Bp Premier Saffron SP1 Release Notes

Immunisations

Batch Expiry date has been added as a column in the patient record immunisations, Immunisations screen, and Send to AIR screen for additional information about an immunisation record.

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MBS items

On older versions of Microsoft SQL Server, when trying to save an MBS item that contained a short MBS description that was too long, Bp Premier would generate an error: 'The index entry of length n bytes for the index exceeds the maximum length.

Users on affected SQL Server versions now receive a message prompting the user to modify the short MBS description to under 1000 characters, or let Bp Premier automatically truncate the description.

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Imaging layouts

You can now select from multiple layouts when setting up imaging preferences in Setup > Preferences > Imaging and Patient record > Imaging Request > User setup. Previously, you were required to create a different lab record if a laboratory used multiple layouts.

When editing a layout, the Reload button resets layout values for the selected layout to their original values.

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Check for payments

The alert that appears when checking for payments on the same database from multiple computers now also appears if the same user is logged into Bp Premier and runs a check for payments on multiple computers. The alert text has been updated to instruct the user to finish check for payments on the original machine.

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eOrdering

Barcodes can now be generated for Imaging eOrder requests. The barcodes are generated using the site id (MSH-4) and order number (ORC-4) and the layout location available for configuration if the lab has been configured for eOrdering.

The barcode will print in the specified location if the layout location has been configured, otherwise it will not be printed. The barcode will also be printed if a previous request is reprinted.

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eOrdering

eOrdering labs can configure a set of 'generic' favourite tests that can be applied to all doctors through the Bp Premier eOrdering portal. Doctor-specific favourite lists are still configurable.

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eOrdering

Order Number / Barcode is now all uppercase when printing imaging and pathology eOrder requests.

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Invoices

MBS items 229 and 230 can now be billed on the same invoice.

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Electronic Prescribing

Prescribers are presented with a Preview screen for approval automically when sending electronic scripts.

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Pathology / Radiology

Up to five recipients can be can be added to receive copies of the request from the Copies tab. The copied to contacts will be printed on the request and also added to the OBR-28 segment of the ORM generated.

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Prescribing

The workflow for indicating permitted brand substitution has changed in Saffron SP1.

When a prescriber selects Print Brand Name on Script, the Allow brand substitution checkbox is ticked by default. The prescriber makes the decision to uncheck Allow Brand Substitution, which will print "Brand Substitution not permitted" on the script.

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Cancellation List

Further improvements have been made to the new Patients Awaiting Cancellations window:

• The Show Expired Cancellation list items checkbox will display cancellation list entries that have expired (no longer available) if ticked.
• The columns Type, User, Date, and Time have been added to the display.

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IMM.OUT transfers

The Imm.OUT data file used by legacy Clinical-only licensed users has been updated to use the latest Pracsoft format, which includes additional values.

A new checkbox Include vaccine serial number and Health Identifiers under Use Pracsoft format for immunisation data transfer has been added to Setup > Configuration for use by these practices.

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Subpoena tool

The subpoena tool now offers PDF as an export option. The user is notified of any selected content that could not be included in the PDF output, with an option to copy to clipboard.

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Electronic scripts

The QR code for electronic script tokens has been resized and reformatted for better scanning.

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Database

There is now an option in Setup > Configuration > General to select the size at which the documents database 'rolls over' and a new database is created when the size is reached. You can set this rollover size to 1.8 GB or 9.5 GB.

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Electronic scripts

When a prescription is sent by electronic token, or a user is created or edited, Bp Premier now checks that all prerequisites for sending an escripts have been completed with valid values. If some prerequisites are missing, Bp Premier will alert the user with the missing information required.

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Pathology / Radiology

Up to five recipients can be can be added to receive copies of the request from the Copies tab. The copied to contacts will be printed on the request and also added to the OBR-28 segment of the ORM generated.

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Upgrade

After upgrading to Saffron SP1, surgical consultation items correctly prompt for a referral from the Account Details screen.

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Check for payments

A check for payments on a DVA batch resulted in an Online claiming error. This has been fixed.

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Check for payments

Services where the matching service is not present in the Medicare Processing Report are now marked as unpaid. Previously, some unpaid services were marked as paid if they did not appear in the processing report.

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Reminders

When opening the Reminders window, and some other windows in Bp Premier, sometimes the user received an 'Application Code Error causing Access Violation' error. This no longer occurs.

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Patients.IN import

When importing data from Patients.IN via Bp Service, the UR_NO / ExternalID field was trimmed during the import process, which could result in duplicate patient files that needed to be merged. The UR_NO field is no longer trimmed when imported through Bp Service.

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My Health Record

If a practice name in Setup > Practice details contained the '&' character, this caused an error with Event Summary uploads to a patient's My Health Record. This is now fixed.

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Invoicing

Surgery consultation items were not prompting for referral details in Account details screen when the provider had Requires referral for Medicare Billing ticked. This has been fixed.

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Vaccinations

The Sequence Number generated for Pneumococcus in the Immunisation Schedule for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander demographics at 12 Months was incorrect. The Sequence Number is now correct.

