Build 5.19r
(29 December 2019) |
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Printed Labels:
Added the ability to print a sheet of customized labels in Avery xx60 format (30 labels per
page). The user has the option to print a full sheet of 30 labels for one worker, or 15
labels for each of 2 workers, or 10 labels for each of 3 workers. The content of each label
is determined by the user. |
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TB Questionnaires:
Added a button enabling the user to view the most recent Questionaire completed by an Employee
via the Employee Portal. |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Quantiferon Gold Plus to the roster of selectable titers. Qiagen has notified its
customers that all QFT Gold testing will now be processed using the Gold Plus protocol. This
results in a report of four individual titers (NULL, MITOGEN, TB1, and TB2). Interpretation
of the test results as "positive" or "negative" depends on evaluation of
the four values. |
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Drug Testing:
Made additional revisions to the screen layouts for documenting specimen collection/screening
(and reporting to the Employer or DER), laboratory results, and MRO verification (including
reporting to the Employer or DER). |
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Drug Testing Reports:
Updated the "boilerplate" wording of printed reports generated for a DER or
Employer. |
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Clinical Notes:
Modified the sequence of screens enabling a clinician who is not the author of a note to
review the note and make additional comments. |
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Diphtheria/Pertussis Status Roster:
Revised the wording of reports to reflect current CDC recommendations: if an Employee was
last vaccinated more than 10 years ago, the roster will report the date of the last immunization
with the notation NO DOCUMENTED IMMUNITY. |
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Facility Holidays:
Updated the sequence of documenting the dates on which the facility is closed. |
Build 5.19q
(8 December 2019) |
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Drug Testing:
Revised the screen layouts for documenting specimen collection/screening (and reporting to the
Employer or DER), laboratory results, and MRO verification (including reporting to the Employer
or DER). |
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Customization Requests:
Modified the software code to implement two new facility-specific report forms requested by
an individual Employee Health director. The modifications do not affect other MediTrax
users. |
Build 5.19p
(19 November 2019) |
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Follow-up Appointment Scheduling:
Modified the program code to eliminate occasional scheduling of duplicate appointments on
the same day. |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Corrected the format of "Who's Due" reports to ensure that individuals whose
medical clearance or fit test has no expiration date are not included in the report. |
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Vital Signs:
Enabled entry of numeric values in all fields, even when the user has placed the cursor in
the middle of the field rather than at the beginning. |
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Error Correction:
Investigated and resolved a Build 5.19m error message reported by a MediTrax user. |
Build 5.19n
(31 October 2019) |
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Vaccine Information Statements:
Added the following CDC VISs (issued October 31) to the MediTrax library:
· Cholera
· Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
· HPV (human papillomavirus)
· Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13)
· Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23)
· Polio
· Rotavirus
· Typhoid
· Zoster/shingles (live)
· Zoster/shingles (recombinant) | |
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Error Correction:
Investigated and resolved two Build 5.19j error messages reported by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.19m
(12 October 2019) |
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TB Education:
Added links to two CDC Fact Sheets. |
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Seasonal Flu Questionnaire:
Added the ability to change the wording of questions even if one or more Employees has
completed the Questionnaire. |
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TB Risk Factor/Symptoms Survey:
Added the ability to change the wording of questions even if one or more Employees has
completed the Questionnaire. |
Build 5.19k
(27 September 2019) |
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Authorized MediTrax Users:
Revised the display that appears when Show Former Users is clicked. |
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NHSN Immunization/Declination Summary:
Corrected the header line of the printed report. |
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Seasonal Flu Questionnaire/Consent Form:
Added the Employee's home or cell phone numbers to forms in cases where no work phone was
documented. |
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First Report of Injury:
Updated the Physician's and Employer's First Reports of Injury for several states. |
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DOT Consortia:
Updated the process for documenting employers and drivers in a Consortium. |
Build 5.19j
(17 September 2019) |
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Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Updated TB Questionnaires to include Post-Offer Preplacement (POPP) Questionnaires as
well as Post-Exposure/Post-Transmission Questionnaires. |
Build 5.19h
(25 August 2019) |
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CDC Vaccine Information Statements (VISs):
Added newly-released VISs for Chickenpox (Varicella), Hepatitis B, Intranasal Flu, Japanese Encephalitis,
Meningococcal ACWY, and Meningococcus Serogroup B (MenB) vaccines to the MediTrax library. |
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Flu Vaccine Questionnaire/Consent Form:
Updated the form for the 2019-2020 immunization season. |
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Data Backup Options:
Added options to create backup files of all documents in the SCANS subfolder, as well as
all Clinical Notes in the database. |
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FMLA Case Documentation:
Corrected a small "glitch" in the option to attach a scanned document to a specific
FMLA case. |
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Error Correction:
Investigated and resolved a Build 5.19f error message reported by a MediTrax user. |
Build 5.19g
(9 August 2019) |
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FMLA Current Cases Roster:
Added the option to limit the roster to approved cases or pending cases. |
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FMLA Documentation:
Added a Scans button to the data entry screen, enabling users to attach electronic
documents to an Employee's FMLA record. |
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TB Questionnaire/Survey:
Added the option to change the questions displayed on the Questionnaire. Individual
Employee responses are now tracked according to the questions which were displayed on
the data the Questionnaire was completed. |
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Main Menu Screen:
Added our new MediTrax logo to the screen. |
Build 5.19f
(29 July 2019) |
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Clinical Notes Template:
Streamlined the process for creating/updating user-created text templates. |
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Employee Portal:
Updated the code for installation and operation of the Employee Portal. NOTE: The
Portal application is currently being revised and updated to enable Employees to log in
remotely (rather than only logging in from a network location). |
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Orchard LIS Interface:
Completed development of a pilot interface with the Orchard®
Harvest™ Laboratory Information System, enabling the user to order titers and other
lab tests directly from within MediTrax, and to retrieve reported results from HL7 files
created by the LIS. |
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Financial Account Review:
Modified the process for printing a summary of posted charges (only available to facilities
which invoice for their services). |
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Service Charge Posting:
Resolved an error which in rare circumstances limited the use of multiple fee schedules
(only available to facilities which invoice for their services). |
Build 5.19e
(17 July 2019) |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Modified the "Who's Due" Roster to ensure that the presence of an outdated fit test
report does not incorrectly result in the Employee being included on the Roster if there is
a later, current fit test. |
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Fit Testing "Who's Due" Roster:
Added the ability to select a timespan for the Roster. If an Employee was fit tested during the
specified timespan, he/she will not be included on the Roster. |
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Fit Testing "Who's Due" Roster:
Modified the format of the roster to eliminate irrelevant columns, and changed the wording of
the Employee's status to either DUE FOR EVAL or NO FIT TEST RECORDS ON FILE. |
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Case Manageement / Occupational Injury:
Resolved an error which prevented changing the category of an incident from Injury to Exposure
and vice versa. |
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Linking a Scanned Document:
Modified the code which directs Adobe Reader (or another PDF reader) to display the content
of a PDF file when the Click here to view the .PDF document square is clicked. |
Build 5.19d
(6 July 2019) |
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Error Correction:
Investigated and resolved a 5.19c error message reported by a MediTrax user. |
Build 5.19c
(25 June 2019) |
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Treatment of Latent TB Infection (LTBI):
Added the option to document the treatment of LTBI in an employee's EMR. |
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TB Symptom Review:
Added the ability to document the date of TB symptom review in an employee's EMR. |
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TB Questionnaire:
Added the ability to modify the questions displayed in the Questionnaire. The version of
questions is tracked for each Questionnaire completed. |
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MMR and Varicella Surveillance Clinical Rosters:
Adjusted the printed rosters to ensure vaccines and titers are displayed in chronologic order. |
Build 5.19b
(30 May 2019) |
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IAC Immunization Guide:
Added a link to the IAC Guide to Contraindications & Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines, 2019. |
Build 5.19a
(20 May 2019) |
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TB Screening Recommendations:
Added the CDC Recommendations for TB screening, testing and treatment of health care personnel
(5/17/2019) to the MediTrax forms library. |
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Inservice Training:
Modified the process for viewing an Employee's training record, enabling the user to click
on an individual training course to display the details of that specific course. |
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Clinical Encounter Notes:
Resolved a user-reported error which in some cases prevented creating a new Encounter note. |
Build 5.18z
(15 April 2019) |
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Vaccine Administration Guidelines:
Added this IAC document to the library of stored forms. |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Placed the documentation process in a loop to enable creating records for multiple workers
without having to return to the main program menu. |
Build 5.18y
(29 March 2019) |
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Incident Documentation:
Enabled selection of an "Outside" Health Care Provider as the Clinician of record
for the first evaluation of an incident. |
Build 5.18x
(22 March 2019) |
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Baseline Audiometry:
Modified the historical display of sequential audiograms to correctly indicate the baseline (or
revised baseline) test. |
Build 5.18w
(19 March 2019) |
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Respirator Clearance/Fit Testing:
Revised the parameters and format of rosters for better clarity and accuracy. |
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Case Management (Non-Occupational Injury/Illness/Exposure):
Revised the parameters and format of data-entry screens for better clarity and accuracy. |
Build 5.18v
(12 March 2019) |
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Onboarding Status:
Corrected a flaw in the search parameters to ensure that TST dates are correctly displayed,
and that seasonal flu immunizations administered after the beginning of the current flu
vaccination season are tallied. | |
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OSHA Respirator User Questionnaire:
Added a link to enable review of an Employee's questionnaire. | |
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Hepatitis C PCR:
Added a synonym HCV Quantitative PCR [NAAT] to the picklist of infectious-disease
surveillance events. The PCR assay Hepatitis C RNA - PCR Quantitative was previously
in the picklist, but some users were unclear that the two terms refer to the same test. | |
Build 5.18u
(22 February 2019) |
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Error Correction:
Investigated and resolved three 5.18t error messages reported by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.18t
(3 February 2019) |
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Onboarding Status:
Added the option to view common onboarding requirements for newly-hired Employees (drug
testing, respirator clearance and fit testing, immunizations and titers) in a single
interactive window accessible via the Current Status tab in the EMR. The option
is available for all Employees hired in the past 60 days. Requirements
which have been met are displayed in green; those still outstanding are displayed in red.
NOTE: The example shown above uses the onboarding requirements at four hospitals which
provided suggestions for the design of the display. If your requirements differ, please
contact support@meditrax.com to see if
the display can be customized for your facility. | |
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NHSN Reporting:
Added the ability to flag one Employee, or selected individuals from a subgroup of Employees
(an entire Department, or an entire Cost Center) as NHSN EXEMPT. | |
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Recall and Appointment Notification
via Text Messaging:
Added the ability to document an Employee's cellular service provider, in order to facilitate
notification of upcoming recall reminders and appointments, as well as missed appointments
and overdue recalls, via text message. | |
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BBP Exposure Guidelines:
Added a link to this document within the data-entry screens for documentation of a BBP
Exposure. | |
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Seasonal Influenza Vaccine:
Added Afluria quadrivalent IIV4 to the picklist of infectious-disease surveillance items. | |
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HIV4G Testing:
Added an item HIV-1/2 Antibodies + p24 Antigen to the picklist of infectious-disease
surveillance events. | |
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Hepatitis C Immunoassay:
Added an item HCV Immunoassay (EIA) with Reflex to Quantitative PCR to the picklist
of infectious-disease surveillance events. | |
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Respirator Clearance / Fit Test Rosters:
Resolved a user-reported error which in specific circumstances omitted individual employees
from rosters. | |
Build 5.18s
(17 January 2019) |
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Demographic Record Update:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally caused the update process to fail to add a new
Employee. | |
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Service Quantity:
Resolved a "bug" which prevented changing the quantity of a specific service when
documenting an Encounter. | |
Build 5.18r
(28 December 2018) |
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Community TB Risk Toolsheet:
Added the CDC Risk Toolsheet to the library of MediTrax forms. | |
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Audiometric Testing History:
Revised the printout to ensure that STS is always displayed for any audiogram with
evidence of a Standard Threshold Shift. | |
Build 5.18q
(18 December 2018) |
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"Sick Call":
Expanded the parameters for documentation of "sick call" events. | |
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Occupational Incidents:
Added the option to document the treating clinician separately from the clinician who
performed the initial evaluation. | |
Build 5.18p
(9 December 2018) |
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Seasonal Flu Immunization:
Updated the list of flu vaccines currently available for use in the U.S. |
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Clinician's Notes:
Updated the process for saving and locking clinical notes for improved accuracy. |
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Software Updates:
Modified the process for updating data file structures for greater speed and improved accuracy. |
Build 5.18n
(26 November 2018) |
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Drug Testing:
Revised the process for documenting specimen collection, enabling a printed report
to be generated and send to the DER. |
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NHSN Reporting:
Enabled generation of a list of individuals who were present in the workplace
between October 1 and March 31 but who are not currently employed, and whose
status is "unknown". |
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Flu Immunization "Who's Due" Rosters:
Investigated and resolved an error message reported by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.18m
(19 November 2018) |
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Documenting Flu Vaccine Declination:
Modified the alignment of lines in the display for better clarity. |
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Encounter Documentation:
Implemented the ability to modify the quantity of a previously-documented (but uninvoiced)
service. |
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Payor/Insurer Demographics:
Added the ability to specify, for each payor, whether the SSN should be hidden, masked (last
4 characters only), or shown in its entirety. |
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MediTrax-format Invoices to Payors/Insurers:
Added the name of the Employer to each encounter. |
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Error Correction: Hepatitis A immunization:
Modified the algorithm for evaluating immune status for each individual. |
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Error Correction: Account Review:
Corrected an error which resulted in failure to display uninvoiced services. |
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CMS 1500 Invoices:
Modified the display of boxes 32 and 33 to show longer names in a reduced-size font. |
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CMS 1500 Invoices:
Modified the display of box 31 to allow room for the Clinician's signature. |
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Invoices:
Added the ability to indicate multiple quantities of a selected service (e.g., "2
@ $30.00"), with the total charge shown as $60.00. |
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Account Review:
Added the ability to limit the review to encounters which occurred during a specified time
frame. |
Build 5.18k
(31 October 2018) |
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Clinical Notes:
Added the ability to select the format for a new note: SOAP format or plain text. |
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"Who's Due" Rosters:
Investigated and resolved two error messages reported by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.18j
(15 October 2018) |
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Employee Portal:
Resolved two user-reported error messages which interfered with setup and functionality of
the Employee Portal. |
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Group Immunization ("Flu Clinic"):
Deleted the automatic addition of a record in each Employee's immunization history showing
the date on which the VIS was provided. |
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Seasonal Flu Immunizations:
Added the season covered by a Clinical Status Roster to the header of the printed report
(e.g., 2018-2019). |
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Seasonal Flu NHSN Report:
Revised the reporting algorithm to ensure all newly-released vaccine options are correctly
tallied in the Report. |
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DOT Medical Exam Forms:
Updated the application to include the recently-revised MCSA-5875 and MCSA-5876 forms. |
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DOT Medical Certificate:
Added the option to print the updated Form MCSA-5876 at the time of "One-Minute
Checkout". |
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Inservice Training:
Resolved a user-reported issue with storage and retrieval of training course rosters. |
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Invoices for Employer-Requested Services:
Added the option to hide Employee SSNs on invoices to Employers and Insurers. |
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Physician's First Report of Injury
(California): Made minor formatting changes to the CA-5021 printout. |
Build 5.18h
(24 September 2018) |
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Medical Work Restrictions:
Updated the display of the work restrictions link in the Safety | Injury / Illness / Exposure
Documentation | Employee Work Status tab. |
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Hepatitis A Surveillance:
Updated the criteria for determining policy compliance to correctly reflect the status of
an employee who has received three doses of TwinRix, or two doses of Twinrix and one dose
of Hepatitis A vaccine. |
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Tuberculosis Screening Questionnaire:
Revised the "default" questions to be included on the questionnaire, with the option
for an individual facility to modify the sequence and wording of questions. |
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Tuberculosis Screening Questionnaire:
Added the ability to print a blank paper questionnaire, or to print a completed questionnaire. |
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Employees Transferring From One Facility
to Another (separate MediTrax databases):
Added the ability to create an HL-7 file which may be sent to the new facility in order to
import all clinical records associated with that Employee. |
Build 5.18g
(24 August 2018) |
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Department Roster:
Implemented the option to edit the roster of Departments at a specified Employer by selecting
Utilities | Master Data Tables | Departments. |
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Vaccine Information Statements:
Added the newly-released VIS for Meningococcal ACWY (8/24/18) to the on-screen library. |
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Roster of Job Titles:
Implemented the option to edit the roster of Job Titles at a specified Employer by selecting
Utilities | Master Data Tables | Departments. |
Build 5.18f
(5 August 2018) |
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Initial/Periodic Evaluations:
Implemented the ability to define an unlimited number of initial and periodic evaluations,
with the option to specify the frequency each evaluation should be repeated. |
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Initial/Periodic Evaluations:
Added the option to generate a "Who's Due" roster of Employees who are due for any
specified type of initial or periodic evaluation within the next 30 days. |
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Immunization Policy Compliance:
We "tweaked" the reporting mechanisms for the policy-compliance rosters to ensure
that when a user wishes a roster which includes only Employees who have not complied with the
facility's immunization policies for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, MMR, Pertussis/Tdap, Tetanus/TD
or Varicella, that the roster includes only those individuals -- and only if they are current
Employees. |
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Immunization Policy Compliance:
We received requests from several users asking that the processes MediTrax uses to define
"policy compliance" are clearly explained (since "policy compliance" is
clearly not the same as "immunity" or "presumed immunity"). In each case,
the criteria used to determine "policy compliance" are displayed on a pop-up screen
at the beginning of the process. |
Build 5.18e
(29 July 2018) |
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Tetanus Policy Compliance Roster:
Added this report, enabling identification of Employees who have not received a tetanus
(or TD) booster, or Tdap vaccine, within the past ten years. |
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Infectious-Disease Policy Compliance
Rosters: Made minor revisions to reports enabling identification of Employees who have
not been adequately vaccinated (or demonstrated immune titers) for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis
B, MMR, Tdap and Varicella. When the reports were first released in Build 5.18d,
the filter to include "only non-compliant employees" was not reliably implemented and some
rosters included all employees. |
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Job Requirements:
Implemented a comprehensive picklist of job tasks and physical requirements, enabling
documentation of the frequency with which each task or requirement is necessary. This
function is available under the Safety tab. |
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Appointment/Recall Reminders:
Modified the display of appointments and reminders for an individual Employee, simplifying
the process of emailing the Employee and his/her Supervisor. |
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Appointment/Recall Reminders:
Added a display line indicating whether the Employee's email address and Supervisor have
been documented, and added a button enabling the user to review and edit the demographic
record (e.g., to document the email address and/or Supervisor) and return immediately
to the reminder picklist. |
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Appointment/Recall Reminders:
Added two mouse-clicks enabling appointments and recall reminders for a single Employee
to be filtered so the display (optionally) includes only a selected category of
appointment/reminder, and (optionally) only appointments/reminders scheduled within a
defined time frame. |
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Combining Demographic Records:
Modified the process for combining demographic records when a SSN belonging to a previously-entered
record is entered for a new Employee. If the records belong to the same individual, the
process now enables the User to update the previous demographic record with the newly-entered
information, or to retrieve the information from the previous record. In either case, the
clinical data (immunizations, fit tests, etc.) from both employment records are
combined into a single record for the individual. If the Employee has two or more employment
records, the Employer-specific data fields (job title, department, Payroll ID, hire/term
dates, etc.) remain unchanged for each record. |
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MediTrax "Overview" PowerPoint:
Uploaded to our main web page the PowerPoint
presentation which we routinely send to prospective software clients. Several facilities
had requested that this be available as a brief overview of MediTrax for new staff members. |
Build 5.18d
(9 July 2018) |
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"Who's-Due" Rosters:
Added the ability to automatically create individual Recall Reminders when generating a
"Who's-Due" roster of Employees who are either due or overdue for TB surveillance,
or who are non-compliant ("status unknown") with seasonal flu immunization policy. |
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Infectious-Disease Policy Compliance Rosters:
Added reports enabling identification of Employees who have not been adequately vaccinated
(or demonstrated immune titers) for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, MMR, Tdap and Varicella.
