CRIS 2.07.12g Release Notes

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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 2.07.12g Release Notes

Copyright

General Information

1. Contents

2. Issue Summaries

2.1 New Features

2.1.1Audit

2.1.2Billing

2.1.3Database

2.1.4Nuclear Medicine

2.1.5Post Processing

2.1.6Printing

2.1.7Spine

2.1.8Statistics

2.1.9Worklists

2.2 Enhancements

2.2.1Database

2.2.2Diary

2.2.3Dictation

2.2.4Event Details

2.2.5Interfaces

2.2.6Login

2.2.7Other

2.2.8Patient

2.2.9Post Processing

2.2.10Printing

2.2.11Reporting

2.2.12Scanning

2.2.13Setup Tables

2.2.14Spine

2.2.15Statistics

2.2.16Worklists

2.3 Issues Resolved

2.3.1Audit

2.3.2Billing

2.3.3Database

2.3.4Diary

2.3.5Dictation

2.3.6Event Details

2.3.7Film Tracking

2.3.8Interfaces

2.3.9Login

2.3.10Menu Options

2.3.11Nuclear Medicine

2.3.12Other

2.3.13Patient

2.3.14Post Processing

2.3.15Printing

2.3.16Reporting

2.3.17Scanning

2.3.18Setup Tables

2.3.19Spine

2.3.20Statistics

2.3.21Stats Scheduler

2.3.22Voice Recognition

2.3.23Worklists

2.4 House Keeping

3. Trust Implementation Issues

3.1 Standard issues:

3.2 Optional, for issues by request only:

4. Change Details

4.1Audit

4.2Billing

4.3Database

4.4Diary

4.5Dictation

4.6Event Details

4.7Film Tracking

4.8Interfaces

4.9Login

4.10Menu Options

4.11Nuclear Medicine

4.12Other

4.13Patient

4.14Post Processing

4.15Printing

4.16Reporting

4.17Scanning

4.18Setup Tables

4.19Spine

4.20Statistics

4.21Stats Scheduler

4.22Voice Recognition

4.23Worklists

5. Known Issues

5.1 Known Issue Summaries

5.1.1Billing

5.1.2Database

5.1.3Diary

5.1.4Dictation

5.1.5Event Details

5.1.6Film Tracking

5.1.7Interfaces

5.1.8Menu Options

5.1.9Nuclear Medicine

5.1.10Other

5.1.11Patient

5.1.12Printing

5.1.13Reporting

5.1.14Scanning

5.1.15Sessions (MDT)

5.1.16Setup Tables

5.1.17Spine

5.1.18Statistics

5.1.19Worklists

5.2 Known Issue Details

5.2.1Billing

5.2.2Database

5.2.3Diary

5.2.4Dictation

5.2.5Event Details

5.2.6Film Tracking

5.2.7Interfaces

5.2.8Menu Options

5.2.9Nuclear Medicine

5.2.10Other

5.2.11Patient

5.2.12Printing

5.2.13Reporting

5.2.14Scanning

5.2.15Sessions (MDT)

5.2.16Setup Tables

5.2.17Spine

5.2.18Statistics

5.2.19Worklists

2. Issue Summaries

The following section summarises the changes made in this version of CRIS relative to release 2.07.12g. 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 / - / -

2.1.2Billing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
212437 / - / New Billing Module / Yes / -
211439 / - / New Billing Module / - / -

2.1.3Database

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

2.1.4Nuclear Medicine

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

2.1.5Post Processing

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

2.1.6Printing

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 / - / -

2.1.7Spine

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 / - / -

2.1.8Statistics

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
213347 / - / Billing module stat reports / - / Yes
211247 / - / Allow Functionality for Word Wrap on Stats / - / Yes

2.1.9Worklists

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
216116 / - / Drop index CRIS_DICTATE_IDX#02 / - / -
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 / - / -

2.2.4Event Details

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
214349 / - / Accepting orders for other sites. / - / -
211967 / - / System Alert for patient attendance / - / -

2.2.5Interfaces

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211653 / - / Changes to the Desktop Integration for Carestream / - / -
211589 / - / Get Pathway ID from order / - / -

2.2.6Login

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

2.2.7Other

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
213099 / - / Olympus RS28 USB foot switch / - / -

2.2.8Patient

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211892 / - / Continuing with name searches after an exact match is found. / - / -
210578 / - / Duplicate CHI number warning / - / -
200539 / - / Unmerging of a patient sets alias_number to 0 as opposed to null / - / -
209868 / - / Email and text fields for notifier / - / -

2.2.9Post Processing

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

2.2.10Printing

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 / - / -
212062 / - / Printed reports required flag in referrers setup / - / -

2.2.11Reporting

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
214428 / - / Abnormal reports should be referred to as urgent / - / -
209903 / - / Abnormal Results / - / -
212539 / - / Displaying previously open report viewers should be configurable / - / -
210647 / - / Add outflow field to north west anatomy obstetric form / - / -
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

2.2.12Scanning

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
212228 / - / Accidental Rescan / - / -

2.2.13Setup Tables

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

2.2.14Spine

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

2.2.15Statistics

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

2.2.16Worklists

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
212085 / - / Report Info list showing unreported exams / - / -

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 / - / -

2.3.2Billing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
215266 / - / Null Pointer Exception generated when editing Insurer Details / - / -
213152 / - / Cannot edit exam cost policy / - / -

2.3.3Database

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
213387 / - / Vetting database changes / - / -
208651 / - / New DEFAULT_JOIN column on statlinks / - / -

