient Demographic Service / - / Yes
203243 / - / Security release changes relating to interfaces / - / -

2.1.7Statistics

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211247 / - / Allow Functionality for Word Wrap on Stats / - / Yes

2.1.8Worklists

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
204287 / CSC 141143 / Force reload of event detail when selected from list / - / -

2.2 Enhancements

2.2.1Database

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
207977 / - / Deletion part of the dbutils.partition_add procedure required / - / -
206552 / - / Add support for Single Sign On Configuration / - / -

2.2.2Diary

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209129 / - / Cancel appointment from changed pad / - / -

2.2.3Dictation

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209562 / - / Dictation safe mode / - / -
209670 / - / Reset dictation status / - / -
209663 / - / Locked dictation icon / - / -

2.2.4Interfaces

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211589 / - / Get Pathway ID from order / - / -

2.2.5Login

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
201200 / - / Add support for Single Sign On / - / -

2.2.6Patient

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200539 / - / Unmerging of a patient sets alias_number to 0 as opposed to null / - / -
210578 / - / Duplicate CHI number warning / - / -
209868 / - / Email and text fields for notifier / - / -

2.2.7Post Processing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
210127 / - / New columns on exam table / - / -
209873 / - / Pregnancy and ID check / - / -

2.2.8Printing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
205241 / 206883 / Ability to select auto reports, EDI referral sources and patient type groups in Batch Printing / - / -

2.2.9Reporting

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209903 / - / Abnormal results / - / -
210208 / - / Episode and request card image controls / - / -
205579 / - / Obstetric EDD calculation for first scan. / - / -
205585 / - / Obstetric EDD Margin measurement priority. / - / -
210184 / - / Abnormal results / - / -
205616 / - / Configurable Obstetric Rescan Days / - / Yes
206406 / - / Non retained second radiologist / - / Yes

2.2.10Setup Tables

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
208244 / - / Error reporting of duplicate records in set up tables / - / -

2.2.11Spine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
201757 / - / Single Sign On and User Login / Yes / -
207101 / - / Untraceable patient user interaction / - / -

2.2.12Statistics

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
200144 / - / Statistics number format / - / -
202921 / - / Y axis field, field names / - / -
209772 / - / Obstetric fields in stats. / - / Yes
208296 / - / Selection criteria fields do not show short description / - / -
208392 / - / Outer joins in stats / - / Yes

2.3 Issues Resolved

2.3.1Audit

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
206656 / - / Audit records are required for login and logout / - / -

2.3.2Database

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
208651 / - / New DEFAULT_JOIN column on statlinks / - / -

2.3.3Diary

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
203846 / - / Selecting a patient in the diary puts it on the changed scratch pad / - / -
211266 / - / Appointment diary room loading / - / -
209390 / - / Available slots when appointment has been stretched. / - / -
210989 / - / Double clicking or pressing enter in room or exam code field in diary will insert extra line, which stop appointment saving. / - / -
210816 / - / Saving typed changes in appointment diary / - / -
205976 / FJ 270911 / Able to book appointment into end-dated room. / - / Yes
204608 / - / Room slots not unallocated when deleting exam / - / -
205820 / HD186764 - CSC Ref / Can expand appointments into unavailable slots / - / Yes
206826 / - / Direct appointment entry from request event failure / - / -
207858 / - / Diary still doing slow queries when changing date with no room or exam selected / - / -
208048 / - / Diary week view and range view problems / - / -
200278 / - / Simultaneous Diary searching forward. / - / -

2.3.4Dictation

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
207061 / - / Accession numbers on dictation screen / - / -
203407 / - / Dictation page stuck recording / - / -
209378 / - / Comment fields on dictation page are small on widescreen monitors / - / -
211130 / - / Dictation with no icon and no audio can still try to FTP a dictation file from the server / - / -
208131 / - / Null pointer when opening a locked dictation. / - / -
206707 / - / Delete Dictation option deletes dictate record even if FTP deletion of file fails / - / -
208760 / - / Cannot save dictation as it has been deleted / - / -
207327 / - / Changes to dictation priority applied when cleared / - / -
208689 / - / Erroneous could not find dictation error. / - / -
207050 / - / default action to pop up messages / - / -
209878 / - / Dictation lock icon remains when it should clear / - / -
209375 / - / Multi Dictation Page warnings / - / -
209345 / - / Delete All uses some incorrect logic / - / -
208565 / - / Warning message when dictating a report for an already reported exam / - / -
208758 / - / Deleting a locked dictation. / - / -
209173 / - / Dictation starts unintentionally / - / -
209919 / - / Problem with opening new dictations in passive mode / - / -
208709 / - / Unable to change priority of an external dictation / - / -
208707 / - / Unable to delete an external dictation / - / -