We realize that different facilities may have different policies regarding immunization
and testing (and it would be counterproductive to keep notifying a Supervisor that an Employee
who ALWAYS declines a vaccine that the Employee is "due for evaluation") — so the criteria used in
preparing each report are displayed when the roster is requested. |
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"Employee Encounters" tab in EMR
dashboard: Decreased the height of the Encounter picklist to allow the Add button
to remain visible (it was hidden after the addition of two additional tabs in Build 5.18b).
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VIS Documentation in Printed
Immunization History: Added the option to omit VIS documentation from the printed summary.
Many facilities document that a VIS was provided with each immunization |
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Policy Compliance Rosters (Hepatitis
A and Varicella): Modified the selection algorithm to enable inclusion of only non-compliant
Employees in the roster when requested. |
Build 5.18c
(1 July 2018) |
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Data Access Audit:
Implemented the ability to export the data-access audit roster to Excel. |
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Immunization Verification
Certificate:
Added the name of the vaccine manufacturer to the Certificate. |
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Documenting Immunizations/Titers/TB
Tests:
Added a "delay" in activating the Accept button to ensure at least one
event is listed in the right-hand list of selected events, to eliminate an error message
which was displayed when the Accept button was clicked before any selected items
were displayed in the right-hand list (usually occurring with slow server response times). |
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Facility Revenue Summary:
Resolved an error in the report process (in facilities which bill for services). |
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Employee Portal Form Completion:
Modified the Portal-update process to ensure that all forms completed by an Employee
(Flu Questionnaire/Consent, OSHA Respirator User Questionnaire, and TB Survey/Questionnaire) are
synchronized with records stored in MediTrax. |
Build 5.18b
(15 June 2018) |
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Data Access Audit:
Revised the description of data-access events. Event categories now include:
· Modification of a worker's demographic data
· Access to a worker's EMR
· Modification of a worker's EMR
· Access to a worker's immunization record
· Modification of a worker's immunization record
· All access by a selected MediTrax user
· All access by all MediTrax users |
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EMR Dashboard:
Added tabs to open the Employee's
· Injury/Illness/Exposure history
· FMLA Leave. |
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FMLA Recall Reminders:
Added a link enabling creation of recall reminders directly from the FMLA data-entry window. |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Enabled saving a record even if the respirator model is not documented, and
changed the default Portacount value from 0 to —. |
Build 5.18a
(3 June 2018) |
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"Not Responding" Messages:
Found and deleted a single line of code (!) which was found to be slowing the display
of progress bars. Our tests indicate this will speed the display of progress bars
significantly and should eliminate about 90% of "Not Responding" messages. |
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Immunization Policy Compliance
Rosters: Revised the algorithm for determining which Employees are "policy
compliant", and added a pop-up message explaining the algorithm:
- An Employee who has EVER received the vaccine (or has completed the
vaccine series) will be listed as "policy compliant".
- An Employee who has EVER declined the vaccine will be listed as
"policy compliant".
- An Employee whose record contains documentation of titer results will be listed
as "policy compliant".
Note: this revised algorithm does NOT apply to policy compliance determinations for
seasonal influenza and tuberculosis. Seasonal influenza policy compliance will continue to
be determined each year, and tuberculosis screening/testing compliance will continue to be
determined for the time period selected by the user. |
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IT Access to MediTrax:
Added the ability to provide IT/IS staff members with limited access to the application
in order to run Demographic updates from an HR extract. As before, access as an Authorized User is
not required to perform software updates. |
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Authorized Users:
Added the ability to document the professional credentials (MD, DO, RN, NP, PA, etc.) of
Authorized Users. |
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Incomplete TB Testing:
Changed the wording of the status of Employees who have not completed required initial TB
testing from NEEDS 2-STEP TESTING to REQUIRES TESTING. |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added Hepatitis C RNA - PCR Quantitative to the list of titers which may be documented. |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Revised the algorithm for reporting Varicella immunity. A positive titer (documented as either
Varicella Titer or Varicella Titer - IgG) will be regarded as evidence of immunity. |
Build 5.17z
(5 May 2018) |
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Employee Demographics:
Added the ability to document a secondary Department, Cost Center and Job Title
(in addition to the "home" Department and Cost Center, and primary Job Title)
for an individual Employee. |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Heplisav-B (Recombinant) to the picklist of vaccinations which may be documented. |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added fields for Location and Cost Center to the Excel spreadsheet report of all infectious-disease
surveillance events for a specified period. |
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Duplicate Employee Demographic
Records: Modified the code for combining duplicate demographic records, to improve
accuracy of the process in all cases. |
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NHSN Reporting for Seasonal
Influenza: Added the ability to view or print the names of Employees whose status
is "unknown" but who do not appear in the "Who's-Due" Roster because
their employment has terminated. |
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Displaying Appointments and Recall
Reminders: Resolved an error message which appeared when a specific unusual combination of
parameters was entered for the on-screen display. |
Build 5.17y
(23 April 2018) |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added CT Scan (chest) to the picklist of surveillance events. |
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Hepatitis B Clinical Status Report:
Sorted the dates of Hepatitis B immunizations and titers in chronological order. |
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MMR Clinical Status Report:
Sorted the dates of MMR immunizations and titers in chronological order. |
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CPT Modifiers:
For occupational health clinics which submit invoices to carriers and clients, added the
ability to modify the CPT-4 code and modifier(s) for each selected service provided. |
Build 5.17x
(12 April 2018) |
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Group TB Testing/Surveillance:
Resolved a minor "bug" which occasionally prevented documentation of Surveys/Questionnaires
to multiple Employees. |
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Inservice Training:
Modified the process for searching for a specified Employer's Training Courses. |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Eliminated the automatic population of Respirator Model using the last previously-selected
model, except when documenting group fit testing. |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Enabled saving a fit testing record when only the training date is documented, if
the respirator model is a PAPR. |
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Flu Clinics:
Enabled selection of multiple vaccines when configuring a group immunization, in order
to allow documentation of the specific vaccine each Employee receives. |
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Tuberculosis Surveillance Clinical
Status Report:
Added the date of Surveys/Questionnaires to the line-item listing. |
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Tuberculosis Surveillance Clinical
Status Report:
Sorted the dates of TSTs in chronologic order in the printed report. |
Build 5.17w
(2 April 2018) |
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Editing Department Names:
Added the ability to add or change the Department Code associated with a specific Department Name. |
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Editing Job Titles:
Added the ability to add or change the Job Code associated with a specific Job Title. |
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Vision Screening:
Added a tab to the EMR dashboard, enabling documentation/viewing of Visual Acuity and
Color Vision (Ishihara or Neitz) testing. |
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Sick Leave and "Sick Call"
Tracking: Added the ability to delete an incorrectly-entered event record. |
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Tuberculosis "Who's-Due" Summary:
Modified the program logic for determining whether an Employee who has had multiple previous
TSTs or IGRAs is now policy-compliant or is DUE FOR EVAL. |
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MMR Status Report:
Modified the display of an Employee's status to show complete information when immunity
has been shown for one disease but not for all three. |
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Encounter Types: Changed the
Encounter Type abbreviation of non-work-related events to NWR.
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Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Modified the default picklist of immunizations, titers, and TB tests to show only the items
most often used (reducing the size of the picklist by hiding items which are never used
in a specific facility). Items may be added to the "most often used" category, or
removed from that category, by clicking the red asterisk at the bottom left of the picklist.
To configure the "most often used" category at any time, select ALL ELEMENTS
from the drop-down list at the bottom right of the picklist. This will display all vaccines,
titers and TB tests in the MediTrax master table so individual items may be selected as
"most often used".
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Paperless Flu Clinics:
Added the ability to select multiple vaccine types when configuring a flu clinic, enabling
rapid documentation of immunizations given elsewhere. |
Build 5.17v
(12 March 2018) |
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Employee Portal:
Streamlined the configuration of the Employee Portal. |
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Respirator Fit Testing Summary:
Removed the designation OVERDUE when a specific expiration timespan is not documented
for an Employee's most recent clearance/fit test record. |
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Pulmonary Spirometry:
Implemented a point-and-click interface with NDD spirometers, allowing users to enter
orders and retrieve results (including PDF reports) from within MediTrax. |
Build 5.17u
(26 February 2018) |
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Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS):
Added the updated Rotavirus VIS to the MediTrax library. |
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Inservice Training:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally prevented the display of an Employee's
training history. |
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Immunization Summary:
Added the option to specify whether HIV and Hepatitis C titers should be included on the
printed Summary. |
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Automated Demographic Update:
Removed two pop-up messages which occasionally blocked exiting from automated (overnight) updates. |
Build 5.17t
(12 February 2018) |
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CDC Adult Immunization Recommendations:
Added a hyperlink to the CDC
2018 Adult Immunization Recommendations. The hyperlink is located under the
Surveillance | Immunizations / Infectious Disease
Surveillance tab. |
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Roster of Unvaccinated Employees:
Modified the roster to include all individuals who did not receive flu vaccine, including
workers on leave as well as those who declined or whose status is "unknown". Added
a description of the status of each worker on the roster. |
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Automated Demographic Updates:
Modified the automated-update code to avoid duplicate records when two or more employees
share the same Payroll ID number. |
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"Authentication" of
Immunizations and TSTs administered under "standing orders":
Modified the picklist of events performed by an RN/LVN/LPN/CMA or by "EMPLOYEE HEALTH
STAFF" to enable viewing the event record by double-clicking on the event in the
picklist. The picklist is only accessible by authorized users with the
credentials MD, DO, PA or NP. The menu option to display the picklist is located under the
Surveillance | Immunizations / Infectious Disease
Surveillance tab. |
Build 5.17s
(5 February 2018) |
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"Flagging" infectious-disease
surveillance events for review: Implemented the option to "flag" an immunization
TB test for review. Clinicians may view a roster of "flagged" events and
select any listed event to review the event and any free-text notes documented in the record. |
Build 5.17r
(1 February 2018) |
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Provider "Authentication"
of immunizations/TB tests: Implemented the option for an MD/DO/PA/NP to review
and "authenticate" services administered under "standing orders". This applies
only in certain states. |
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Merging Duplicate Demographic Records:
Revised the algorithm for identifying duplicate records to enable merging of records with
either (a) the same SSN or (b) the same Payroll ID number. |
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Configuration File:
Enabled the use of a MT5.INI configuration file to ensure the application utilizes the
correct data folder(s) when the desktop shortcut points to a folder identified by its
UNC location (e.g., \\myserver\meditrax\live).
The format of the MT5.INI configuration file is:
[CONFIGURATION]
Port=2941
Path=\\servername\filesharepath
Address=\\servername\filesharepath
Backup=\\servername\filesharepath\mt5backup
In this configuration file, "servername" should be replaced with the UNC name of
your server, and "filesharepath" should be replaced with the actual path to your
mt5.exe application.
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Medical Surveillance Groups:
Resolved a "bug" which prevented selection of Employees from multiple Departments,
or with multiple Job Titles. |
Build 5.17q
(25 January 2018) |
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NHSN Reporting:
Revised the report format to include all worker groups on a single page when "All
Employees" is selected. |
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OSHA 300 Log:
Resolved a "bug" which incorrectly tallied incidents from the previous year
when a "mini-log" was generated for just a single month. |
Build 5.17p
(22 January 2018) |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Adjusted the algorithm for finding the most recent fit test for current Employees to ensure
the roster is correct. |
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Employee Department and Job Title:
Removed the unnecessary search for the correct employer when updating an Employee's demographic
record. |
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Flu Immunization Summaries:
Resolved a "bug" introduced in Build 5.17n, which occasionally resulted in minor
inconsistencies in the total number of Employees in the "Status Unknown" column. |
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OSHA-Mandated Surveillance Categories:
Enabled creation of Medical Surveillance Groups for 11 categories of Employees exposed to
specific hazards. These categories may be displayed by clicking the OSHA button on
the data-entry screen when adding a new Medical Surveillance Group. |
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OSHA-Mandated Surveillance Categories::
Added a button to the data-entry screens for Medical Surveillance Groups and Encounter
Protocols, displaying the OSHA-required or OSHA-recommended elements of initial and
periodic evaluations. |
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OSHA 300A Log:
Resolved a "bug" which incorrectly counted poisonings as injuries. |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Modified the Comprehensive Immunization / Titer Summary to include all surveillance events
within the specified timespan (vaccinations, declinations, titers, TB tests). |
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Tuberculosis Questionnaire/Survey:
Implemented the ability to complete, and electronically sign, the Questionnaire on-screen. |
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Encounter Documentation:
Added the option to switch from documentation to the Incident data-entry screen or to the
Case Management data-entry screen without the need to "back up" to the Main Menu. |
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Encounter Documentation:
Added a pop-up message when exiting the documentation screen to alert the User if
changes have been made but have not been saved. |
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Encounter Documentation:
Added the option to document, in occupational-injury cases, any change in status
since the previous visit (. |
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Incident Documentation:
Added the option to document whether the incident was caused, or contributed to,
by the Employee's work duties or the work environment. |
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Employee Picklist:
Added the option to switch from the picklist display to the demographic data-entry screen
of the highlighted Employee without the need to "back up" to the Main Menu. |
Build 5.17n
(1 January 2018) |
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Recall Reminders:
Updated the display parameters to ensure that all future reminders are displayed on-screen
in the EMR as well as in the data-entry screen for individual infectious-disease
surveillance events. |
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Occupational Injury Summary:
Added the option to generate a roster which includes only non-OSHA-recordable "First Aid" cases. |
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FMLA Leave:
Added the option to print an official notification of approval/disapproval to the Employee. |
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Medical Surveillance Groups:
Added Medical Surveillance Groups as a menu option under the Surveillance tab. |
|
Medical Surveillance Groups:
Added the ability to edit a group roster by selecting from a picklist of all Employees
in multiple selected departments, or with multiple selected job titles. |
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Medical Work Restrictions:
Streamlined the code for generating a summary of all Employees with current work restrictions. |
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Multi-Vaccine Questionnaire and Consent
Form:
Implemented a form which may be filled out on-screen and saved or printed. |
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Flu Surveillance Statistics:
Adjusted the method of tallying the denominators in NHSN and IHS reports to correctly
exclude individuals "on leave" from the totals. |
Build 5.17m
(12 December 2017) |
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Sick Call and Occupational
Injury/Illness:
Modified the code for documenting RTW dates, to ensure that the "Cleared to RTW"
date corresponds with the actual RTW date, and that the RTW date is displayed in the
picklist of cases. |
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Flu Vaccination/Declination Roster:
Added the ability to create a spreadsheet containing either (a) only compliant Employees or
(b) all Employees. The records of non-compliant Employees will contain the word
[Noncompliant] in Column K. |
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Work Restrictions:
Resolved a "bug" (caused by a one-character typo in Build 5.17k) which generated
an error when documenting work restrictions via the EMR Current Status tab. |
Build 5.17k
(1 December 2017) |
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Occupational Injuries and "Sick
Call" events:
Added a step to the search sequence: After selecting the Employee, MediTrax will now search
for all open cases. If no open cases are found, a pop-up message asks whether to search for
closed cases. If no closed cases are found, MediTrax will display the data-entry screen to
begin adding a new case record. |
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DOT Consortium Roster:
Implemented the ability to print a Consortium roster with each Employer's drivers on
separate pages. |
Build 5.17j
(21 November 2017) |
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OSHA 300A Electronic Reporting:
Added the ability to create a .CSV file which may be uploaded to
www.osha.gov/injuryreporting/ita to fulfill the requirement
for electronic reporting for the year 2016. Our intent is to add the ability to upload
.CSV files containing Form 300 data as soon as OSHA releases the format for those files. |
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Inservice Training:
Added the ability to sort the picklist of training courses by date and course code in
addition to sorting by title. |
|
Case Management:
Modified the picklist parameters to initially display open cases, with a prompted
option to display all closed cases if there are no open cases. |
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Flu Immunization Status Roster:
Modified the spacing of the printed page to ensure department and facility totals do not
overlap the page footer. |
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Visual Acuity:
Redesigned the picklist and data-entry screens for easier documentation and review of
testing. |
Build 5.17h
(30 October 2017) |
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Case Management:
Modified the format of printed case summaries to ensure the text does not extend beyond
the page footer. |
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Flu Immunization Compliance:
Modified the format of printed summaries to ensure the text does not extend beyond
the footer on the last page. |
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Medical Diagnoses in EMR:
Modified the program code to ensure non-occupational diagnoses may be selected and
correctly added to the EMR display. |
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Encounter Documentation:
Extended the scope of searches to enable documentation of encounters scheduled for
more than 30 days previously, and for which the Employee's arrival and check-in had
never been documented. |
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Vaccine Information Statements -
Seasonal Flu:
Modified the program code to auto-populate the date the appropriate VIS was issued by
the CDC. |
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Recall Reminders:
Modified the program code to ignore recall dates more than 120 days in the past when
displaying outstanding recall reminders. |
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Sick Call / Sick Leave / FMLA Leave:
Modified the program code to enable documentation of absences scheduled to begin
more than 30 days in the future. |
Build 5.17g
(16 October 2017) |
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Current Employees with
Future Termination Dates:
Modified the application code to show individuals with future termination dates as current
Employees. |
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Medical Work Restrictions:
Modified the application code to ensure work restrictions documented in one process (visit
documentation, Incident documentation, Case Management) are correctly displayed in all other
processes. |
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Clinical Activity Tally:
Modified the application code to ensure that spirometry (PFT) events are correctly
counted in the report. |
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Flu Immunization Clinical Status
Roster:
Modified the application code to ensure that Employees who refuse vaccination or who
are exempt for medical or religious reasons are correctly tallied in IHS reporting. |
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Encounter Categories:
Modified the application code to enable scheduling and documentation of specific
infectious-disease surveillance encounters rather than simply noting them as "Employer-Requested
Evaluations". |
Build 5.17f
(9 October 2017) |
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Authorized Users/Passwords:
Revised the process for restoring the data access of a previous User, to ensure that a
temporary password is assigned when appropriate (i.e., when the User will not
utilize the Single Sign-On option to log in using his/her Active Directory ID.