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Secure Messaging Acknowledgements

For generating acknowledgements upon import of a message, Bp Premier will check to match the sending facility in the HL7 message against the sending facility set up under Results Import > Acknowledgements. If a match is found, Bp Premier uses the matching path.

Otherwise, when a message is imported, if Allows acknowledgements is checked and an acknowledgement path is set for that messaging vendor (determined by the import path), Bp Premier will output an acknowledgement to the specified path for that messaging vendor.

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Past visits

In Jade SP2 and later, printing Past Visits by any method excluded Patient Name and other header information. This has been fixed.

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Finalise visit

The Finalise visit window no longer errors when searching for MBS item numbers greater than 100000.

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Invoices

Paying off a single invoice with two separate cheques no longer generates an error.

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Correspondence Out

From the patient record, selecting Correspondence out > Add > Send HL7 and then closing the document prompted to save changes even if the user has made no changes to the last saved version of the document, potentially creating duplicate documents. This has been fixed.

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Bp Partner Network

Upgrading to Saffron now correctly detects all Management Report stored procedures.

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Incoming reports

In version Saffron, HL7 reports were not populating the Addressed to field in the Incoming Reports window. This has been fixed.

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Real Time Prescription Monitoring

Printing Monitored Drugs from Stored Prescriptions now correctly performs a Real Time Prescribing Check.

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My Health Record

Uploads to My Health Record of eRx scripts were failing due to an incorrect AMT Code System value. This has been fixed.

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Database restore

Restoring a database from a previous version of Bp Premier to version Saffron now restores without errors.

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Patient Record Correspondence out

CDA referrals can now be opened successfully from the Correspondence Out list.

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eOrdering

Duplicate barcodes sometimes appeared on eOrder pathology requests. This has been fixed.

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eOrdering

When reprinting an eOrder pathology request from Previous Requests, sometimes the barcode was missing on the reprinted request. This has been fixed.

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eOrdering

Multiple free text tests recorded in a pathology request ORM are now all printed in the PDF request within the Freehand Tests section, not just the last free text entry.

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Imaging requests

The Use again option in the Imaging Request window now populates the new request with the original details correctly.

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Imaging requests

Free typed tests in the Other tests field for Imaging Requests were being omitted from ORM file. This has been fixed.

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Active Ingredient Prescribing

The printed script for Champix Starter pack 0.5 mg x 11; 1 mg x 42 Tablet has now shows the Strength when AIP is enabled.

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Waiting list

Practices may be unable to add patients with a future appointment that was booked before the upgrade to the waiting list for cancelled appointments.

When cancelling an appointment, or accessing the Waiting list for cancellations screen from an empty slot, the next patient in the cancellation list cannot be selected because the Select option is greyed out for these patients.

Patients with appointments booked after the upgrade work as expected.

Workaround

Edit the patient's future appointment, untick and retick the Add for waiting list for cancellation option, and save the appointment. The patient will become selectable from the Waiting list for cancellations screen.

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Email from Word Processor

When sending to email from the word processor, if two recipients are added, Bp Premier will place a semicolon between the recipients. If the email is sent, Bp Premier will alert an 'invalid address' error.

Workaround: for emails from the word processor with multiple recipients, manually change the semicolon in the recipient list to a comma. The email will send successfully.

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HealthLink

In Saffron SP1, Allows acknowledgements is automatically ticked and the option disabled where HealthLink is added as a messaging provider, because acknowledgements must be enabled when using HealthLink.

However, if the Healthlink messaging provider has the same paths entered more than once, Allows acknowledgements is unticked for the HealthLink messaging provider and cannot be re-enabled without Support assistance.

Best Practice Software Support are working on a resolution to this issue.

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eOrdering (SP1)

If your practice has configured an eOrder provider through Contacts > Setup > E-Ordering that uses multiple supplied layouts, only the default supplied layout is available for selection in Setup > Preferences > Imaging.

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eOrdering (SP1)

In Preferences > Imaging, when selecting the preferred layout for an imaging lab that:

• has been configured for eOrdering through Contacts > Setup > eOrdering, and
• has a supplied layout

selecting 'Plain paper' will always revert the layout back to the supplied layout. Custom layouts can be selected successfully.

This issue will be resolved in a future Data Update. In the meantime, Best Practice Software have provided a script that users who have upgraded to Saffron SP1 can download and run to resolve this issue. Click here to obtain and run the script.

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Multiple sites and NASH certificates

If a practice upgrades to Saffon SP1 and sets up multiple HPI-O and NASH certificates for different locations, Bp Premier will not automatically distribute the NASH certificate for all locations on startup; only the default NASH certificate will be updated when Bp Premier is opened.

You can manually update NASH certificates for all locations in Setup > Configuration on each PC. However, manual update for all locations requires you to:

• have Windows administrator rights
• reinstall certificates for each location, for each PC
• repeat installation for each Windows user account that uses Bp Premier.

Best Practice Software software recommends that NASH certificates for multiple locations be distributed through a Windows group policy. Your IT service provider can assist.

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