2.3.5Event Details

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
210274 / - / Events on Waiting list cannot have a Future end-dated referrer / - / -
205805 / - / Blanked request date can cause CRIS to show dummy date of 01/01/2099 / - / -
207162 / - / Event saved without exam or referrer / - / -
206059 / FJ-268520 / Lists closing down when changing a patient's status on the waiting list / - / -
207587 / - / Problems with 'tabbing' in event details screen / - / -
208797 / - / Multiple portering request warning when previous requests are cancelled / - / -
211008 / - / Referrer Name is not updated when the Referrer Code is input and enter or tab is pressed / - / -
209263 / - / Change name of intended radiologist field / - / -
210540 / - / Cannot add an additional exam code at the time of reporting or post processing. / - / -
209393 / - / User is not warned of exam detail changes when clearing without saving. / - / -
208989 / HSS 0208869 / Mandatory LMP Information / - / -
206477 / - / Searching for referral location will display end dated codes / - / -
208730 / - / Changing event status changes site of event. / - / -
207918 / - / Integrity constraint error when attending an event for a different site. / - / -
207958 / - / Undo attend security setting. / - / -
208564 / - / Setting an end dated room against an exam / - / -
205659 / - / Room field in event details allows any room to be entered / - / -
209166 / - / Validation of dates in yyyy/mm/dd format / - / -
207734 / - / Referrer prompt and change hospital / - / -

2.3.6Film Tracking

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209735 / - / The hot filing system does not work. / - / -
206286 / - / Excessive crislog updates for filing table / - / -
207036 / - / When moving events into the 'Events Not In A Volume' folder the event is displayed twice. / - / -

2.3.7Interfaces

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
204341 / - / A null merge ID in the MRG segment of A40 messages still gets processed / - / -
207962 / - / Waiting List entry doesn't get sent for an initial book mode of "O" / - / -
208123 / - / The Spine enabled PAS interface should always update the PAS mirror / - / -
209866 / - / Double quotes in PACS interface to update nulled fields / - / -
206652 / - / An interface admit/transfer/discharge message (A01/2/3) will update all filled in fields in the HIS table / - / -
208577 / - / Allow trust level spine configuration on interfaces / - / -

2.3.8Login

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
206850 / - / Null pointer in checking password expiry / - / -
208876 / - / Login Error Message "Could Not Load Radiologists" / - / -
208128 / HSS 0207866 / Unable to log in with a role containing a whitespace. / - / Yes
205081 / - / Focus not attained in 'Please select a role for this session' window / - / -

2.3.9Menu Options

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209386 / - / Batch tracking icon size / - / -

2.3.10Nuclear Medicine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211289 / - / problem creating vials / - / -
201235 / - / Exceeding ARSAC limit with multiple NM injections / - / -
202967 / - / Integrity constraint error creating syringes / - / -

2.3.11Other

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
210979 / - / Various instances of Radiologist need converting to Clinician / - / -
208233 / HSS 208192 / Porter requests are not cancelled when the appointment is cancelled. / - / -
209799 / - / CRIS frequently raises the wrong window after closing a dialog box / - / -
207617 / - / Blank window when starting new instance of CRIS / - / -
207505 / - / Re ordering tables by primitive types / - / -
208083 / - / If GENERAL.CreateVolume is set to No a DB error is thrown / - / -
207954 / - / F2 focus on pages. / - / -
208692 / - / Image number on the Request Cards page / - / -
208953 / - / Pressing the patient icon while a report is loaded closes the report / - / -