Updated the process for requiring that a new (or restored) User create a new
password to replace the temporary password created when granting (or restoring) his/her
access to MediTrax. |
Build 5.17e
(2 October 2017) |
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TB Surveillance Summary:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally showed a total of 0 TSTs administered when
a restricted timespan was defined for the report. |
Build 5.17d
(24 September 2017) |
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Generic Immunization Consent Form:
Began beta-testing of a generic Questionnaire and Consent Form which can be used for
multiple vaccines, and can be filled out on-screen via the Employee Portal. |
Build 5.17c
(12 September 2017) |
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Printed Flu Consent Forms:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally printed an Employee's 2017-2018 consent
form using the 2016-2017 template. |
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Incident Case Management:
Began beta-testing of a revised menu sequence for selecting an Incident to review: instead
of listing all Incidents and enabling the user to search by Employee name, the
revised sequence enables the User to first select an individual Employee; that
Employee's Incident record is then displayed on another picklist. |
Build 5.17b
(2 September 2017) |
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TB Chemoprophylaxis:
Added this option to the picklist of infectious-disease surveillance events. |
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Vaccine Manufacturer:
Updated the auto-population of the manufacturer's names for vaccines manufactured
by Seqirus (formerly Novartis). |
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Recall Reminders:
Implemented beta-testing of the option to generate printed letters to Employees and their
Supervisors rather than sending email reminders. |
|
Influenza Current Status Roster:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally included some terminated Employees
in the printed list. |
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Non-Occupational Diagnoses in EMR:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally blocked the addition of new diagnoses to
an Employee's EMR. |
Build 5.17a
(24 August 2017) |
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Group TB Surveillance:
Modified the program code to enable "batch" documentation of TB skin
testing and/or TB Questionnaires/Surveys to groups of Employees. |
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Locking a Clinical Note:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally prevented locking a Clinical Note to
prevent further editing. Ensured the ability to append additional documentation to
any note, either by the original author or by another Clinician. |
Build 5.16z
(18 August 2017) |
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Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Changed the on-screen display of TSTs. The date of application is displayed EXCEPT in cases
where the date of application was not documented. In those cases, the date the test was read
will be displayed in the format 8/18/17 (R). As before, both dates will be shown on
the printed immunization-record summary. |
|
Immunization Record Summary:
Added a pop-up reminder that the printed summary may not contain all records in the
database; specifically, seasonal flu immunizations will only be shown for the past 3
years; HIV and Hepatitis C titers will not appear on the printed summary; and negative
TB skin test results will only be shown for the previous 3 years (except that the last
TST result will always be shown even if it was more than 3 years ago). |
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Duplicate Incident Records:
Added a menu option to merge the records of two Incidents, in cases where two or more
records have inadvertently been created for the same Incident. This process preserves
all Encounter records, Clinical Notes, Case Management events, and documented services
for both Incident records and merges them into the single remaining record. |
|
User Authorization:
Revised the process for adding a new MediTrax User to eliminate the need to create
a "temporary password" when the Active Directory ID will be used to
implement a "Single-Signon" logon. |
Build 5.16y
(14 August 2017) |
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Scanned Documents:
Added a free-text field for user comments about a stored scan. |
|
Scanned Documents:
Adjusted the program code to ensure scanned documents are correctly associated with an
Employee's EMR in Citrix environments. |
|
Spell-checking in Clinical Notes:
Added a SpellCheck button to the screen where clinical notes are created. |
|
Clinical Activity Summary:
Added a display of the number of positive and negative results to the tally of titers drawn. |
|
Clinical Notes:
Modified the code to allow multiple Clinicians to enter text in a note for a single
Encounter. |
|
Deleting a Department:
Streamlined the process for assigning Employees to another Department prior to deleting
a previously-created incorrect record. |
|
Deleting a Job Title:
Streamlined the process for assigning Employees to another Job Title prior to deleting
a previously-created incorrect record. |
|
Quarterly Breakdown of Injuries/Illnesses/Exposures:
Added a report showing, quarter-by-quarter and category-by-category, all documented injuries, illnesses and exposures. |
|
Financial Account Summaries:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally prevented generating printed account summaries
in facilities which produce invoices as well as summaries. |
Build 5.16x
(31 July 2017) |
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Allergy Documentation:
Resolved a "bug" which resulted in an incorrect display (or disappearance)
of an Employee's allergies after they were documented in the Employee's EMR and then
the Employee's demographic record was updated and saved. |
|
Selecting an Encounter:
Reduced the timespan for Encounters and Appointments displayed when registering an
Employee, documenting an Encounter, or creating a Clinician's Note. The shorter
defaults (30 days for registration and documentation, 60 days for Clinician's Notes)
should speed the display of the picklist. |
|
Immunization Documentation:
Added the option to document that an Employee refused to acknowledge receipt of a VIS. |
|
MMR Vaccination:
Revised the format of the printed Clinical Roster and Compliance Summary to reflect
current CDC recommendations regarding immunity to mumps and measles. Two doses of MMR vaccine
are required to confirm immunity to measles and mumps due to vaccination alone
(i.e., without titers). |
|
IM Administration of Vaccines
Intended for Subcutaneous Administration:
Added a pop-up note which is displayed whenever MMR, MPSV4 Meningococcal,
Varicella or Zoster vaccine is documented as having been administered via an
intramuscular route. The note contains a reminder that these vaccines are
intended for subcutaneous administration. |
|
MMRV Vaccination:
Added a pop-up note displaying a reminder that administering MMRV vaccine
to an adult is considered an "off-label" use. |
|
Audiometric Testing:
Revised the behavior of the new "Save & Exit" button to ensure the
testing being documented is saved prior to exiting the data-entry screen. |
|
TB Surveillance Current
Status Report: Modified the report output to include the status of all current
Employes, rather than only those Employees with testing or followup records within
the past 12 months. |
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Duplicate Employee Records:
Added a function to combine duplicate Employee records following the erroneous
creation of duplicates via an automated demographic data import. |
Build 5.16w
(18 June 2017) |
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State Immunization Registry Reporting:
Implemented the ability to configure and submit individual vaccination reports in HL-7
format to state immunization registries. Format has been tested in six states (IN, MA, NJ,
OR, WA, WI). |
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State Immunization Registry Reporting:
Implemented the ability to configure and submit reports for multiple vaccination reports
in a "batch" upload. Format has been tested in six states (IN, MA, NJ, OR, WA, WI).
|
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OSHA 300 Log:
Added the ability to print a "reduced-size" copy of the OSHA Log to letter-sized
paper. |
|
Documenting Encounters:
Revised the code for displaying lists of encounters in a specified user-selected category,
to speed the display and better insure its accuracy. |
|
Weekend Menuing:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally resulted in an error message when the application
was opened on a day the facility is closed, by a user with insufficient privileges to
override the "office closed" flag. |
|
Invoices for Services:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally resulted in the failure to print a new invoice
for services which were provided in a workers-comp case, or which were provided during a
"self-pay" visit. |
Build 5.16v
(13 July 2017) |
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New Vaccine Information Statement:
Added the Cholera VIS (released by the CDC on July 6) to MediTrax. |
|
Influenza Immunization Status
Reporting (IHS): Revised the format of summary reporting to comply with updated IHS
reporting parameters (does not affect non-IHS facilities). |
|
Influenza Immunization Status
Reporting (IHS and NHSN): Added the ability to specify, when preparing a report for
All Employees in MediTrax, the category in which each employment
group should be reported. |
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OSHA Respirator User Questionnaire:
Added the ability to review a completed questionnaire on-screen, and to add reviewer's
comments. |
|
Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Corrected a "bug" in 5.16u which printed the date of TST application as the
date the test was read. |
|
Flu Questionnaire/Consent Forms:
Added the ability to configure the questionnaire for the 2017-18 flu immunization season,
and to generate status and compliance reports for the 2017-18 season. |
Build 5.16u
(5 July 2017) |
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Tuberculosis Surveillance: Clinical
Status Roster and "Who's-Due" Roster: Implemented a comprehensive revision
of these reports to better account for multiple tests. The program logic is now this:
MediTrax first asks you to confirm the "leeway" period during which
testing performed prior to the date of hire will be considered in determining whether
the Employee is due for (re)evaluation. The default "leeway" is 30 days.
If the Employee was hired/rehired more than 13 months ago:
- If the Employee's last TST or IGRA test or clinical followup
was more than 12 months ago, the Employee is now OVERDUE FOR EVAL.
- If the Employee's last TST or IGRA test or clinical followup
or questionnaire was more than within the past year but more than 11 months ago,
the Employee is DUE FOR EVAL PRIOR TO (one year after the last evaluation).
- If the Employee's last TST or IGRA test or clinical followup or questionnaire
was within the past 11 months, the Employee is NOT due for evaluation.
If the Employee was hired/rehired within the past 13 months:
- If the Employee had no TST or IGRA test or clinical followup
or questionnaire within the past 12 months, the Employee is OVERDUE FOR EVAL.
- If the Employee had an IGRA test or clinical followup or questionnaire
within the past 11 months, the Employee is NOT due for evaluation.
- If the Employee had TWO TSTs (or one IGRA and then one TST) within
the past 12 months plus the "leeway" period,
and the most recent TST was within the past 11 months,
the Employee is NOT due for evaluation.
- If the Employee had TWO TSTs (or one IGRA and then one TST)
within the past 12 months plus the "leeway" period,
and the most recent TST was less than a year after the previous TST,
and the most recent TST was less than a year after the date of hire,
and the most recent TST was within the past 11 months, the Employee is NOT due for
evaluation.
- If the Employee had TWO TSTs (or one IGRA and then one TST)
within the past 12 months plus the "leeway" period,
and the most recent TST was less than a year after the previous TST,
and the most recent TST was less than a year after the date of hire,
and the most recent TST was more than 11 months ago, the Employee is
DUE FOR EVAL PRIOR TO (one year after the last evaluation). The Employee's
hire date is displayed on the "Who's-Due" Roster. |
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Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Changed the on-screen display of TSTs to show the date the test was applied rather than
the date it was read. This is consistent with CDC recommendations and with the display
of other events in an
Employee's infectious-disease surveillance history: titers are displayed with the dates
they were drawn, rather than the dates on which the results were reported by the lab; and
TB questionnaires and surveys are displayed with the dates they were completed, rather
than the dates on which they were reviewed. |
|
Surveillance Group Rosters:
Added the ability to double-click on any Employee name in the Roster in order to access the
Employee's demographic data-entry screen. Upon exiting the demographic screen, MediTrax
returns to the Surveillance Group roster display. |
|
Surveillance Group Rosters:
Added the ability to open the demographic record or the EMR of any Employee listed in a
Surveillance Group roster by highlighting the Employee's name and clicking the D or
E buttons in the bottom left corner of the screen. Upon exiting the demographic
or EMR screen, MediTrax returns to the Surveillance Group roster display. |
|
Pop-Up Appointment/Recall Reminders:
Added the display of any user-created free-text note when displaying the notice of any
missed appointment or upcoming appointment/recall within the next 30 days. This notice pops
up whenever opening the clinical record of any Employee with such an appointment or recall
reminder in the database. |
|
EMR: Documentation of Vital Signs:
Added the ability to document the time at which vital signs were assessed. If vital signs
were assessed at multiple times during a single encounter, those times are all included in
the "header" block which automatically populates the Clinical Note. |
|
EMR: Medication Documentation:
Added an Allergy alert button to the window which opens
when adding or editing documentation of a medication. |
|
Vaccine Information Statements:
Updated the VIS library to indicate the date on which the document was released by the CDC. |
|
Roster of TST-Positive Employees:
Added the ability to generate a roster of current Employees who have a documented history
of positive TSTs. |
|
Immunization Documentation:
Added the ability to document the date on which the relevant Vaccine Information Statement
(VIS) was provided to the Employee. |
|
Immunization Documentation:
Modified the table of vaccine manufacturers to include CVX codes, enabling inclusion of
this code in HL-7 files submitted to state vaccination registries. |
|
Immunization Reporting to State Registries:
Modified the format of the system-generated HL-7 file to be uploaded to a state registry,
adding VIS information to the file. |
|
Color Vision Screening:
Added the ability to document Color Vision Deficiencies using the Neitz test scale. |
|
Daily Office Schedule:
Limited the options for changing the background color of a time block containing an appointment
or encounter record. Green, yellow and pink backgrounds are now reserved solely for use by
the application to denote "Registration complete", "Employee Discharged",
and "Missed Appointment". |
|
Occupational/Employee Health Clinical
Activity Tally:
Expanded the scope of this report to include a wider range of activities performed during
a specified time period, at the request of several facilities which need a "bean-counter"
summary to help demonstrate to administrators that they are cost-effective. This report may
be generated from the Reports | Clinical Reports menu. |
|
Employee Roster Export:
Resolved a minor "bug" which in rare situations displayed incorrect values in the
spreadsheet when exporting a roster to Excel. |
|
OSHA Recordable Incident Rate and
DART Rate: Added an automatic calculation and display of these rates when generating the
OSHA 300A Report. |
|
Clinician's Vacation Days:
Resolved a minor "bug" which occasionally prevented selecting more than one
vacation date at a time. |
|
Financial Account Categories:
Updated account categories for Employees labeled as "No Employer Identified" or
"Self-Employed Individual". Services previously documented as "Employer-Requested"
are now labeled as "Self-Pay" and will be invoiced to the individual. |
|
Financial Account Categories:
Updated account categories for Employees labeled as "No Employer Identified" or
"Self-Employed Individual", as well as individuals with SELF PAY listed as
their Employer. Services previously documented as "Employer-Requested"
are now labeled as "Self-Pay" and will be invoiced to the individual. |
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Financial Account Display:
Modified the screen display parameters to ensure complete display of all account information,
spreading the information over several pages when necessary for lengthy accounts. |
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Financial Account Display:
Modified the search algorithms to ensure complete display of all account information when
reviewing the account of an individual Employee. |
|
Encounter Categories:
Changed the description of "Acute-Care" Encounters to "Non-Work-Related"
at the request of many users who found the former term confusing to new staff members. |
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Correcting Documentation Errors:
Modified the pop-up explanation of the process for changing the Employer associated with an
Encounter. |
Build 5.16t
(5 June 2017) |
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Displaying Appointment and Recall
Reminders: Restored the filter to limit the display to Employees in a single Medical
Surveillance Group, when that option is selected. |
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Laboratory Testing:
Added the ability to create user-defined Test Panels in order to speed selection and
documentation of multiple tests (for example, during an annual Health Fair). |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance
Clinical Status and Policy Compliance Rosters:
Modified the program code to ensure correct listings when rosters are subdivided by
Department, Cost Center, or Division. |
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"Who's-Due" Rosters:
Modified the program code to ensure correct listings when rosters are subdivided by
Department, Cost Center, or Division. |
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TB and Influenza Surveillance Rosters:
Added totals showing policy compliance at the end of each Roster. |
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Flu Vaccine Consent Form:
Updated the "template" Consent Form, enabling users to customize the form for
the 2017-2018 immunization season. |
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Flu Vaccine Consent Form:
Modified the program code to prevent editing of the Consent Form if one or more Employees
has already answered the previously-configured questions. |
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Employee Portal:
Modified the Portal-configuration process to ensure correct synchronization of records
in the Portal with those stored in MediTrax.
NOTE: If you have previously created the Portal, and
Employees have completed any Flu Consent forms using the Portal, please contact
MediTrax Support to schedule a brief webinar to ensure the complete migration of
existing records into the new configuration. |
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Employee Portal:
Modified the Portal application by enlarging the graphic menu options and adding an
option for completing the TB Questionnaire online (the questionnaire itself is still
in beta-testing). |
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Resolution of Scheduling "Bug":
Resolved a "bug" which caused scheduled appointments for workers-compensation encounters
to be omitted from the Daily Office Schedule display. |
Build 5.16s
(25 May 2017) |
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Viral Titers:
Added the ability to document a titer as "less than" or "more than"
a numeric value. |
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Viral Titers:
Added the ability to document numeric titers as AU/mL. |
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OSHA Respirator User Questionnaire:
Added the ability for a health care professional to review a completed Questionnaire and to
add free-text comments following that review. |
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Authorized MediTrax Users:
Changed the default display to hide Users who are no longer active. |
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Financial Account Review:
Changed the display of lengthy accounts to allow "paging" through all account
transactions. |
|
Employee Rosters:
Resolved a "bug" which in some circumstances prevented the generation of
a printed roster (notably for Cost Centers and Medical Surveillance Groups). |
Build 5.16r
(15 May 2017) |
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Print Preview:
Modified the program code to create full-screen print previews when requested. |
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Spanish-language Instructions:
Removed the Spanish-language instructions which occasionally appeared on some screens. These
were being beta-tested for a Modified the program code to create full-screen print previews when requested. |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance Panels:
Modified the program code to ensure that items in a saved panel are correctly displayed in
the right-hand list when "Insert Panel" has been selected. In certain circumstances,
the inserted items were displayed at the top of the list but the vertical scroll was placed
at the bottom, resulting in an apparent blank display. |
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Scanned Documents:
Modified the process for attaching scanned documents to an Employee's EMR in Citrix
environments. |
|
Respirator Fit Testing:
Implemented the ability to document Group Testing in a process requiring just four mouse
clicks between each new fit test record and the next. |
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Group TB Skin Testing:
Implemented the ability to document Group Testing in a process requiring just four mouse
clicks between each new test record and the next. |
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Employee Rosters:
Added the ability to create a roster for a single selected Cost Center. |
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EMR Display of Encounters:
Combined the tabs for Encounter Details and Encounter Notes in Employee Health
programs. The single tab is now labeled Employee Encounters; encounters may be added
to the list, and clicking on any Encounter record will open the Clinical Notes for that
Encounter (for users with authorization to read or write Clinical Notes).
The Encounter Details and Encounter Notes tabs remain unchanged for
Occupational Health clinics which document billable services. |
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Pop-up Appointment/Recall Reminder
Notices:
Revised the algorithm for displaying a pop-up message when opening the record of an
Employee who has missed an appointment, or who is overdue for a recall. The option to
delete a missed appointment will no longer be displayed if a clinical note has been
created for the encounter. |
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Telephone number data entry:
Modified the program code to automatically add hyphens after the third and sixth digits
when entering a telephone number. |
|
Audiometry Report:
Deleted the "?" marker which was used to indicate that baseline test results at a
particular frequency were not documented. The column will now be blank. |
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Sick Call/Sick Leave:
Added a requirement that a case must have either a RTW date or a "Next Contact"
date, as well as the beginning date and the reason for the sick call/sick leave, documented
in order to save the case record. |
|
Sick Call/Sick Leave:
Added an asterisk icon to the Employee roster display to denote current Sick Call/Sick Leave
cases (i.e., cases with no RTW date). |
|
Custom Modifications:
Implemented several modifications to program flow and data display, at the request of one
user facility. These modifications will not affect other users. |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved two error messages reported by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.16q
(1 May 2017) |
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"Sharps" Incident Summary:
Added the words OSHA 300 RECORDABLE to case listings whenever appropriate. |
|
"Sharps" Incident Summary:
Resolved a "bug" which in certain circumstances displayed a message that no
Sharps Incident cases had been documented. |
|
Inservice Training:
Implemented the ability to filter the list of Training Courses by specifying part of the Course
Title. |
|
Invoicing for PA services:
Modified the code for posting service charges, to automatically add the CPT modifier PA
to all services whose description ends in (PA) -- e.g., OFFICE VISIT
EST PT 3 (PA). |
Build 5.16p
(21 Apr 2017) |
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Print Previews:
Enabled the creation of a "print preview" whenever printing a MediTrax report or
summary (including "hard-copy" printers as well as CutePDF). |
|
Appointment Alerts:
Added a pop-up notification of future or recently-missed appointments whenever the
record of an Employee is accessed.