2.3.4Diary

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211067 / - / Null Pointer Exception output to the Java Console when using Search Forward with 2 exams one of which is ignored / - / -
211739 / - / Error in LoadRecord java.sql.SQLException: Exhausted Resultset output to the Java Console - ONLY / - / -
211657 / - / Multi exam appointment is flagged as having moved when it has not yet been made. / - / -
211758 / - / Room slot incorrectly updated when amending data in the examination summary panel / - / -
211266 / - / Appointment diary room loading / - / -
203846 / - / Selecting a patient in the diary puts it on the changed scratch pad / - / -
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. / - / -

2.3.5Dictation

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
217351 / - / Dictation list slow to display / - / -
215357 / - / Appointment details panel not displaying properly in dictation page / - / -
212376 / - / Still able to Dictate From Day List / - / -
213298 / - / can create stale dictation lock / - / -
214794 / - / delete all prevents subsequent dictation from saving / - / -
214813 / - / Dictation locks created when changing event details in dictation mode. / - / -
212657 / - / Dictation audio sometimes losing last bit of audio. / - / -
212695 / - / Attendance Date and Time on Dictation Page / - / -
212485 / - / Dictation confirmation defaults to yes / - / -
212505 / - / Dictation record removed before logout confirmed / - / -
212411 / - / Cannot add addendum to archived dictation / - / -
211475 / - / Speechmike record button works in passive mode. / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.6Event Details

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
213700 / 0213627 / Event History for Previous Patient / - / -
214418 / - / 'Not Performed' button is disabled / - / -
214675 / - / Changing an event status does not change the site / - / -
214457 / - / Linking order does does not save clinical history and event comment properly / - / -
213151 / - / No room warning displayed regardless of status / - / -
214529 / - / LMP validation should only occur at time of attendance / - / -
214019 / - / Unable to save event when blank room message warning is enabled / - / -
214455 / - / Event comment and clinical history not saved / - / -
208730 / - / Changing event status changes site of event. / - / -
214050 / - / Hover help on date column not always showing when intended clinician filled in / - / -
212278 / - / Invalid exam code in order / - / -
211681 / - / It is possible to give an exam a different status from another exam with same event / - / -
210274 / - / Events on Waiting list cannot have a Future end-dated referrer / - / -
209263 / - / Change name of intended radiologist field / - / -
206477 / - / Searching for referral location will display end dated codes / - / -
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 / - / -
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 / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.7Film 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. / - / -

2.3.8Interfaces

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
218202 / - / Inbound results do not correctly populate addendum fields / - / -
218200 / - / Addendums from inbound results interface are not sent to PACS / - / -
217424 / - / SCI Results FTP does not time out on dropped connection / - / -
217428 / - / Addendums always set the addendum by field on inbound reports / - / -
215734 / - / DTI museum code buttons and report edit combo box do not work / - / -
214741 / - / Images for verified events displayed and quickly cleared / - / -
214665 / - / DTI logout not called / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.9Login

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 / - / -

2.3.10Menu Options

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211826 / - / Null Pointer Exception thrown in Nuclear Contamination when specifying a date and enter is pressed / - / -
209386 / - / Batch tracking icon size / - / -

2.3.11Nuclear Medicine

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
211289 / - / problem creating vials / - / -
211724 / - / Vial creation for future date and time is incorrect when the Copy Number function > 1 / - / -
201235 / - / Exceeding ARSAC limit with multiple NM injections / - / -
202967 / - / Integrity constraint error creating syringes / - / -

2.3.12Other

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
214781 / - / Getting specific staff member / - / -
214670 / - / Image zooming for request cards using the mouse drag is initially slow. / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.13Patient

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
212597 / - / Soundex searches performed in wrong order / - / -
211317 / - / CRIS and PAS patients differing in patient search / - / -
211018 / - / Changing the name of a HIS patient before registering on CRIS does not save change in DEMOHIS / - / -
210857 / - / Collapsed fields on patient details / - / -
210393 / - / Duplicate NHS number page does not appear when pressing F9. / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.14Post Processing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
212843 / - / Stock changed message when saving / - / -
209856 / - / Post Exam Start and End time / - / -
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

2.3.15Printing

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
215501 / - / Precondition field in batch print is missing / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.16Reporting

HSS Ref / LSP Ref / Description / By Request / Trust Interest
217670 / - / Obstetric reports not flagged as printed / - / -
215042 / - / Auto report inconsistencies / - / -
212043 / - / Auto report with end dated Clinician code / - / -
208314 / - / Reports not being displayed in the Batch Print list / - / -
213029 / - / inaccuracy in on screen obstetric graphs / - / -
213626 / - / Unchecked field not saving / - / -
212536 / - / Blank report warning using flexiforms / - / -
213251 / - / Verified Time in Report Properties is incorrect when an event is created with dictation then report then report verifying / - / -
209500 / - / Ability to reassign Unchecked reports / - / -
212541 / - / Deleting a report does not delete the flexiform data / - / -
212653 / - / Inaccuracy in Printing and viewing Obs Graphs / - / -
212746 / - / Symbols marked as spelling mistakes / - / -
212486 / - / Report confirmation defaults to yes / - / -
210916 / - / Verified reports with blank verified by. / - / -
211927 / - / Console error when entering a second clinician to flag as Unchecked an event in Batch Verify / - / -
211662 / - / Unverifying report from Batch Verify List generate String out of Bound message / - / -
211400 / - / Problem with Unchecked via Batch Verify / - / -
211401 / - / Autoverify via Coded Phrases not functioning as expected / - / -
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 / - / -
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 / - / -

2.3.17Scanning