2.3.12Patient

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
210857 / - / Collapsed fields on patient details / - / -
210393 / - / Duplicate NHS number page does not appear when pressing F9. / - / -
211317 / - / CRIS and PAS patients differeing in patient search / - / -
209352 / - / Adding a CHI number to a patient record does not produce a HL7 update message. / - / -
209636 / - / Merge warning message not relevant to Scottish sites / - / -
209347 / - / CHI number, once saved cannot be modified to be blank. / - / -
210853 / - / Cannot save Patient Details with a blank CHI number - StringIndexOutOfBounds Exception thrown in the Java Console / - / -
210385 / - / CHI Number validate incorrectly when 6 digits are entered / - / -
206640 / - / Incorrect Patients loaded using Accession Number / - / -
207740 / - / No error message is displayed when creating a patient directly from an order and there is a duplicate hospital number / - / -
207912 / - / Able to save invalid patient ethnic origin. / - / -
207477 / - / ReqNo search for invalid req no opens blank search page / - / -

2.3.13Post Processing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211345 / - / Popup warning message is not generated when press F5 after deleting selected rows / - / -
208289 / HSS 208207 / Post Processing symbol left on event / - / -
210934 / - / Film Type does not display after press F4 in Post Processing tab / - / -
206719 / FJ 280542 / Unable to Post Process from Report Info list (unallocated) / - / Yes

2.3.14Printing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
201936 / - / Printing should be queued / - / -
203622 / - / Restricted patient details can be seen. / Yes / -
210544 / - / Labels marked as in comments on flexible forms print twice. / - / -
207280 / - / Default All button on printer setup does not reset scheduled stats printer / - / -

2.3.15Reporting

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211401 / - / Autoverify via Coded Phrases not functioning as expected / - / -
211400 / - / Problem with Unchecked via Batch Verify / - / -
210916 / - / Verified reports with blank verified by. / - / -
207840 / - / Changing scan reason can lead to invisible report / - / -
209835 / - / Fife obstetric anomaly report layout problem at low resolutions / - / -
208683 / - / Numbers on images in report viewer. / - / -
209551 / - / EDD not shared on new multiple-fetus obstetric reports / - / -
207902 / - / Opening a report page from the events list with a reporting page open leaves the dictation on 20STRT / - / -
208499 / - / Possible to verify a report as another user / - / -
208470 / - / Auto reports are not saved if the first exam is deleted from an event / - / -
210203 / - / Merge eFilm PACS DTI Clear / - / -
209528 / - / Report properties page option buttons are incorrect / - / -
200332 / - / Patient count when using batch id. / - / -
210388 / - / Some obstetric reports loading an invalid lookup table / - / -
208010 / - / Tick box hover help on fetal anomaly report pages / - / -
209500 / - / Ability to reassign Unchecked reports / - / -
208448 / - / Adding blank diagnosis code when there is no blank diagnosis code defined. / - / -
209855 / - / Post Exam Auto Report reported by / - / -
209757 / - / Keyboard selection problems with combo boxes on obstetric reports / - / -
207282 / - / Possible to change scan reason / add foetus / make new pregnancy on a verified report / - / -
209506 / - / Locked report icon is not displayed after 6 hours / - / -
204541 / - / Unverifying during batch verify session for obstetric exams / - / -
202969 / - / Museum code lookup on report finish page lacks restriction / - / -
208638 / - / Unchecked and addended reports do not display in unverified list on report info screen. / - / Yes
207939 / - / Incorrect report view when changing an exam and reporting. / - / -
208079 / - / If REPORT.PostProcessBeforeVerify is blank an error is thrown and events cannot be reported. / - / -
203478 / - / Report header does not always update when details changed / - / -
209543 / - / Obstetric report changed values not saved warning / - / -
200637 / - / Crosses do not appear on obs graphs after a new pregnancy is created / - / -
208710 / - / Report Info Lists Unverified and Suspended list ignoring filters / - / -

2.3.16Scanning

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
206478 / - / Trying to scan with no FTP server configured doesn't give a useful error message / - / -
207547 / CSC 217761 / Only REQCARDS show in the dictate screen / - / Yes
208703 / - / Error when displaying undefined image types saved on event / - / -