NOTE: This function inadvertently deleted the record of
past encounters if the "Cancel Appointment" option was selected. A patch was
published within 24 hours to minimize any data loss from this process, and notification
was sent to all MediTrax users alerting them to re-install this build with the patch
in place. |
|
EMR Display of Appointment and
Recall Reminders:
Changed the descriptions of events from (UNSCHEDULED) to (REMINDER) and
from (SCHEDULED) to (APPOINTMENT). |
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Phone Number Search:
Expanded the search protocol to enable searching for all Employees with a specified
numeric sequence in their home phone, cell phone, or work phone numbers. |
|
Phone Number Search:
Added a "hot key" enabling users to highlight the name of an Employee and
press <F4> to display all phone numbers matching the search sequence. |
|
Influenza Surveillance Reporting:
Modified the format of reports required by IHS hospitals to enable rapid completion of
IHS vaccination-census forms. |
|
Influenza Vaccine Declination/Refusal:
Changed the wording of "reason for declination" from Medical contraindication
to use of the vaccine to Medical objection to use of the vaccine, for better
accuracy in NHSN reporting. |
|
Periodic/Annual Evaluations:
Implemented automated documentation of the user creating a free-text report of an
evaluation. |
|
"Sick Call" Tracking:
Added a field to document the time clinical staff were notified of a Sick Call event,
or a Sick Leave request was received. |
|
Financial Account Display:
Corrected a "bug" which occasionally displayed a message that no service charges
have been posted to a specified account. |
Build 5.16n
(5 Apr 2017) |
|
"Sick Call" Tracking:
Implemented a complete revision and update of this function, at the recommendation of users. |
|
"Sick Call" Tracking:
Added a menu option for this function to the Surveillance
tab in the Master Menu. The function may also be accessed via the
Case Management tab. |
|
Active Directory ID:
Added the ability to include hyphens in a user's Logon ID. |
|
Inservice Training:
Corrected a minor "bug" which allowed users with read-only privileges to edit the
name, content, and attendee roster of a selected program. |
|
Inservice Training:
Corrected a minor "bug" which occasionally displayed a blank roster after selecting
Edit Roster for a displayed program. |
|
Influenza NHSN Summary:
Corrected a minor "bug" which occasionally failed to add one "Status Unknown"
Employee to the total number of workers reported in a Department. |
|
Immunization Summary Report:
Investigated and resolved one error message reported by a MediTrax user. |
Build 5.16m
(22 Mar 2017) |
|
Employee Roster Picklist:
Added the ability to filter the display to include only Employees with a specified numeric
sequence in their work or home phone numbers. |
|
Employee Roster Picklist:
Corrected a minor "bug" which in a few circumstances failed to hide former
Employees on the picklist. |
|
"Sharps" Injuries and
BBP Exposure Summaries:
Added the option to hide Employee names on printed summaries. |
|
Injury and Exposure Summaries:
Added the option to hide Employee names on printed summaries. |
|
Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added the option to select TST & Questionnaire as a single menu item when adding
events to be documented. |
|
EMR Tabs:
Changed the headings of two tabs, from Encounter History to Encounter Details
and from Clinical Notes to Encounter Notes. |
Build 5.16k
(9 Mar 2017) |
|
Inservice Training:
Updated the format of printed Attendance Rosters for training which must be repeated
after a defined period of time, to indicate the date on which the
training is due to be repeated. |
|
Inservice Training:
Updated the format of printed Attendance Rosters for training is provided on various dates,
to indicate the date on which each Employee participated in the training. |
|
Periodic Evaluatons:
Implemented the ability to print free-text notes entered for any selected evaluation. |
|
TB Surveillance - Clinical Status Report:
Added records of INH Administration to the Report, regardless of the date administered. |
|
Error Message:
Investigated and resolved one error message reported by a MediTrax user. |
Build 5.16j
(2 Mar 2017) |
|
OSHA Recordability:
Updated the program code to automatically save LWD and RWD totals upon accepting selected
dates. |
|
OSHA 300 Log:
Corrected a "bug"which displayed Poisonings as Injuries. |
|
FMLA Leave:
Added a link to open a fillable Bureau of Labor Form WH-381 (Notice of Eligibility and
Rights & Responsibilities). |
Build 5.16h
(24 Feb 2017) |
|
Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added the ability to document Havrix and Vaqta immunizations. |
|
Hepatitis A Status Report:
Modified the report format to always display a positive titer regardless of the date of the test. |
|
Color Vision Testing:
Modified the data-entry screen used to document Ishihara results, adding a table
showing the criteria for interpreting test results. |
|
Color Vision Testing:
Added a "Help" screen describing the various categories of red-green color
blindness. |
|
TB Skin Testing (Group Testing):
Added the ability to document testing of multiple Employees in a single process. |
|
Employee Roster (One Department):
Modified the printed roster to correctly display each Employee's Job Title. |
|
Respirator Clearance & Fit Testing:
Modified the data entry screen to auto-populate all fields with the values entered for the
previous test documentation. |
|
Respirator Clearance & Fit Testing:
Added the ability to document fit testing for multiple Employees in a single process. |
Build 5.16g
(2 Feb 2017) |
|
Seasonal Influenza Reporting:
Modified the process for tallying immunizations and declinations for the IHS Flu Report
utilized in Indian Health Service facilities. |
|
Seasonal Influenza Reporting:
Added the option to generate reports covering only immunizations and declinations provided
during a specified month. |
|
"Sharps" Incident and
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Summaries:
Added the option to hide the Job Titles of individuals listed in the Summary. |
|
Audiometry:
Revised the display of an individual's audiometric testing history to display
BL in the section listing the baseline test. |
|
Sick Leave Documentation:
Resolved a "bug" introduced in 5.16c which caused an error message when documenting
the reason for a sick leave request. |
Build 5.16f
(12 Jan 2017) |
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Clinician Specialties:
Revised the process for selecting and displaying each Clinician's primary and secondary
specialties. |
|
Clinical Notes:
Modified the options for Group Data Access permissions to enable selecting whether users
in a specified Group may lock Clinical Notes. |
Build 5.16e
(29 Dec 2016) |
|
Customization:
Implemented several customizations requested by individual users. |
|
Financial Accounts Management:
Implemented modifications to improve the speed and accuracy of posting, deleting and tracking financial
transactions (service charges, payments and adjustments) in occupational health clinics. |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved all error messages and program interruptions reported to date
by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.16d
(12 Dec 2016) |
|
Customization:
Implemented several customizations requested by individual users (most users were not
notified to download and install this update). |
Build 5.16c
(29 Nov 2016) |
|
Surveillance/Compliance Reports:
Implemented minor modifications to speed the generation and accuracy of lengthy reports. |
Build 5.16b
(11 Nov 2016) |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved four "bugs" reported by MediTrax users. These
originated during the process of developing and implementing extensive
software modifications for a single customer. |
Build 5.16a
(24 Oct 2016) |
|
Medical Surveillance Group Rosters:
Revised the process for updating Group rosters to ensure correct listings during and
after updates. |
Build 5.15z
(12 Oct 2016) |
|
Audiometry:
Revised the display of an Employee's audiometric testing history to show results in
reverse-chronological order (i.e., most recent test listed first). |
Build 5.15y
(1 Oct 2016) |
|
Exporting to Excel:
Implemented the ability to specify a user-defined name for the spreadsheet when exporting
a report to Excel. |
Build 5.15x
(26 Sep 2016) |
|
Cosmetic changes:
Multiple minor adjustments in screen-display dimensions. |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved three "bugs" reported by MediTrax users. These
originated during the process of developing and implementing extensive
software customizations for a single customer. |
Build 5.15w
(12 Sep 2016) |
|
"Sharps" Incident Summary:
Enabled the option to hide Employee job titles on the Summary, for increased confidentiality. |
Build 5.15v
(25 Aug 2016) |
|
User-requested Customization:
Designed and implemented multiple program modifications requested by an individual MediTrax
user. |
Build 5.15u
(25 Aug 2016) |
|
User-requested Customization:
Designed and implemented multiple program modifications requested by an individual MediTrax
user. |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved several "bugs" reported by MediTrax users. Most of these
originated during the process of developing and implementing extensive
software customizations for a single customer. |
Build 5.15t
(3 Aug 2016) |
|
Respirator Fit Testing:
Changed the default Respirator Type to Disposable Particulate Respirator - N95. |
|
Audiometric Test Reports:
Modified the format of the printed report to eliminate occasional "overprinting"
of summary lines. |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Resolved a program "bug" which occasionally resulted in the assignment of Employees
to incorrect Departments during the import process. |
|
User-requested Customization:
Designed and implemented multiple program modifications requested by an individual MediTrax
user. |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved several "bugs" reported by MediTrax users. Most of these
appear to have originated during the process of developing and implementing extensive
software customizations for a single customer. |
Build 5.15s
(18 July 2016) |
|
Linking Scanned Documents:
Modified the mechanism for linking scanned documents to an Employee record, adding the
seconds-since-midnight parameter to the name of the stored file and thereby reducing
the probability of receiving a "This document has been moved or deleted" message
when trying to retrieve a saved document. |
|
Medical Surveillance Groups:
Added the option to specify that Employees should be automatically deleted from a group
upon termination of employment. |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures:
Redesigned the screens for documentation of Employee and Source testing, in order to make
room for future documentation of Epinet® data. |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures:
Expanded the drop-down picklist of body fluid categories for more precise documentation. |
|
User-requested Customization:
Designed and implemented multiple program modifications requested by individual MediTrax
users. |
Build 5.15r
(6 July 2016) |
|
TB Testing Performed Elsewhere:
Added a checkbox to the Infectious-Disease Surveillance documentation screen enabling the
user to document that Tuberculosis test results were obtained from another facility. |
|
Incident Documentation:
Modified the algorithm for documenting "Treated in an Emergency Department" so
that MediTrax no longer automatically adds a check to the "Treatment provided elsewhere"
box. |
|
Seasonal Flu Immunization Consent:
Added templates for Flu Questionnaire and Consent forms in preparation for the 2016-2017
immunization season. Prior to entering data in the 2016-27 Questionnaire, the wording of
the form must be configured by selecting Surveillance | Immunization/Infectious
Disease Surveillance | Influenza Surveillance | Customize Flu Vaccine Consent Form. |
|
Employee Demographic Face Sheet:
Added the option to print a Demographic Face Sheet when selecting reports to print from
the EMR Dashboard. |
|
Employee Demographic Face Sheet:
Moved the Employee Job Title and Department to separate lines, to eliminate instances of overlap in
the printed sheet. |
|
Scope of Services Provided:
Updated the list of checkboxes specifying the scope of services provided to internal and
external clients. The list may be updated by selecting Utilities |
Database Administration | Program Parameters | Facility Parameters and clicking
the Scope of Services button. |
|
OSHA Recordability:
Changed the default value of the OSHA Recordable checkbox to TRUE for all
"Sharps" Incidents involving exposure to Blood and Body Fluids. |
|
NHSN Reporting:
Modified the parameters for generating an NHSN summary of flu immunizations/declinations.
If the summary is requested in July or any previous month, the reporting period will be
the NHSN period ending in March of that year. If the summary is requested in August or any
subsequent month, the reporting period will include the NHSN period beginning in October of
that year. |
|
Employee Portal Configuration:
Modified the process for opening the Employee Portal using UNC links and Employee Active
Directory ID numbers. |
|
User-requested Customization:
Designed and implemented multiple program modifications requested by individual MediTrax
users. |
|
Error Messages:
Investigated and resolved several "bugs" reported by MediTrax users. |
Build 5.15q
(21 June 2016) |
|
Demographic Data Update:
Corrected a program code error which at times resulted in the creation of duplicate
demographic records when the .CSV file downloaded from the HR database was not formatted
correctly for all records. |
|
Links to Employee Demographic Data
Entry/Edit Screens:
Added icon links to multiple data-entry screens (Incident Documentation, "Sharps"
Injury Documentation, Respirator Fit Testing, the Employee EMR Dashboard, etc.),
enabling the user to switch from those data-entry screens to the Demographic Record screen
without the necessity to return to the Main Menu between steps. Upon exiting the Demographic
Record screen, MediTrax returns to the data-entry screen in which you were originally working. |
|
Terminated Employees:
Changed the background color of many demographic data elements to pink when entering or
reviewing records (e.g., Incident documentation) for former Employees. |
Build 5.15p
(15 June 2016) |
|
TB Surveillance:
Revised the algorithm for displaying surveillance events to ensure the most recent event
in each category (TST, QFT, T-Spot, Xray, Survey, Questionnaire, Clinical Followup) is
always included in the Clinical Status Roster. |
|
NHSN Reporting:
Enabled generation of a comprehensive NHSN summary sheet for all workers in the database
(as opposed to the previous requirement to generate a separate summary for each Employment
Category). Employers with CONTRACT in their name will be tallied as Contractors
(NHSN Category 4). Employers with STUDENT or VOLUNT in their name will be tallied
as Students/Volunteers (NHSN Category 3). Employers with LICENSED and PRACTI in
their name will be tallied as LIPs (NHSN Category 2). All others will be tallied as
Employees (NHSN Category 1). |
|
Respirator Fit Testing:
Implemented the ability to generate a Clinical Status Roster as an Excel spreadsheet. |
|
Incident Documentaton:
Added a D icon to the right of the name of the Employer on each data entry screen,
enabling the user to switch between incident documentation and viewing or updating
demographic data. |
Build 5.15n
(8 June 2016) |
|
Appointments and Recall Reminders:
Made minor adjustments to the format of the display. |
|
Varicella Status Roster:
Added the phrase "Presumed Immunity" for individuals with a history of
Chickenpox but no documentation of vaccination or a positive titer. |
|
Error Messages:
Resolved two minor "bugs" introduced in May updates and reported by users. |
Build 5.15m
(6 June 2016) |
|
Periodic Evaluations:
Expanded the scope of summary Reports to enable generation of rosters which include all
Employees, or only those who have received any type of Periodic Evaluations during a specified
time frame, or only those who have received a specified type of Evaluation. |
Build 5.15k
(28 May 2016) |
|
Injury/Illness/Exposure Summary:
Enabled the creation of a Report containing a list of all occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Exposures for a specified population and a user-defined timeframe. The scope of the Report
may be narrowed to include all Incidents, or just "Sharps" Incidents, or just
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures, or all Exposures. The Report may also be exported to an Excel
spreadsheet. |
Build 5.15j
(23 May 2016) |
|
Annual/Periodic Evaluations:
Added the option to include free-text comments for each Evaluation in the printed Status Roster. |
|
Influenza and TB Clinical Status
Rosters:
Modified the menuing sequence for greater clarity. |
|
Infectious-Disease Titers:
Expanded the scope of titers which may be documented for Tularemia and Q Fever. |
|
Clinical Contact:
Added a field for the facility's Primary Clinical Contact, enabling customization of the
person to contact with questions regarding work restrictions. |
|
Return to Work Plan (Canadian):
Modified the wording of the standard Return to Work Plan. |
|
FMLA Leave:
Implemented the ability to document that a leave request is due to an occupational injury
or illness. The date, category, and diagnosis of the occupational incident is now displayed
on the FMLA Leave data entry screen. |
|
Case Management:
Created a "loop" in the program code to enable moving from one case to another
without the necessity to return to the Main Menu screen. |
|
Facility Holidays:
Enabled selection of multiple holidays in a single process, rather than having to repeat
the selection for each holiday. |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness
Documentation: Enabled the correct display of a selected Mechanism of Injury on the
Incident Documentation data entry screen. |
|
DOT Medical Examination Forms:
Adjusted the sizing and text placement of the wallet-card Certificate, and added
the ability to print a half-page copy of the Certificate. |
|
Error Messages:
Resolved three "bugs" resulting from minor programming errors in recent updates
and reported by users. |
Build 5.15h
(29 April 2016) |
|
DOT Medical Examination Forms:
Updated the MCSA 5875 and 5876 forms library to enable printing of blank forms and pre-populated forms,
as well as the option to display the DOT fillable PDF forms (which can be printed after
completion, but cannot be saved) on-screen. |
|
DOT Medical Examiner Certification:
Added the ability to document the expiration date of the Clinician's current certification. |
|
Demographic Data Update:
Resolved a "bug" which caused the name of the last Employee in a CSV file
to be duplicated in uncommon situations where neither the SSN/SIN or a numeric Payroll ID number
was contained in the CSV file. |
Build 5.15g
(18 April 2016) |
|
Occupational Incident Summary:
Modified the process for exporting a list of incidents to Excel, adding a column for the
Employee's narrative history. |
|
Automatic Inactivity "Timeout":
Reactivated the function to close the program after a user-defined time period of
inactivity on the workstation. The default value is 20 minutes, but this may be changed by
selecting Utilities | Database Administration | Authorized Users &
Security | Automatic Inactivity Logoff. |
|
Influenza Vaccination [NHSN Reporting]:
Revised the header lines of each page to display the dates of employment. MediTrax displays this
pop-up message when requesting the report:
NHSN requires reporting for all Health Care Providers who were physically
present in the facility between October 1 and March 31. If you wish to
exclude an Employee from your NHSN statistics and "Who's-Due" reports,
you may document FLU VACCINE - NHSN EXEMPT (with the option to enter a
specific reason) in the Immunization Record of that Employee.
MediTrax tallies all vaccinations and declinations occurring between August 1 and June 30
for the group of Employees working during the October-to-March time frame. |
|
Department Listing:
Added the ability to delete a record from the Department picklist. If any Employees
are assigned to that Department, MediTrax offers the option to reassign those
Employees to another Department. |
Build 5.15f
(4 April 2016) |
|
Pop-up Calendar:
Modified the code used in selecting dates to enable greater flexibility in selecting a single
date, or multiple dates, or a continuous range of dates (e.g., OSHA lost and
restricted workdays). |
|
Immunization and Infectious-Disease
Surveillance: Modified the program code to increase the speed with which the 4-panel
summary screen is displayed. |
|
Unread TB Skin Tests:
Modified the display of TSTs which remain unread for 4 days or more to indicate
TB Skin Test Applied, with N/R as the "Result". |
|
Vaccination Certificate:
Added the option to print a Certificate of Immunization for individuals who require signed
documentation that they have been vaccinated. |
Build 5.15e
(25 March 2016) |
|
Vaccine Information Statements:
Added the ability to browse and view all current CDC VIS documents in the Employee Portal. |
|
NHSN Immunization Reporting:
Eliminated the necessity to select the "immunization season" dates for this
report. MediTrax now compiles a list of all individuals physically present in the
facility between October 1 and March 31 (as determined by payroll status or
hire/termination dates, and excluding all individuals with NHSN EXEMPT documented
in their immunization history during that time period), and then seeks all influenza
vaccination/declination events occurring between August 1 and June 30 for those individuals. |
|
Flu Immunization Compliance Summary:
Modified the parameters of Compliance Summaries. To prepare a Compliance Summary,
you now define the time period during which compliance was required. The Summary will
include only CURRENT Employees. It will not include individuals whose employment began
after the end of the compliance period, nor will it include terminated Employees. This
Summary will tally ONLY vaccinations and declinations which occurred during the selected
timespan. |
|
Flu Immunization "Who's-Due" Roster:
To generate a report of CURRENT Employees who have not yet received or declined this
year's seasonal influenza vaccine, you may generate a "Who's-Due" Roster which
tallies all vaccination/declination events occurring between August 1 and June 30 and
eliminates those individuals (as well as all individuals with NHSN EXEMPT documented
in their immunization history) from the DUE FOR EVAL category. |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures:
Eliminated the tabs for Employee and Source Screening from the "Sharps" Incident
data entry screen. Those tabs are available on the Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure data
entry screen. |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure:
Modified the screen display of the immunization/surveillance history for both the Employee
and the exposure Source. After clicking Update, the left side of the display screen
shows Tetanus/TDAP and Bloodborne Pathogen surveillance events as before,
while the right side of the screen will enable documentation of EPINet and OHSN data (this is
currently under development). |
|
Post-BBP Exposure Hotline:
Added a link to the UCSF Post-Exposure Hotline in the BBP Exposures menu. |
|
Post-BBP Exposure Recommendations:
Added a link to the USPHS Post-Exposure Guidelines & PEP Recommendations
in the BBP Exposures menu. |
Build 5.15d
(8 March 2016) |
|
Incident Documentation:
Modified the display of data-entry fields to add the Employee's Department as well as
the Department where the incident occurred. Removed the field for the Employee's OHSN/Epinet
Job Category. |
|
Incident Documentation:
Added the display of the Case Number to the upper right corner of the data-entry screen
for "Sharps" Injuries and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures. |
|
Incident Documentation:
Changed the default value for OSHA Recordability to TRUE as soon as lost or
restricted workdays are documented, as well as for "Sharps" incidents which
also involve BBP exposures. |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Followup:
Added a 6/3/6 button enabling automatic creation of recall reminders at 6 weeks,
3 months, and 6 months after the initial evaluation. |
|
Tdap Immunization:
Revised Pertussis reporting to display all recipients of Tdap vaccine as Immune,
regardless of the number of years since vaccination. |
|
Audiometry:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally labeled a second test as "Baseline"
. |
|
Case Management Notes:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally prevented notes from being saved correctly. |
|
FMLA Leave Dates:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally prevented leave dates from being saved correctly. |
Build 5.15c
(22 February 2016) |
|
Immunization and Infectious Disease
Surveillance Reporting: Enabled clinical and compliance reporting filtered to include
only multiple user-specified Departments. |
|
Incident Summaries:
Added the ability to select multiple Departments in a Summary for any user-defined time
period, as well as the ability to report only
"Sharps" Incidents or Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures. This is in addition to
the previous options to report Incidents in a user-defined category such as
CONTAMINATED SHARPS INJURY. |
|
FMLA Leave:
Re-enabled the pop-up calendar icons for all dates on the data-entry screen. |
|
Audiometer Calibration:
Added a pop-up calendar icon to simplify documentation of the calibration date. |
|
OSHA Respirator User Questionnaire:
Implemented several user-suggested minor modifications to the on-screen form. |
|
Inservice Education/Training:
Modified the program code to eliminate errors which occasionally resulted while editing
or updating the attendance roster of a previously-documented program. |
|
Error Message:
Resolved a minor "bug" reported by two users. |
Build 5.15b
(12 February 2016) |
|
Pop-Up Help File:
Modified several topics in the Help File. The updated file may be downloaded from
www.meditrax.com/mt5/MediTraxHelp.zip
and unzipped to the C:\MT5HELP folder on each User's workstation. For security reasons,
Windows® 7 and later versions will not display a Help file which is stored on a network drive.
|
|
TST Reporting:
Resolved a software "bug" which at times required double-entry of the date on which the
test was read when the "read date" was 3 days after the application date. |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Modified the data import process to record a previous last name when an Employee/Patient's
name changes. |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Modified the data import process to resolve a "bug" which occasionally prevented
the User from generating a roster of changes when performing a manually-triggered update.
|
|
Seasonal Influenza Reporting:
Added a customized summary report (similar to NHSN reporting) for Indian Health Service
hospitals. |
Build 5.15a
(25 January 2016) |
|
Menu Font Size:
Enabled adjustment of the size of display fonts on data-entry screens, to accommodate users
with "non-standard" monitor dimensions in ensuring text is displayed correctly.
Pressing <Ctrl-F5> from the Main Drop-Down Menu screen reduces the size of the display
font, while pressing <Ctrl-F6> increases the font size. |
|
OSHA 301:
Added a button to the OSHA Reporting tab of the Incident Documentation/Investigation
data entry screen for U.S. customers, enabling the user to print an OSHA 301 form directly
from that screen. |
|
Audiometry:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally resulted in misaligned text when displaying
the comparison with earlier testing, or prevented the user from saving edited test results. |
|
Incident Documentation:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally resulted in creation of a new Incident record
when switching from the Incident Documentation display screen to the "Sharps Injury"
or BBP Exposure display screen. |
|
Audit Trail:
Added a tracking element to the User Data Access audit trail, recording when a User has
modified any record in an Employee/Patient's EMR. |
|
Tetanus and Rabies Titers:
Added these surveillance events to the list of tests which may be documented for an
Employee.Patient. |
Build 5.14z
(21 January 2016) |
|
Main Drop-Down Menu:
Modified the wording of several top-level categories for clarity and simplicity. |
|
Medical Surveillance Group Rosters:
Added an EMR button to the navigation buttons at the bottom of the Edit Roster
screen, enabling users to switch to the Employee's EMR dashboard screen, and to return to editing the
Surveillance Group roster when the EMR dashboard is closed. |
|
DOT Medical Exam Forms:
Added links to the newly-released MCSA 5875 (Medical Examination Report) and MCSA 5876 (Medical
Examiner's Certificate). These forms may be accessed by selecting Clinical
| Registration Worksheets & Protocols. |
|
Daily Office Schedule Notes:
Added a Delete button to the display of an individual schedule note. |
|
Error Messages:
Resolved four minor user-reported "bugs" in the program code which were introduced in Builds
5.14w and 5.14x. |
Build 5.14y
(10 January 2016) |
|
Incident Documentation & Tracking:
Implemented several user-suggested modifications in the interactive screens for documenting
injuries, "sharps" injuries, bloodborne pathogen exposures, and case management. |
Build 5.14x
(28 December 2015) |
|
NOTE:
5.14x was available in a "pre-release" version only, enabling users to test the
functionality of the revised screens for documentation of Occupational Incidents as
described immediately below. |
|
Incident Documentation & Tracking:
Activated the BBP Exposure and "Sharps" Incident checkboxes on the
Incident Documentation screen. Selecting either or both of these checkboxes activates the
corresponding button at the bottom of the window, enabling seamless transitions between
screens to document these types of injuries and exposures without having to return to the
Main Menu screen. |
|
Incident Documentation & Tracking:
Modified the data-entry screens for "Sharps" incidents and Bloodborne Pathogen
Exposures to eliminate some redundancies: for example, links to the infectious-disease
surveillance records of the injured Employee and the source patient are now displayed only
on the data-entry screen for Bloodborne Pathogen exposures (and not on the "Sharps"
Incident screen. |
Build 5.14w
(17 December 2015) |
|
Scanned Documents:
Eliminated the requirement that path names and file names of scanned documents cannot
contain embedded spaces. |
|
Compliance Reports:
Resolved a "glitch" which in some cases included terminated Employees in vaccination
and TB-testing compliance reporting. |
|
NHSN Seasonal Flu Immunization Reporting:
Modified the reporting code to ensure that all declinations are correctly tallied as
"Medically Contraindicated" or "Other" |
|
OSHA Respirator User Questionnaire:
Implemented beta-testing of an on-screen Questionnaire (available to all users). If the
on-screen Questionnaire receives positive reviews from MediTrax users, it will be added
as a menu option in the Employee Portal. |
Build 5.14v
(24 November 2015) |
|
Incident Documentation:
Added the ability to review and/or modify the Employee's demographic record by clicking the
Search icon following the name of the Employer. |
|
Terminated Employees:
Added the ability to hide terminated Employees when viewing the Employee picklist sorted by
SSN or Payroll ID number. |
|
Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added an item TB Education to the list of selectable events which may be documented. |
|
Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Corrected a "bug" which occasionally populated the date of vaccination or TST reading
with the date of the most-recently-viewed previous event record. This had resulted from the
implementation (in Build 5.14t) of revised code for "Flu Clinics" in which it was desirable to
preserve the vaccination date from one Employee to the next. |
Build 5.14u
(10 November 2015) |
|
General Modifications:
Most of the changes in this update related to minor software modifications and customizations
requested by a variety of users, as well as the resolution of any reported software "bugs". |
|
Influenza Vaccine Reporting:
Updated the flu vaccine clinical and compliance reports to account for all new brands of
vaccines introduced in 2015. |
|
Invoicing to Employers:
Added the ability to specify that an individual company wishes its invoices for Employer-requested
services to be billed on CMS forms. |
Build 5.14t
(26 October 2015) |
|
Encounter Types:
Modified the picklist of Encounter Types so that records are alphabetized by the name of the
Encounter Type AND the name of the Company using that Encounter Type. |
|
Flu Clinic "Hot Key":
Implemented a "hot-key" shortcut to documentation of Group Flu Immunizations. Pressing the
<F6> key at the main drop-down menu screen will bring up the Flu Clinic configuration screens
without the need to select each of the higher-level drop-down menu options. |
|
Flu Clinic Documentation:
Added a drop-down menu box to enable selection of the type of vaccine administered when
multiple vaccine options (e.g., Flu Vaccine - Injection and Flu Vaccine - Intranasal
have been selected during the process of configuring the Flu Clinic information. |
|
Flu Immunization - Reporting Exemption:
Added a Surveillance Event Flu Vaccine - NHSN Exempt to enable Employees who were
on leave (sick leave, maternity leave, long- or short-term disability leave, military leave, etc.)
to be excluded from the numerator and denominator of NHSN reporting. |
|
Flu Immunization Compliance Reporting:
Revised the filtering code to eliminate all terminated Employees from Compliance and "Who's-Due"
Rosters even if they were on the payroll during the October 1 - March 31 immunization period. |
|
Flu Immunization - NHSN Reporting:
Revised the default beginning and ending dates of the immunization/declination reporting period
to October 1 and March 31 (regardless of the actual timespan during which the facility
provided the vaccine to Employees), in compliance with updated NHSN criteria. |
|
Error Message:
Resolved a minor "bug" in the program code which was introduced in Build 5.14s
and was reported by users. |
Build 5.14s
(14 October 2015) |
|
Daily Office Schedule "NOTES" Column:
Added the ability to create a column in the Daily Office Schedule containing free-text notes
for any time block. The column may be created by selecting Demographics
| Staff Clinicians and adding a record with the last name NOTES.
The NOTES column may be moved to the right side of the Daily Office Schedule display,
or may be hidden entirely, by selecting Utilities | Schedule Customization | Clinician Display
Sequence.
Clicking on any blank cell in the NOTES column enables the user to create a free-text
note which will be displayed in that cell. Clicking on an existing note enables the user to
edit or delete the note.
|
|
Group Immunization - Flu:
Modified the program code to automatically populate the vaccination date for each Employee
with the date of the Flu Clinic. |
|
Flu Immunization - NHSN Summary:
Realigned the display of percentages in one column. |
|
Clinical Protocols:
Added the ability to assign a specific Payor (Guarantor) to each service in a Protocol. |
Build 5.14r
(25 September 2015) |
|
TST Reading Date:
Eliminated the automatic population of the date of TST reading with the current date. |
|
TB Testing Summary:
Added a report listing all TB tests performed during a user-specified time period. |
|
Infectious-Disease Surveillance Clinical Status Report:
Modified the wording of "Immune Status" for individuals born prior to 1957 to
indicate "PRESUMED IMMUNE: BORN BEFORE 1957." |
|
Export of Employee Roster to Excel:
Added a spreadsheet column containing the Employee's Payroll ID number. |
|
Aged Accounts Receivable:
Resolved a data conflict which in some circumstances caused the printed A/R Report to
display different totals than the (correct) screen display. |
|
ICD10 Diagnosis Codes:
Expanded the maximum length of stored codes to 7 alphanumeric characters plus an embedded period. |
|
ICD10 Diagnosis Codes:
Modified the program code to automatically expand 5- or 6-character ICD10 codes using X
values in cases requiring a seventh "category of visit" identifier. |
|
Software Update History:
Added a link to Version 5 Updates in the Utilities |
Database Administration menu options. |
|
Error Messages:
Resolved two "bugs" in the program code which were introduced in Build 5.14q
and were reported by users. |
Build 5.14q
(14 September 2015) |
|
Demographic Updates:
Implemented a process to print a log of all changes to demographic records made in previous
import/update routines during a specified timespan. The log is available by selecting
Demographics | Employees | Demographic Data Import | Print Change
Log. |
|
SSN Display:
Changed the default picklist parameter to show SSNs, without requiring selection of the
SSN variable in the Utilities | Database Administration | Program
Parameters | Demographics data entry window. |
|
Exporting a Department Roster to Excel:
Corrected a program error which prevented exporting the roster to a spreadsheet. |
|
Financial Transaction Detail Report:
Corrected a program error which in some instances resulted in a message that no service
charges were posted on the specified date. |
Build 5.14p
(7 September 2015) |
|
ICD10 Implementation:
Completed the process of activating ICD10 selection. Users are now able to switch from ICD9
to ICD10 coding at any time. From the main drop-down menu, select Utilities |
Master Data Tables | Diagnoses/ICD Codes and choose ICD10. You will then
be able to select ICD10 diagnoses whenever you document the evaluation of an occupational
injury or illness. |
|
Medical Diagnoses:
Modified the display of diagnoses to fit the longer ICD10 text descriptions into the text
box. Diagnoses are now prefaced with the ICD code. |
|
Medical Diagnoses:
Modified the behavior of the text box containing a medical diagnosis to display a pop-up
message containing the entire ICD code and diagnosis. |
|
CMS-1500 Invoices:
Updated the printed CMS-1500 format to the most recent version authorized for use with
both ICD9 and ICD10 coding. |
|
Comprehensive Immunization Summary:
Implemented the ability to export a comprehensive summary of vaccinations, declinations
and titers to a spreadsheet. The summary may be configured to include any user-specified
demographic group and any defined time span. |
|
Employee Portal Configuration:
The Portal configuration-update process may be automated to run overnight by creating a command
on the Windows Server Task Scheduler using the format
mt5 portalunc [UNC path to Portal]
example: mt5 portalunc \\ourserver\sharename\foldername\
This simplifies the process of updating the demographic roster stored on the Portal, since the
update must be performed when no one is actively logging in to the Portal. |
|
Error Messages:
Resolved four "bugs" in the program code which were introduced in Builds 5.14k and
5.14n and were reported by users. |
Build 5.14n
(18 August 2015) |
|
Infectious-Disease Panels:
Implemented the ability to store various combinations of immuizations and testing events
in a variety of user-defined panels (e.g., Preplacement Evaluation or
Post-BBP Exposure. Subsequently, the panel events may be selected as a group without
the necessity to select each event individually when adding immunizations and/or tests to
an Employee's record. |
|
Documentation of Titer Results:
Added the ability to document whether numeric values represent IU/mL (International Units
per milliliter) or "relative value" results (in which case the laboratory value
represents the amount of antibody/antigen relative to a "cutoff" level which the
lab has determined to represent a "positive" result. Values of 0.9 or less usually
represent "negative" titers, with 0.91 to 1.0 in the "equivocal" range
and any result above 1.0 representing a "positive" titer. A pop-up Help
button displays a reminder of these two types of results. |
|
Software Customization:
Implemented numerous facility-specific customizations and enhancements requested by indvidual
MediTrax users. |
Build 5.14m
(8 August 2015) |
|
CDC Vaccine Information Statements:
Updated the MediTrax VIS library with the documents released by CDC on August 7 2015. |
|
Employee Demographic Data Entry:
Enabled the use of SSN/SIN numbers beginning with 00000 or 11111 in facilities
which do not wish to store complete account numbers in the Employee data table. Note that
when such numbers are used, MediTrax will not perform its usual check to determine if the
SSN/SIN number has already been assigned to another Employee. |
|
EMR Current Status tab:
Enabled users to define their own text description of the dated events displayed at the
top of the Current Status tab. |
|
Flu Consent Form:
Enabled an electronically-signed Flu Consent form to be "locked" (e.g., at
the time of a Paperless Flu Clinic) so it cannot be changed subsequently. |
|
Outstanding Invoice Balances:
Revised the algorithm for recalculating the outstanding balance on an invoice after
credits and adjustments are posted. |
|
Temporary Data Tables:
Changed the location for creation of temporary data files (beginning with the character $)
to the folder MT5_TEMP on the C: drive of the user's workstation. This change is intended to
minimize the creation of dozens or hundreds of temporary files on the network share, which
in some cases was shown to increase drive space fragmentation and slow program performance. |
|
ICD10 Readiness:
Made minor modifications to the drop-down selection screens for users to test and submit
recommendations for greater ease of use. |
Build 5.14k
(25 July 2015) |
|
Drop-Down Menu Display:
Modified the display of the MediTrax drop-down menus to utilize a larger font size for
better visibility. We have been working for many months to develop a "workaround"
for the Windows® requirement to display screen headers and menus in the small
system-default font. |
|
ICD-10-CM Implementation:
Added a menu option enabling users to test a routine for selecting an ICD-10-CM diagnosis
utilizing sequential "drill-down" picklists containing the 2015 official code revisions.
This routine is now available as
a beta-test option in the Utilities menu. Your comments and suggestions are welcome
as we prepare to make ICD-10 functionality available to all facilities wishing to convert
their recordkeeping to this new coding system, currently scheduled for required
implementation by October 1 2015 in all CMS invoicing systems.