2.3.17Setup Tables

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
208541 / - / Incorrect display in 'Local XRT Value' field when changing XR settings. / - / Yes
209411 / - / Closing rooms for bank holidays / - / -
209018 / FJ 050I0306662 / Department hover help in the Rooms Setup / - / Yes
210025 / - / Closing the Setup Tables window can cause a spurious tables changed warning / - / -
208076 / - / View Only Groups / - / -
203642 / - / Cannot select an exam using the mouse in exams per hospital table / - / -
210075 / - / The data sensitivity type should not be editable on StatsDataflds / - / -
206751 / 280560 / ExamCodesPerHospital Letter field lists letters for current site not selected site / - / -
209165 / - / Scottish Bank Holidays / - / -
208100 / - / Error deleting Exam Costs / - / -
209314 / - / CRIS MOBL - Able to add Code of more than 1 character / - / -
208825 / - / Examination field in exams per hospital table. / - / -
209688 / - / Show end dated radiologists in set up table. / - / -
208713 / - / Coded Phrase trust code problems / - / -
207635 / - / Referrer Links Setup does not validate correctly. / - / -
202943 / - / Possible to create multiple blank radiologists / - / -

2.3.18Spine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
208867 / - / LR status not updated for Order Cancelled. / - / -
209795 / - / PDS buttons on patient details using wrong patient / - / -
207218 / - / Change password when in single sign on / - / -
208855 / - / Error retrieving demographics from PDS when sensitive flag is Y / - / -
208949 / - / Error tracing patient with short surname / - / -
208789 / - / Null Pointer Exception when updating Consent on PDS / - / -
209401 / - / LR Status not updated when an Order is saved as Request Rejected / - / -

2.3.19Statistics

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
210920 / - / Start and end date fields displayed in stats / - / -
211018 / - / Changing the name of a HIS patient before registering on CRIS does not save change in DEMOHIS / - / -
209084 / - / Removing multiple selection criteria in stats. / - / -
209146 / - / Linking tables being inserted when auto joins are not to be used. / - / -
208807 / - / Opening stats application speed issues / - / -
202878 / - / Selecting from prompt table problem / - / -
209111 / - / Popup table displayed on valid selection criteria. / - / -
208880 / - / Time taken to clear stats screen / - / -

2.3.20Stats Scheduler

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
209964 / - / CRISSCHEDULER is too long for a user ID / - / -
206987 / - / Number of Copies on Stats Scheduler page / - / -

2.3.21Voice Recognition

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
208435 / - / Correction menu fails to close after corrections / - / -
205783 / - / Dragon User displayed on microphone icon / - / -

2.3.22Worklists

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
203092 / - / Integrity constraint error when resaving obs report / - / -
210757 / - / Change the "Load" button to "Import" in session management / - / -
209221 / - / Deleted events crashing session management. / - / -
206720 / - / Dictating an event does not check for any existing unsaved changes / - / -
207233 / - / Dictation untyped incorrect figures / - / -
209169 / - / Focus being lost from sessions filter. / - / -
207420 / - / Failed deletion of a Code in set up does not display a warning message. / - / -
208042 / - / Invalid date input in End Date of Report Info lists adversely effects action. / - / -
209383 / - / Report info list fetches all results before refreshing list / - / -
208044 / - / Problems loading an event for reporting if the dictation cannot be found on the FTP server. / - / -

2.3 House Keeping

House keeping is reserved for general code tidying which may provide minor improvements in efficiency or cosmetic changes that do not relate to issues resolved nor add new functionality.

3. Trust Implementation Issues

This section details issues which must be addressed by the Trust before a release or, where they are for issues which are only by request, before a particular feature is activated.

3.1 Standard issues:

210934 - Film Type does not display after press F4 in Post Processing tab
Required Trust Action: Must define film types in Stock setup table with a category of 'FILM'.

3.2 Optional, for issues by request only:

203622 - Restricted patient details can be seen.
Required Trust Action: Sites using affected formats will have to specifically request these updated formats.
201757 - Single Sign On and User Login
Required Trust Action: Full Single sign on requires all users to have properly registered smart cards and CRIS user security to be updated to RBAC roles and activities.

4. Change Details

This section provides further details of each change.
HEAD refers to the development and unreleased testing versions of CRIS. Changes reported in HEAD are either new features not in any previous version of CRIS or issues that have only been introduced or discovered during development or testing of the next release of CRIS. Issues reported in a particular release, HEAD or otherwise, may also be pertinent to other releases of CRIS.