NOTE: Many of our customers who do not invoice for
their services have indicated their preference to continue using the current (and much
simpler) ICD9-CM coding system to document diagnoses. This will continue to remain
an option in MediTrax. |
|
OSHA 300 Log:
Added the ability to prepare an OSHA 300 Log, as well as an OSHA 300A summary, limited
in scope to recordable injuries and illnesses occurring at a specified Reporting
Establishment (i.e., a business entity which is distinct from the parent Employer). |
|
Employee Immunization Record:
Modified the algorithm for printing TB skin test results so the printed summary now
includes all tests in the past three years as well as the most recent test (regardless
of date) if it has been more than three years since the last test. |
|
Employee Immunization Record:
Modified the algorithm for printing seasonal influenza vaccinations so the printed summary now
includes only "flu shots" in the past three years. |
|
Post-BBP Exposure Test
Roster:
Added a Clinical Status roster option listing all Hepatitis C and HIV titers for a
selected demographic group. The optimum utilization of this report is to track
follow-up testing for all individuals in a BBP Exposure or "Sharps Injury"
Medical Surveillance Group. |
|
Random Selection for
Drug Testing:
Added the ability to specify the date on which the next random draw will take place, enabling
the calculation of recommendations for the number of individuals to be selected in the current
draw in order to maintain required testing percentages until the date of the next draw. |
|
Flu Consent Forms
for 2015-2016:
Implemented the ability to specify the wording of questions to be asked on Flu Consent
forms for the 2015-2016 vaccination season. |
|
Respiratory Protection:
Added a link to the "Diseases and Conditions" informational website prepared by
the California Department of Health and Human Services. |
|
Data Exports to Excel:
Modified the message displayed after saving MediTrax data to an Excel file, reminding the
User that newly-created spreadsheets are stored to the default location specified in
the Excel configuration options (which is usually the User's MY DOCUMENTS folder). |
|
Error Messages:
Resolved two "bugs" in the program code which were introduced in Build 5.14j and
reported by users. |
Build 5.14j
(7 July 2015) |
|
Demographic Data:
Enabled users to specify the data elements displayed on the Employee Demographic Data Entry
Screen. The data entry screen may be configured by selecting
Utilities
Database Administration
Program Parameters
Demographic Parameters
from the Main Menu screen. |
|
DOT Consortium Rosters:
Modified the code for updating the roster of Employers in a Consortium, as well as the
code for updating the roster of Drivers. |
|
Password Expiration:
Removed a pop-up message which was displayed at each user's first logon. |
|
Immunization / Infectious
Disease Surveillance:
Eliminated an "endless loop" cycle which occasionally prevented printing an
Employee's immunization and surveillance testing history. |
|
Post-BBP Exposure Opinion Form:
Added the option to print the HCP Post-Exposure Opinion Form (required by OSHA) from
the Surveillance and Safety drop-down menus. |
|
Adding Scanned Documents
to a Record:
Added the option to select Do not show this notice in the future. when the pop-up
reminder notice regarding requirements for scanned document locations is displayed. |
|
Error Message:
Resolved a "bug" in the program code which was introduced in Build 5.14e and
reported by two users. |
Build 5.14g
(29 June 2015) |
|
Ishihara Screening:
Added the ability to delete a screening record which was entered in error. |
|
DOT Consortium Roster:
Corrected the code used to update the roster of Drivers in a Consortium. |
|
Password Logon:
Enlarged the popup window used to log in to MediTrax using an ID and password. |
|
Password Expiration:
Added the ability to designate the maximum time before a password must be changed. Note
that this does not affect logons using Active Directory IDs. |
Build 5.14f
(20 June 2015) |
|
Resolution of an Error Message:
Resolved a "bug" introduced in Build 5.14e and reported by three users. |
Build 5.14e
(14 June 2015) |
|
Scope of Service:
Added a series of checkboxes to enable users to specify the scope of services they provide.
The checkboxes may be accessed by selecting
Utilities
Database Administration
Program Parameters
Facility Parameters Parameters
from the Main Menu screen. |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease
Surveillance History:
Removed Hepatitis C titers from the printed summary. |
|
Employee Demographic Data Extraction
Added columns to the Excel spreadsheet for each Employee's Supervisor and e-mail address. |
|
Resolution of an Error Message:
Resolved a "bug" reported by two users. |
Build 5.14d
(25 May 2015) |
|
Demographic Picklist Speed:
Implemented a new indexing method to (hopefully) speed the selection of Employees from the
picklist . |
|
Employer DERs:
Added the ability to document multiple DERs for a selected Employer. |
|
Viral Titers:
Added the ability to document whether a titer result represents dilution or IU/mL. |
|
Respiratory Protection:
Added a link to the OSHA/CDC/NIOSH Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit (May 2015). |
Build 5.14c
(14 May 2015) |
|
Employee Roster:
Added the ability to include all former Employees when the Roster is exported to an
Excel spreadsheet. |
|
DOT Consortium Roster:
Modified the process for deleting individual Drivers from a Roster to ensure greater accuracy. |
|
Respirator User Questionnaire:
Modified the format of the "Short Form" Questionnaire to align all Yes/No checkboxes
on the right side of the page, to simplify form completion and facilitate faster review. |
Build 5.14b
(30 April 2015) |
|
Inservice Training:
Added an instruction line to the process for documentation of attendance at training
courses/sessions which are repeated on various dates, indicating that if a date of
attendance is not documented the Employee will not be added to the training roster. |
|
NHSN Reporting:
Modified the data filter when generating a report subdivided by Department or Cost
Center to ensure all Employees are tallied in the correct demographic category. |
|
Resolution of an Error Message:
Resolved a "bug" reported by one user. |
Build 5.14a
(24 April 2015) |
|
Appointments and Recall Reminders:
Modified the printed list of for a defined timespan to eliminate blank lines. |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Modified the algorithm for importing Division and Department values to eliminate duplicate
listings. |
|
NHSN Reporting:
Resolved a "bug" which in some circumstances displayed "Status Unknown"
numerators which were incorrect by a factor of one Employee, or which in other circumstances
(when the report was separated by Department or Cost Center) "skipped over"
the correct name of a Department or Cost Center. |
|
Audiometric Testing History:
Resolved a "bug" which caused the printout of an Employee's test history to
be delayed until exiting MediTrax. |
Build 5.13z
(13 April 2015) |
|
Employee Rosters:
Added the ability to generate a spreadsheet containing demographic details for every Employee
in a selected demographic group. |
|
Flu Clinic Declinations:
Restored the ability to document the date of vaccine declination if it did not occur on the same
date as the flu clinic. |
|
Flu Immunization:
Added the ability to document the use of single-dose vials for vaccination. |
Build 5.13y
(2 April 2015) |
|
Surveillance Reports:
Resolved a "bug" which caused Employees to be listed in the wrong departments when
some compliance rosters were separated by department. Departments were previously listed correctly
if the reports were not subdivided. |
Build 5.13x
(1 April 2015) |
|
Respirator Clearance / Fit Test Census:
Implemented the ability to generate a report of all individuals who were fit tested and/or
medically cleared for respirator use during a specified time period. |
|
Medical Surveillance Groups:
Added the ability to specify, when creating or updating the record of a Medical Surveillance
Group, that Employees should be deleted from the Group upon termination of employment. |
|
EMR Shortcut from Daily Office Schedule:
Clicking on any appointment on the Daily Office Schedule displays details regarding the
appointment, and the Employee's EMR dashboard may be opened by clicking the Open EMR
button at the bottom of the Appointment Details pop-up. Exiting the EMR dashboard
returns to the Daily Office Schedule screen. |
|
DOT Consortium Rosters:
Modified the program code so that when an Employer is deleted from a DOT Consortium
Roster, all of that Employer's covered drivers are deleted as well. |
Build 5.13w
(13 March 2015) |
|
Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added the option, when creating a panel of immunizations and tests which constitute
the "default" events to be documented during an initial or preplacement evaluation, to
select Save Panel. Clicking Insert Panel when documenting subsequent preplacement
evaluations enables the entire panel to be selected and added to the right-sided picklist. |
|
Previous/Maiden Names:
Added a data field for female employees enabling documentation of a former last name. The
ability to display and search a picklist which includes these former last names is under development. |
Build 5.13v
(1 March 2015) |
|
Unread TB Skin Tests:
Added the ability to generate a report of all Employees who had a TB Skin Test placed between
72 and 48 hours ago, but who have not returned to have the test read. |
|
Influenza Surveillance Clinical Status Report:
Modified the alignment of data printed in the last column of the report to eliminate overlap. |
|
Inservice Training:
Resolved a "bug" introduced in Build 5.13m which occasionally failed to store the entire roster of training
course participants. |
|
Installing Software Updates:
Added a link to a PDF document listing the steps required to install a MediTrax software update.
The document may be accessed by selecting Utilities | Database Administration | Version 5 Updates. |
Build 5.13u
(14 February 2015) |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness Tracking:
Added the option to document the date of full return to work following an injury or illness. |
|
Work Status Report:
Added the date of full return to work to the Report. |
|
EMR "Hot-key":
Enabled users to access the EMR directly from the Main Menu screen by pressing the <F3> key. |
|
Customizations:
Implemented numerous program customizations requested by various facilities. |
Build 5.13t
(1 February 2015) |
|
Accounts Receivable Aging:
Modified the algorithm for calculation of outstanding balances for the "over 180 days"
time period to ensure accuracy when older service charges had been repeatedly deleted and then
reposted. |
|
Collections Summaries:
Modified the algorithm for calculation of outstanding balances for the "over 180 days"
time period to ensure accuracy when older service charges had been repeatedly deleted and then
reposted. |
|
Medical Surveillance Groups:
Revised the process for saving the roster of large groups to ensure all members of the Group
were included. |
Build 5.13s
(16 January 2015) |
|
Influenza Vaccination:
Resolved a "bug" which generated incorrect denominators for NHSN reporting in some
instances. The software contains a "filter" which flagged Employees who were not
working during the flu-vaccination time period, and did not include them in the numerator(s)
for the NHSN totals; this update ensured that they were also subtracted from the denominator(s)
in the report. |
|
Scanned Documents:
Enabled attachment of scanned documents to the record of an Employee directly
from the demographic data entry screen. |
|
Scanned Documents:
Enabled attachment of scanned documents to the record of an Employer directly
from the demographic data entry screen. |
Build 5.13r
(1 January 2015) |
|
Periodic Evaluations:
Modified the options for documentation of Periodic Evaluations in the Current Status tab
of the EMR, enabling documentation of a specific Evaluation Type or a specific
Clinician. |
|
Occupational Injury Summary:
Modified the code for generating an Excel spreadsheet containing details of all occupational
injuries for a specified time frame. |
|
Scanned Documents:
Enabled attachment of scanned documents to the record of an Insurer/Payor. |
Build 5.13q
(1 January 2015) |
|
Master Menu Screen:
Modified the order of the top-level menu items, so that Safety is now followed
by Case Management. The Drug Testing drop-down is now located to the right
of Case Management. |
|
Clinical Immunization Rosters:
Changed the orientation of several reports from landscape to portrait. |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness:
Added a textbox to enable documentation of the date on which an Employee returns to
unrestricted (full) work duties following an occupational injury or illness. |
|
State Vaccination Registry Reporting:
Began testing the ability to prepare an HL-7 text file for submission to state Vaccination Registries. |
|
Check Tracing:
Modified the display to indicate when part of a check has been credited to an account
as a Credit Balance. |
Build 5.13p
(22 December 2014) |
|
Encounter Types:
Modified the process for configuring Encounter Types and any associated Clinical Protocols in
order to simplify the selection process when scheduling an appointment or registering an
Employee for an encounter. |
|
Return-To-Work Clearance:
Streamlined the process for documenting RTW Clearances, in order to specify the nature
and duration of any medical work restrictions. |
|
Employer/HR Access:
Added a new category of data-access privileges which enables an authorized user to generate
compliance reports, view occupational incident and OSHA reports, review FMLA records, and
schedule preplacement evaluations. |
|
Viral Titers:
Added HIV-1/HIV-2 Antibodies and HCV Antibody [Hepatitis C Antibody], Total
to the picklist of selectable titers (each with multiple "alternate" wording). |
|
Inservice Training:
Streamlined the process for documenting attendance dates for courses which are given
on multiple dates. |
|
Service Fee Schedules:
Implemented an option to store multiple discount options (by Employer) for each service. |
|
Transaction Details:
Added a line to the display of details for a service charge, indicating the date the charge
was billed and the invoice number. |
|
Invoices:
Resolved a "bug" which resulted in failure to display payments to date when reprinting
invoices, and in certain circumstances resulted in the display of "blank" encounter details. |
|
Error messages:
Investigated and resolved a "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.13n
(17 November 2014) |
|
Occupational Injuries:
Implemented a standardized drop-down list to document the Mechanism of Injury. |
|
Occupational Injuries:
Implemented a customized injury-reporting form requested by a large hospital group. |
|
Information Links:
Added links to the CDC Guidelines for Monitoring and Movement after Ebola Exposure as
well as the AAOHN Respiratory Protection Education and Resources Webkit. |
|
Error messages:
Investigated and resolved a "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.13m
(10 November 2014) |
|
Incident Reporting:
Added a data field to document the date of unrestricted return-to-work following an injury. |
|
"Sick Leave"
and "Sick Call" Documentaton:
Added pop-up checkboxes to document possible Ebola exposure in cases where foreign travel
is reported. |
|
Printing Multiple Copies of Documents:
Began testing the ability to print multiple copies of MediTrax reports and other documents when
multiple copies are requested using the Windows printer dialog box. |
Build 5.13k
(29 October 2014) |
|
Employee Demographics:
Eliminated a "bug" which in some circumstances resulted in the assignment of the
same name to multiple records when adding a new record and answering Yes to the
message "Social Security Number # 999-99-999 is found in the record of John Smith.
Is this the same person? If so, MediTrax can retrieve the previously-entered data for this Employee."
|
|
"Sick Leave" Tracking:
Implemented beta-testing of a completely revised Sick Leave tracking function which includes
a table of recommended work restrictions for employees with communicable diseases
and for those who have been exposed to communicable diseases. |
|
Influenza Compliance Rosters:
Added the ability to generate a compliance roster for Employees reporting to a selected
supervisor. |
|
Influenza Surveillance Clinical Status Report:
Added a column containing comments such as VACCINATED ELSEWHERE and DECLINED: MEDICALLY CONTRAINDICATED. |
Build 5.13j
(20 October 2014) |
|
DOT Medical Exam Form:
Eliminated the need to register an Employee for an encounter prior to printing the exam form. |
|
Clinical Dictation Templates:
Streamlined the workflow for creating and/or deleting customized text templates. |
|
MediTrax Login:
Modified the login process to eliminate "unable to find your MediTrax data tables"
messages in specific network configurations. |
Build 5.13h
(16 October 2014) |
|
Canadian SIN:
Reconfigured the display of Social Insurance Numbers to match the required 999-999-999 template. |
|
Employee Health Activity:
Modified the algorithm for tallying events to eliminate vaccinations "received
elsewhere" from the totals. |
|
Error messages:
Investigated and resolved a "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.13g
(25 September 2014) |
|
Flu Clinic User Authorizaton:
Added two data-access categories to enable temporary limited MediTrax authorization for
staff members helping to run "Flu Clinics":
- Flu Clinic Documentation
- Flu Consent form
|
|
Error messages:
Investigated and resolved a "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.13f
(20 September 2014) |
|
Employee Portal:
Added a link to display the Employee's scheduled appointments and recall reminders in the
next 90 days, as well as any missed appointments or recalls in the past 90 days. |
|
Employer Picklist:
Modified the default display so that "inactive" Employers are not visible until
the Show Inactive Employers box is checked. |
|
Work Status Report:
Added the time and date of an occupational injury to the report. |
|
DOT Medical Exam Form:
Added the ability to print a Medical Examiner's Certificate (Wallet Card) when printing
the 3-page examination form. |
Build 5.13e
(15 September 2014) |
|
Employee Portal:
Updated the login protocol to enable three HIPAA-compliant options:
- Automatic login using SSID for Employees whose network login IDs
have been stored in MediTrax via a demographic download from a Payroll or HR database.
- Manual login via ID-badge swipe/scan (this requires that the "scan number"
on the badge has been stored in MediTrax via a demographic download from a Payroll or HR database).
- Manual login requiring the Employee to enter his/her Payroll ID number and a
previously-assigned password. The password may be reset at any time from the Employee
Demographics data entry screen.
|
|
Error messages:
Investigated and resolved a "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.13d
(7 September 2014) |
|
Registration Documents:
Modified the options for selecting documents to be printed at the time of Encounter
registration, limiting the options to documents appropriate for the category of Encounter. |
|
Scheduling/Documenting Encounters:
Modified the picklist of Encounter Types, eliminating the "filter" introduced
in Build 5.12y which displayed only the Encounter Types utilized by the selected Employer,
but occasionally displayed no Encounter Types. |
|
Flu Vaccine Consent Forms:
Implemented the ability to customize the 2014-2015 Flu Vaccine Consent form. |
|
Error messages:
Investigated and resolved two "bugs" reported by users. |
Build 5.13c
(3 September 2014) |
|
Service Fee Schedules:
Began beta-testing of an option to store multiple discount options (by Employer, by percentage,
by amount, etc.) for each service. |
|
EMR Documentation of Allergies:
Modified the display of the Allergy picklist to update each line immediately after selection
or de-selection of an individual allergen. |
|
Staff Clinicians:
Modified the demographic data screen to enable documentation of the Clinician's NRCME number. |
|
DOT Medical Evaluations:
Modified the Medical Evaluation form to include the Examiner's NRCME number. |
|
DOT Medical Evaluations:
Added the ability to print a wallet-sized DOT Medical Examiner's Certificate. |
|
Random Selection:
Modified the display of "recommended minimum" selection numbers
in order to maintain annual percentage goals. The display now includes the recommended number of
selectees in the event this will be the last random draw conducted during the year. |
|
Random Selection Compliance:
Resolved a "bug" which occasionally caused this function to indicate that no
random draws had occurred during the selected timespan for a selected Surveillance Group. |
|
Registration Worksheets:
Added the display of the Workers Compensation Claim Number to worksheets whenever the claim
number is known. |
|
Demographic Data Sheets:
Eliminated the pop-up message which asked "Do you wish to print a Demographic Profile
Sheet (or Face Sheet)" each time the demographics for an Employee, Employer, or Insurer/Payor were
changed. These data sheets remain available in the drop-down menu for each of these categories. |
|
Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Meningococcal Vaccine Declination to the list of items which can be documented. |
Build 5.13b
(29 August 2014) |
|
Drug Testing:
Added the ability to select the MRO for each individual urine drug test from a picklist,
eliminating the need to enter the name manually. |
|
Incident Documentation:
Added a data-entry box for the time of the initial evaluation, enabling better monitoring of
time-of-injury to time-of-notification to time-of-first evaluation delays. |
|
Vaccine Information Statements:
Added the VISs for 2014-15 (published today by the CDC) to the library of forms. |
|
Employee Picklist:
Modified the format of the Employee picklist to show the name of the Employer
on the same line as the Employee's name
in all Occupational Medicine clinics which provide services to multiple Employers. |
Build 5.13a
(22 August 2014) |
|
Immunization Documentation:
Added an alert message if the user attempts to document administration of a vaccine after
the expiration date. |
|
Accommodation of Work Restrictions:
Modified the display to enable documentation of current work assignment options as
'NO CHANGE IN USUAL WORK DUTIES', 'TEMPORARY ALTERNATE WORK', 'PERMANENT ALTERNATE WORK',
'JOB TRANSFER', or 'TTD: NO ACCOMMODATION POSSIBLE'. Specific accommodation measures
may be entered as free text. |
Build 5.12z
(15 August 2014) |
|
Employer Demographics:
Moved the data-entry box for Our Business Representative to the right side of the screen
in order to make room for the Title of the Primary Contact. |
|
Insurer/Payor Demographics:
Added a picklist for Claims Adjusters associated with each Insurance Carrier, eliminating
the need to manually enter the Adjuster's name for each workers-compensation claim. |
|
Clinician Demographics:
Added a drop-down selection list, enabling the user to switch between Staff Clinicians
and "Outside" Health Care Providers when documenting (for example) the
Treating Clinician for an occupational injury. |
Build 5.12y
(8 August 2014) |
|
Recall Reminders:
Modified the language of pop-up recall reminders to more clearly indicate the time frame
during which the recall should occur. |
|
Scheduling/Documenting Encounters:
Modified the picklist of Encounter Types, adding a "filter" to include only the Encounter Types utilized by the
selected Employer. NOTE: This change was deleted in 5.13d after several users found that
no Encounter Types were being displayed. |
|
FMLA Leave:
Added the option to delete a previously-entered FMLA Case. |
|
Random Selection:
Modified the algorithm for displaying "recommended minimum" selection numbers
in order to maintain annual percentage goals. |
|
Recall Reminders:
Added a pop-up alert message at the time of appointment scheduling and encounter registration,
as well as at the time of documenting a surveillance event (audiometry, fit testing, immunization, etc.),
whenever a worker (a) has missed an appointment, (b) is overdue for a recall evaluation, or
(c) is due for a recall evaluation within the next 30 days. |
Build 5.12x
(1 August 2014) |
|
Incident Documentation:
Added a checkbox to enable documentation that "This is a worker's compensation case." |
|
ICD-10 Testing:
Added the option to begin using ICD-10 diagnosis codes. The implementation date for
ICD-10 usage has now been postponed until October 2015. |
|
Invoice Tracking:
Modified the program code to automatically "rebalance" each invoice after posting any
payment or credit adjustment to the invoice. |
|
Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Modified the format of the Clinical Surveillance Roster to include the number of
conversions during the timespan of the report. |
Build 5.12w
(21 July 2014) |
|
FMLA Leave Tracking:
Modified the process for saving case notes to eliminate double data entry. |
|
Employee Inservice Training:
Modified the documentation process to enable correct documentation of training dates. For Inservice
Training programs provided on a single date, each attendee's date of attendance is automatically
stored. For programs provided on multiple dates, MediTrax now displays a pop-up window enabling
the user to document the specific date of attendance for each participant. |
|
Canadian Postal Codes:
Implemented auto-lookup of the corresponding city and province when a Canadian Postal Code
is entered for an Employee, Employer, Insurer, or Clinician. |
Build 5.12v
(14 July 2014) |
|
Annual/Periodic Evaluations:
Changed the method of selecting the category of evaluation. Previously, users were required
to select a Clinician from the roster of Staff Clinicians. This has now been changed so that
users may select from Staff Clinicians, Health Care Providers, and Evaluation Type. |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure:
Added the option to print the OSHA Health Care Profession's Written Opinion for Post-Exposure
Evaluation form, which must be provided to each exposed Employee within 15 days. |
|
Case Management:
Changed the display of Case Manager's Notes to prevent modification of previously-entered notes. |
|
Case Management:
Modified the process for saving case notes to eliminate double data entry. |
|
Employee Picklist:
Modified the format of the Employee picklist to display the name of the Employer underneath
the picklist, rather than on each line. NOTE: At the request of several users,
this change was modified in Build 5.13b
so that the name of the Employer is again displayed on the same line as the Employee's name
in all Occupational Medicine clinics which provide services to multiple Employers. |
Build 5.12u
(6 July 2014) |
|
FMLA Leave:
Added the ability to delete an incorrectly-entered case record. |
|
FMLA Leave:
Corrected the calculation of days requested and days utilized. |
|
Random Selection for Drug Testing:
Corrected the algorithm for random selection to exempt terminated Employees and
corrected the display of compliance reporting for previous draws. |
Build 5.12t
(29 June 2014) |
|
Employer Demographics:
Added the ability to attach scanned documents to an Employer's record. |
|
Case Management:
Modified the list of job-accommodation options to include "NO CHANGE IN USUAL WORK DUTIES",
"TEMPORARY ALTERNATE WORK", "PERMANENT ALTERNATE WORK", "JOB TRANSFER", "TTD: NO ACCOMMODATION POSSIBLE" |
Build 5.12s
(22 June 2014) |
|
Canadian Modifications:
Implemented several modifications to comply with Canadian documentation and reporting requirements. |
|
Canadian Vaccine Information:
Added a library of current Canadian immunization advisories. |
Build 5.12r
(14 June 2014) |
|
MRO Review of Urine Drug Tests:
Added checkboxes to facilitate reporting of "Shy Bladder", Refusals to Test, and Cancelled Tests. |
|
DOT MIS Reporting:
Added the ability to generate DOT Form 1385 for annual drug and alcohol testing. |
|
Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Modified the display of follow-up evaluations to eliminate overlapping printout of events. |
Build 5.12q
(6 June 2014) |
|
"Sharps" Incident Documentation:
Added options to correct documentation errors including the ability to change the Employee
involved in an incident, and/or to delete an entire incorrectly-entered incident record. |
|
NHSN Reporting (Flu Immunization)
Modified the summary line of the Immunization / Declination Summary to display subtotals for
individuals "Vaccinated Here" and "Vaccinated Elsewhere" |
|
Breath Alcohol Testing:
Added checkboxes to facilitate reporting of "Shy Lung", Refusals to Test, and Cancelled Tests. |
|
Employee Demographic Records:
Added the ability to Clean Up Duplicate Records when multiple records have been created
for individual Employees. |
Build 5.12p
(20 May 2014) |
|
Employee Roster:
Modified the program code to generate a current roster of Employees in a specific
department or job title. |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Modified the program code to explore methods to speed the import process. |
Build 5.12n
(5 May 2014) |
|
Surveillance/Compliance Reports:
Modified the algorithm for tallying the number of Employees in a department or subgroup when the
roster of Employees in that group extends over multiple pages. |
Build 5.12m
(28 April 2014) |
|
Scanned Documents:
Added a pop-up reminder when attaching scanned documents to an Employee's record that
MediTrax is unable to associate and store scanned documents
when the file path or file name contains "embedded" spaces
(for example, the file "C:\My Scans\Chest Xray Report.pdf"
cannot be linked to a MediTrax record).
Additionally, the document you select must reside on a "MAPPED drive"
for example, a file named "\\ourserver\MyScans\ChestXrayReport.pdf"
cannot be linked to a MediTrax record. The file path and file name
should be in the format "C:\MyScans\ChestXrayReport.pdf"
|
Build 5.12k
(14 April 2014) |
|
Immunization Sites:
Expanded the selection of injection sites to include LEFT DELTOID IM, RIGHT DELTOID IM,
SUBCU L ARM, SUBCU R ARM, SUBCU L THIGH, SUBCU R THIGH, INTRADERMAL L,
and INTRADERMAL R. |
|
EMR Documentation of Lab Tests:
Enabled editing the list of available Laboratory Tests by selecting
Utilities
Master Data Tables
Laboratory Tests
from the Main Menu screen. |
|
Injury/Incident Categories:
Enabled users to combine duplicate or "overlapping" Injury Categories. |
|
Tuberculosis Surveillance:
Implemented automatic result documentation f or Chest Xrays and TB Questionnaires/Surveys so that
when WNL is selected for the result, the text Normal X-ray. No evidence of tuberculosis.
is inserted in the Results text box. |
|
Emergency Contact Numbers:
Added a data field for the Cell Phone number of an Employee's Emergency Contact person. |
Build 5.12j
(1 April 2014) |
|
Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Enabled selection of the same event multiple times (e.g., for documentation of 3 Hepatitis B
vaccinations). |
Build 5.12h
(19 March 2014) |
|
Incident Case Numbers:
Enabled the creation of user-defined case numbers for tracking purposes (if a user-defined
number is NOT created, MediTrax will assign a unique sequential number). |
Build 5.12g
(14 March 2014) |
|
FMLA:
Added Military qualifying exigency and Military caregiver to the list of leave categories. |
|
Fit Test Status Report:
Modified the display of individual line items to show the clearance expiration/reevaluation date. |
Build 5.12f
(8 March 2014) |
|
Flu Consent Forms:
Revised the default Consent Form format to include setting the HIPAA-waiver statement
checkbox to True. |
|
Occupational Injury Case Management:
Modified the display of the next followup appointment date. |
|
Clinic Productivity Report:
Modified the program code to enable generation of a report for a single Employer. |
|
Appointments and Recall Reminders:
Added the Employee's DOB as a column when downloading the list to a spreadsheet for use in
mail-merge functions. |
Build 5.12e
(4 March 2014) |
|
Employee Health Activity Tally:
Enabled limiting the scope of the report to activities performed for one specific Employer. |
|
Drug Testing:
Enabled printout of the ODAPC MIS Data Collection Form. |
|
Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Modified the four-panel display of an Employee's immunization and infectious-disease surveillance
history, adding an asterisk * to the beginning of any event which has a free-text note attached. |
|
Customization:
Added three program customizations and two report modifications requested by users. |
Build 5.12d
(24 February 2014) |
|
Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added TST Declination and two specific user-defined elements
to the picklist of vaccinations and titers which can be documented. |
|
OSHA 300 Log:
Enabled generation of this Log for a single selected Department. | |
Build 5.12c
(17 February 2014) |
|
Compliance Reports:
Changed the status of non-compliant Employees in compliance reports for Flu/Hep B/MMR vaccination/color
vision screening from NON COMPLIANT to DUE FOR EVAL'. |
Build 5.12b
(14 February 2014) |
|
User Logon/Logoff Audit:
Enabled viewing the roster of authorized MediTrax user logons and logoffs. |
|
User Logon/Logoff Audit:
Enabled viewing a list of users currently logged on to MediTrax. |
|
User Logon/Logoff Audit:
Modified the logon/logoff data table to create a "Logoff" record when a user clicks
the red X at the upper right corner of the screen in order to
exit the program. |
|
Drug Test Documentation:
Added the ability to delete the entire record of an incorrectly-documented urine specimen
or breath alcohol test,
or to correct an test record which had been assigned to the wrong Employee. |
|
Error messages:
Resolved two program "bugs" reported by users. |
Build 5.12a
(9 February 2014) |
|
Employer Roster:
Modified the algorithm for displaying the roster of Employers and Employees in multi-site installations, in order to
display a "filtered" list of Employers and Employees. |
|
"Sharps" Incident Documentation:
Added the ability to delete the entire record of a documented "Sharps" Incident,
or to correct an Incident record which had been assigned to the wrong Employee. |
|
Employee SSN Printout:
Replaced the display of the Employee SSN with the Payroll ID or DOB in a variety of printed reports. |
|
Random Selection for Drug Testing:
Developed a customized random-selection process for a specific facility. |
|
Respirator Fit Testing Reports:
Added the ability to select EXEMPT, RESPIRATOR USE NOT REQUIRED, UNABLE TO FIT,
and NOT CLEARED FOR RESPIRATOR USE as "Respirator Type" for more informative status and
surveillance reports. |
|
TB Surveillance/Compliance Reports:
Implemented customized code enabling one facility to generate accurate compliance and "who's-due"
reports when the facility's policy required annual evaluations for a specified segment of the workforce
each quarter (in the first quarter, for example, all Employees whose last names begin with A through F are
due for evaluation). |
|
Service Charge Descriptions:
Increased the maximum length of descriptions to 40 characters. |
|
Clinical Protocols:
Enabled creation and printing of lengthy (multi-page) protocols. |
Build 5.11z
(2 February 2014) |
|
Occupational Injury Documentation:
Added the ability to delete the entire record of a documented injury, or to correct an injury record
which had been assigned to the wrong Employee. |
|
Occupational Injury Documentation:
Changed the title of the Workers Comp Reporting tab to Employee Work Status. |
|
Inservice Education/Training:
Added the ability to document variable attendance dates for training courses which are provided
on a continuing basis (as opposed to courses provided on one specific date). |
|
Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Hepatitis A Vaccination (Generic) and Anti-HCV IgM (Hepatitis C IgM Antibody)
to the picklist of vaccinations and titers which can be documented. |
|
Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Modified the display of titer values to show decimal points (these values had been stored corretly
in the data table, but were not routinely displayed). |
|
Employee Demographics:
Added the ability to include parentheses in an Employee's name (most frequently used to denote a
nickname or former surname). |
|
DOT Medical Exam Form:
Added the driver's work and home telephone numbers to the prepopulated form. |
|
Employee Demographics:
Changed the name of the Began Job data field to Rehire Date in order to better accommodate
updated information from a Payroll/HR download. |
Build 5.11y
(27 January 2014) |
|
OSHA 300 and 300A Logs:
Implemented the ability to generate OSHA Logs which include (or exclude) specific Departments.
Requested by two facilities which must generate separate logs for off-site Departments, and which
must exclude the recordable incidents from those Departments from their logs for the Employer
as a whole. |
|
OSHA 300 Log:
Modified the display of an Employee's job title and department, to allow printing of demographic
elements which will not fit in the limited space provided on a single line. |
|
Invoices and Account Summaries:
Resolved a user-reported "bug" which was created in Build 5.11w and which interrupted
the printout of invoices and account summaries for Employer-requested services. |
|
Error messages:
Resolved a program "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.11x
(22 January 2014) |
|
Employee Portal:
Began beta-testing of a modified logon process which utilizes the Active Directory to positively
validate the identity of an Employee logging on to the MediTrax Employee Portal. Scanning or swiping
an Employee ID badge will continue to be permitted, but we plan to implement logon validation which
is more secure than keying in a Payroll ID number and the last four digits of the Employee's SSN. |
Build 5.11w
(17 January 2014) |
|
User Logon:
Added a notification to the message confirming successful logon, indicating the date and time
of the user's last previous logon. |
|
Using Mail Merge to Create Mass Mailings for Recall Reminders and Appointments:
Added an option to the display of upcoming appointments and recall reminders, enabling creation of an
MS-Excel spreadsheet with details of each appointment and reminder. Added a link to Microsoft's instructions
for using MS-Excel and MS-Word to create printed letters and reminders via a mail-merge process. |
|
Employee Immunization Summary:
Added the address of the user facility to the header of immunization summaries for individual
Employees. |
|
Employee Health Activity Summary:
Added tallies for several additional activities (vaccinations, titers, phone calls/consultations). |
|
Chest X-rays and TB Surveys/Questionnaires:
Added a checkbox enabling rapid documentation of "WNL" results. |
|
Respirator Fit Testing "Who's-Due" Report:
Added the ability to generate a list of Employees whose respirator fit test will be due for renewal prior
to any specified future date. |
|
Customization:
Implemented two facility-specific data-entry screens and reports requested by individual users. |
|
"Bug" Reports:
Resolved an error message reported by two users (arising from program modifications implemented
in Build 5.11u). |
Build 5.11v
(10 January 2014) |
|
Demographic Record Updates:
Modified the protocol for automated demographic updates using .CSV files downloaded from a
payroll database, in order to improve speed and accuracy. |
|
Seasonal Flu Immunization Summary:
Added the total of vaccines received elsewhere to summaries by department, division, and cost
center. |
|
Customization:
Implemented several facility-specific data-entry screens and reports requested by individual users. |
Build 5.11u
(3 January 2014) |
|
Mechanism of Injury and Root Cause Tables:
Began beta-testing of drop-down boxes to specify details of occupational injury circumstances. These
tables are not yet visible to most MediTrax users. |
|
Specialized Coding for Injury Reporting:
Implemented a customized data-entry screen to enable users at 10 hospitals to document specific
details of occupational injuries and exposures (details required for corporate-office reporting).
This screen is not visible to most MediTrax users. |
|
"Bug" Reports:
Resolved three error messages reported by users (arising from program modifications implemented
in Build 5.11s). |
Build 5.11t
(27 December 2013) |
|
Respirator Fit Testing:
Modified the options for generating a current Status Report to include
Only Employees with current clearances
Only Employees WITHOUT current clearances
All Employees
|
|
Annual TB Surveillance:
Modified the options for generating a current Status Report to include
Only Employees who have completed annual surveillance
Only Employees who have NOT completed annual surveillance
All Employees
|
|
Influenza Vaccination Reports:
Modified the Clinical Vaccination/Declination Roster to include the notation VACCINATED ELSEWHERE
for individual Employees when appropriate. |
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Copying to the Clipboard:
Added a button at the bottom of Employee picklists, enabling the user to copy the name
of the highlighted Employee to the Clipboard (useful when creating mail-merge lists). |
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Copying to the Clipboard:
Added a button at the bottom of Surveillance Group rosters, enabling the user to copy the names
of all Employees in the Surveillance Group to the Clipboard (useful when creating mail-merge lists). |
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Documenting an Employee's Supervisor:
Resolved a "bug" which in certain circumstances prevented searching for and documenting
an Employee's Supervisor. |
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Employee Picklists:
Resolved a "bug" which in certain circumstances prevented searching for Employees using SSN or Payroll ID. |
Build 5.11s
(20 December 2013) |
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Customization:
Implemented several facility-specific data-entry screens and reports requested by individual users. |
Build 5.11r
(11 December 2013) |
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Data Table Indexing:
Simplified several indexes to enable faster searches in picklists, notably for Employees. |
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Surveillance Reports:
Modified the program code to enable reporting for a single Division or Cost Center. |
Build 5.11q
(5 December 2013) |
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Data Entry Field Templates:
Modified the list of allowable characters when entering names in various data entry boxes. |
|
Demographic Records: Modified
the code segment used in adding new Employee records, to avoid creating multiple records for an individual Employee. |
|
Specimen/Mailing Labels:
Modified the options for specifying the contents of each line of a specimen/mailing label. |
Build 5.11p
(29 November 2013) |
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Respirator Fit Testing: Enabled
generation of a Respirator Clearance status roster which includes only Employees with current
fit tests. |
|
Financial Account Review: Enabled
more efficient filtering of lengthy account review and payment/adjustment posting. |
|
Invoices: Resolved a "bug"
which resulted in omission of some employee names on lengthy invoices. |
Build 5.11n
(26 November 2013) |
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Custom Clinical Protocols: Enabled
multi-page printing of lengthy protocols. |
|
Demographic Record Updates: Modified
the import process to eliminate occasional import of "blank" records and duplication
of records for an individual Employee. |
Build 5.11m
(18 November 2013) |
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Drug Testing Random Selection:
Modified the calculation of the recommended number of names to be drawn in order to meet predetermined testing
percentages. |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Hepatitis C RNA - PCR Qualitative to the list of documentable events. |
Build 5.11k
(11 November 2013) |
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Sharps Incidents:
Made a minor adjustment to the display of names for previously-documented cases. |
Build 5.11j
(4 November 2013) |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added Surveillance Reports for Rabies and Tetanus status to the available menu of report options. |
Build 5.11h
(15 October 2013) |
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Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added History of negative titer: Anti-HBs to the list of documentable events. |
|
Employee Health Activity Summary:
Added tallies for numerous immunizations and titers to the report totals. |
|
Selection of Multiple Employees:
Modified the program code to provide greater flexibility in selecting Employees from subgroups. |
Build 5.11g
(8 October 2013) |
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Employee Record Deletion:
Modified the program code to ensure that deletion of an employee record results in deletion of all
non-clinical data associated with that record. |
|
Time Span of Reports:
Enabled broader options for selection of the time span to be covered in a summary of "Sharps" incidents
and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures. |
Build 5.11f
(1 October 2013) |
|
Financial Account Display:
Resolved two "bugs" which occasionally resulted in the display of incorrect Balance Due amounts. |
Build 5.11e
(27 September 2013) |
|
Financial Account Display:
Implemented a minor change in the display of Employer-Requested Evaluations accounts. |
|
Flu Vaccine Declinations:
Made a minor change in the documentation of vaccine declinations, correcting occasional minor errors
in the NHSN tally of vaccine declinations. |
Build 5.11d
(22 September 2013) |
|
Flu Clinics:
Made a minor change in the documentation of vaccination at "outside" facilities, enabling
separate notation whether a VIS was provided and correcting occasional minor errors in the NHSN tally of
vaccines provided elsewhere. |
Build 5.11c
(20 September 2013) |
|
Paperless Flu Clinics:
Implemented a minor modification to ensure that documentation of multiple vaccinations is stored
correctly in the data table, whether or not the "Save these values" button was clicked
during the flu clinic setup. |
|
Employee Portal:
Implemented a minor modification in the process for retrieving completed Vaccination Consent
Forms from an Employee Portal and adding those records to MediTrax. |
Build 5.11b
(18 September 2013) |
|
Employee Portal:
Implemented a minor modification in the process for retrieving completed Vaccination Consent
Forms from an Employee Portal and adding those records to MediTrax. |
Build 5.11a
(16 September 2013) |
|
Employee Portal:
Added a code modification to the MTEEMenu executable so that when an employee clicks one of the
buttons on the portal screen, the buttons are "disabled" until the selected task is completed.
This prevents error messages from being displayed if an employee clicks one of the buttons twice
in succession on a slow workstation.
|
|
Data Access Audit:
Added the ability to display a log of confidential information access (e.g., dates, times
and MediTrax User name viewing an Employee's EMR or Immunization Record, or changing an
Employee's demographic record. Added the ability to display a log of confidential information
access events for a specific MediTrax User. This audit function is available by selecting
Utilities
Database Administration
Data Table Access Audit
from the Main Menu screen. |
Build 5.10z
(9 September 2013) |
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Respirator Fit Testing:
Added three selection options to the drop-down list of Respirator types:
RESPIRATOR USE NOT REQUIRED
NOT CLEARED FOR RESPIRATOR USE
UNABLE TO FIT N95 RESPIRATOR |
|
Recall Reminders:
Resolved a "bug" which failed to store the type of evaluation when creating
a recall reminder for Respirator Fit Testing. |
|
Employee Portal:
Implemented additional configuration options for Employee Portals, including designation of one or
more secure shared drives where the Portal data tables and program reside. Instructions for implementing
MediTrax Employee Portals have been sent to all current users via e-mail, and may be viewed
here. |
|
Employee Portal:
Created buttons enabling an Employee to view and/or print his or her immunization record,
to view and/or print the CDC Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) for the 2013-14 Influenza
vaccines, and to complete and electronically sign an Influenza Vaccination Consent Form. |
|
Vaccination Consent Forms:
Added an option for an Employee to change the response to one or more questions on a Consent Form
which was previously electronically signed. The form with updated responses may then again be
electronically signed by the Employee. |
Build 5.10y
(2 September 2013) |
|
Paperless Flu Clinics:
Several modifications to this function have been made as a result of user comments and suggestions
during our initial webinars on this subject. We modified the display presented to Employee Health
staff when each Employee arrives to participate in a
flu clinic: buttons have been added to enable display of the Employee's immunization record, to enable
creation of a free-text note related to the current immunization or declination, to change the
manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine(s) being used for the remainder of the flu clinic, and to document that the vaccine was received
on a different date. |
|
Paperless Flu Clinics:
Modified the display presented to Employee Health staff when an Employee indicates he/she has received
the vaccine elsewhere: instead of a button reading I CONSENT to receive the vaccine, the consent
wording now reads I RECEIVED the 2013-2014 vaccine elsewhere. |
|
Paperless Flu Clinics:
Modified the vaccination consent form to include a checkbox HIPAA waiver option, permitting the Employee Health
staff to inform the Employer that the Employee has been vaccinated. |
|
Paperless Flu Clinics:
Modified the vaccination consent form to include a Print button, permitting the Employee and/or the Employee Health
staff to print a copy of the form. |
|
Employee Portal:
Modified the welcome and exit messages to include user-definable contact information. The welcome message now includes
the wording
Welcome to the MediTrax PERSONAL ACCESS Employee Portal !
You are logged in as [EMPLOYEE'S NAME].
You may view and print selected elements of your Employee Health record by using the
tabs on the following screen. If you have any questions, or wish to have your record updated,
please contact [NAME] at [PHONE NUMBER].
The Contact Name and Phone Number in this message may be configured by selecting
Utilities
Database Administration
Authorized Users & Security
Configure Employee Portal
from the Main Menu screen. |
|
Demographic Data Update:
Modified the command-line parameters for automatic unattended scheduling of the update routine by eliminating
the CONSENT parameter, in order to ensure that the routine is not interrupted with any pop-up questions:
The command line for backup of data tables is unchanged:
mt5 mtbackup [target folder]
example: mt5 mtbackup e:\mt5backup
The Command line for the HR demographic record update is now:
mt5 hrupdate [backup target folder] [folder containing HR download file] [download filename]
example: mt5 hrupdate e:\mt5backup e:\hrdownload hrupdate.csv
|
Employee EMR:
Enabled the printout of the following reports from the Print button in the EMR Dashboard window:
Immunization History
Respirator Fit Testing History
Audiometry History
Spirometry History
|
|
Respirator Fit Testing:
Added the ability to document Portacount results for each fit test. |
|
Custom Modifications:
Developed and implemented four specific report formats requested by individual MediTrax customers. |
Build 5.10x
(18 August 2013) |
|
Paperless Flu Clinics:
Modified the display presented to Employee Health staff when each Employee arrives to participate in a
flu clinic: if the Employee has completed and electronically signed a Consent Form, a notification to
that effect is displayed on-screen. If the Employee has answered all questions No, the notification
is in green; if the answer to any question is Yes, the notification is in red and the Employee
Health staff member may click the notification to review the questions on the Consent Form with the
Employee. |
|
Mailing Labels:
Added the ability to print a single user-customizable mailing label for an Employer or Insurer from the Demographics menu. |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness Summary:
Added a checkbox indicating OSHA recordability for each incident. |
|
Employee EMR:
Added the ability to display/create/edit Employee Alert messages by clicking a button at the top right corner of the EMR dashboard screen. |
Build 5.10w
(8 August 2013) |
|
Influenza Vaccination Consent:
Implemented the ability for each facility to customize Flu Consent forms for the 2013-2014 vaccination
period, with the option to specify the specific questions which are asked on the form. |
Build 5.10v
(28 July 2013) |
|
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS):
Added the newly-released VISs for the 2013-2014 Seasonal Flu Vaccine. |
|
Service Trend Report:
Added the ability to expand the scope of a user-defined report to include All services provided
during a specified time span, or All Employers using a specified service. |
Build 5.10u
(15 July 2013) |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness:
Added the narrative "how it happened" history to the Occupational Injury/Illness Summary
available from the Safety drop-down menu. |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness:
Added the ability to document multiple recommendations to avoid future recurrence, together
with a target date for each recommendation and the action(s) taken in response to each
specific recommendation. |
|
Work Status Report:
Resolved a "bug" which caused the reason for work restrictions to be printed as
"due to an occupational injury" when restrictions had been updated via the Case
Management drop-down menu. |
Build 5.10t
(2 July 2013) |
|
Tuberculosis Surveillance Roster:
Added the display of "followup" evaluations to the right-hand column of the roster.
A Clinical Followup of a Positive Test is now designated with C followed by the date;
a Chest X-ray with C followed by the date; a TB Questionnaire with Q followed by the date;
and a TB Survey with S followed by the date. |
|
"Return to Work" Clearance:
Added the ability to print a "Return to Work" note from the
Case Management
Medical Work Restriction
sequence from the main drop-down menu. |
Build 5.10s
(19 June 2013) |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Modified the algorithm for documenting "rehires". If the Hire Date or the Job Start date
is later than a previously-documented termination date, the termination date will be "blanked"
in the Employee's record and he or she will again be shown in the display of current Employees. |
Build 5.10r
(4 June 2013) |
|
Software Modifications:
Implemented a variety of customized documentation and reporting changes requested by users. |
Build 5.10q
(20 May 2013) |
|
Employee EMR:
Added the ability to display and update current work restrictions from the Current Status tab. |
|
Employee EMR:
Added the ability to document individual clinical visits from the Encounter History and Clinical Notes tabs. tab. |
|
Error messages:
Resolved three "bugs" reported by users. |
Build 5.10p
(5 May 2013) |
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Employee Portal:
Added the ability to log on using either a scanned/swiped ID badge or manual entry of a Payroll ID and SSN. |
|
Employee Portal:
Added flexibility in configuring the options available to Employees. |
|
CMS-1500 Invoices:
Revised the display of "Credits applied" to ignore account adjustments which did not
represent actual payments. |
Build 5.10n
(30 April 2013) |
|
Invoices for Employer-Requested Evaluations:
Resolved a "bug" which resulted in the names of employees occasionally being omitted from sequential
evaluation listings. |
|
Demographic Data Import:
Modified the template for the .CSV download from an HR data table to accommodate multiple ID numbers for each
Employee (e.g., a Payroll ID number which is different than the number encoded on the Employee's ID
badge (common in facilities with RFID/proximity badges). The Badge Scan number should be stored in Column H,
and the Payroll ID number in Column AQ. |
Build 5.10m
(2 April 2013) |
|
Financial Account Review:
Revised the display of lengthy accounts to permit a longer on-screen listing. |
Build 5.10k
(15 March 2013) |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Human Bite to the picklist of "Sharps" categories. |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added Equivalent to the options for reporting interpretation of viral titers. |
Build 5.10j
(6 March 2013) |
|
FMLA:
Enabled creation of a printed list of all FMLA leave usage within a user-defined time span. |
|
FMLA:
Enabled creation of a printed list of all current FMLA leave cases. |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness/Exposure:
Enabled documentation of a non-BBP-related Exposure (e.g., Chemical Exposure)
in the Safety / Incident Investigation/Analysis process. |
|
Employee Health Activity Summary:
Created a "bean-counter's" report which tallies certain statistics (number of vaccinations, titers, fit tests, etc.
provided during a user-defined time span. Our goal is to expand the scope of this report and make
the specific scope of services user-selectable. |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness/Exposure:
Enabled deletion of a mistakenly-entered incident. |
Build 5.10h
(28 February 2013) |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added TB Questionnaire and TB Survey to the event picklist. |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added EQUIVOCAL to the results options for documenting titers. |
|
Case Management:
Added the ability to print a roster of cases (current, or all cases). |
|
Case Management:
Added a record filter which enables closed cases to be hidden from the searchable case roster. |
|
Case Management:
Added the ability to print a list of selected cases. |
|
Respirator Fit Testing:
Revised the default period for reevaluation to 12 months. |
Build 5.10g
(2 February 2013) |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added 9 vaccine/titer descriptions to the event picklist. |
|
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance:
Added MMR Titers and MMRV Titers to the event picklist. When selected, these items will
create separate event records for each of the titers. |
Build 5.10f
(24 January 2013) |
|
Inservice Training:
Added the ability to export Employee training records to an Excel© spreadsheet. |
Build 5.10e
(22 January 2013) |
|
Case Management:
Enabled single-click switching between documenting safety aspects of an occupational incident
and case management of that incident. |
Build 5.10d
(8 January 2013) |
|
Occupational Injury/Illness:
Added the ability to document specific recommendations to avoid recurrence, as well as
actions taken to implement each recommendation. |
Build 5.10c
(21 December 2012) |
|
FMLA Leave:
Added the ability to document hours and minutes of leave taken on any day. |
Build 5.10b
(14 December 2012) |
|
FMLA Leave Monitoring:
Added the ability to print a roster of current FMLA cases. |
|
FMLA Leave Monitoring:
Added the ability to print a summary of FMLA leave utilization for a user-defined time span. |
Build 5.10a
(7 December 2012) |
|
Respirator User's Medical Questionnaire:
Added the ability to print the Questionnaire (either the 4-page "short form" or the 7-page
"long form") from the Respirator Fit Test documentation screen. |
Build 5.09z
(30 November 2012) |
|
Annual/Periodic Evaluations:
Enabled documentation of annual or periodic evaluations in the Status tab of the EMR dashboard. |
Build 5.09y
(24 November 2012) |
|
Error messages:
Resolved a "bug" reported by users which resulted in incorrect and/or incomplete displays of financial
accounts and, in some cases, prevented posting account payments or adjustments. This "bug" was introduced
in Build 5.09r as the result of a one-character coding error in configuring account displays. |
Build 5.09x
(12 November 2012) |
|
Immunizations and Skin Tests: Implemented
a user-modifiable point-and-click list of clinicians who give immunizations or place and read TB
skin tests, eliminating the need to enter the clinician's name in free text.
|
Build 5.09w
(2 November 2012) |
|
"Save" vs "Save & Exit"
Changed the wording of several "Save" prompts to reduce the possibility that the button will be
clicked several times resulting in the creation of multiple new records. |
|
Command-line prompts for unattended data backup and
demographic data table updates:
Routines to schedule and activate these functions from within MediTrax have been in place for some time; however,
several users requested that we provide command-line scripts which could be run at user-defined times and
intervals using a function such as Windows Task Scheduler.
Unattended data backup: The following command may be run on the file server at any time:
mt5 mtbackup [backup target folder or location]
(example: mt5 mtbackup f:\mt5backup)
Unattended demographic record update: The following command may be run on the file server at any time. MediTrax
will first backup all data tables and then will update employee demographic records using the .CSV file which has been
created from your HR database:
mt5 hrupdate [backup target folder or location] [HR download file location] [name of .CSV file]
(example: mt5 hrupdate f:\mt5backup h:\hrdownload personnel.csv)
NOTE:This routine will update data records for a single (default) employer/location only. Contact
MediTrax Support if your HR
database contains employee records from multiple employer locations.
|
Build 5.09v
(25 October 2012) |
|
Flu Immunization: Implemented the ability
to print a list of Employees who have not received vaccine during a user-defined timespan.
|
Build 5.09u
(18 October 2012) |
|
Error messages:
Resolved two minor "bugs" reported by users. |
Build 5.09t
(12 October 2012) |
|
Schedule Customization: Added the ability to
document and display a specific reason (free text) for a clinician's temporary absence or temporary
office closure.
|
Build 5.09s
(7 October 2012) |
|
File Search Speed: Multiple revisions to
speed searches through large data tables.
|
|
Customization: Implemented multiple modifications
requested by a single facility.
|
Build 5.09r
(1 October 2012) |
|
Audiometric Testing: Added a pop-up alert
message when a threshhold shift has been detected but not yet confirmed.
|
|
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination / NHSN Reporting:
Added a checkbox to the "flu-clinic" consent window, enabling documentation of "Vaccination
Elsewhere". The NHSN "Vaccinated Elsewhere" tally includes these vaccinations, as well as
declinations for which the reason is "Already received vaccine elsewhere", to arrive at a consistent
numerator.
|
|
Recall Reminders: Enabled scheduling an
appointment directly from the display of recall reminders.
|
|
Posting Account Payments/Adjustments: Implemented
the ability to post payments/adjustments for employer-requested services to a single employee, rather than
requiring posting payments to the employer's account as a whole. NOTE: This modification resulted in the
creation of a "bug" which was resolved in Build 5.09y.
|
|
Demographic Data Update:
Added an optional field for a Payroll ID number, enabling correct badge scanning in facilities which use different
numbers for ID Badges and Payroll IDs.
|
|
Customization: Implemented multiple modifications
requested by a single facility.
|
Build 5.09q
(27 September 2012) |
|
Financial Account Review: Revised and resized
the review of employer-requested services for a single worker.
|
Build 5.09p
(24 September 2012) |
|
Seasonal Flu Vaccination: Implemented changes
enabling documentation and NHSN-compliant reporting of seasonal flu immunizations and declinations
for the 2012-2013 season. This includes the ability (either when updating an individual's record, or
when conducting a "flu clinic") to document that an individual received the vaccine at
another office or facility. The Immunization/Declination Summary will include appropriate numbers
and percentages for Employees who were vaccinated elsewhere, as well as sub-categories of Employees
declining the vaccine because of specific medical contraindications or "personal" reasons. |
|
Telephone Numbers: Enabled display of
Employee work and home telephone numbers when the Area Code is missing.
|
|
Employee Specimen/Chart Labels: Enabled
selection of larger or smaller fonts to be printed on Brother QL-570 labels.
|
|
Non-Occupational Diagnoses: Enabled
documentation and selection of multiple diagnoses in conjunction with Acute Care encounters.
|
|
Non-Occupational Diagnoses: Enabled
documentation of non-occupational diagnoses from the Medical Diagnoses tab in the EMR.
|
|
Customization: Implemented multiple modifications
requested by a single facility.
|
|
Error messages:
Resolved a minor "bug" reported by users. |
Build 5.09n
(12 September 2012) |
|
Recall Reminders: Enabled creation of
free-text notes when scheduling recall reminders for a group of employees. Group scheduling
may be accessed by selecting
Clinical
Create Recall Reminders
from the Main Menu.
|
|
Document Scanning:
Added a pop-up message to alert users that "embedded spaces" are not permitted
in the file path and file name of scanned documents (e.g., E:\My Documents\Mark Smith
Xray Report.pdf) |
Build 5.09m
(7 September 2012) |
|
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure:
Modified the menu sequence for documenting an exposure. It can now be accessed directly by
selecting
Safety
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Documentation. |
|
Occupational Injury Documentation:
Deleted the checkbox for "side of body", since that information can be entered
by the user in the "part of body" field. |
|
Case Management Tasks:
Enabled Case Managers to view a list of their scheduled tasks for any time period, by
selecting
Case Management
Case Management Tasks
My Case Management Tasks
from the main drop-down menu. |
|
Case Management Tasks:
Enabled Case Management supervisors to view a list of all scheduled tasks for any time period
for all Case Managers, by selecting
Case Management
Case Management Tasks
All Case Management Tasks
from the main drop-down menu. |
|
Case Management: Enabled documentation
of the fact that a case is being litigated, in the Insurance / Claim Management tab. |
|
Work Restrictions: Enabled documentation
of work restrictions written by an "external" Clinician. |
|
Registration Documents: Enabled printing
an Audiometry Questionnaire / Worksheet and DOT Medical Evaluation paperwork. |
|
Surveillance Groups: Enabled filtering
the list of eligible Employees to those hired during a specified month, or those whose birthday
falls in a specified month. |
|
Demographic Data Import from HR:
Revised the process for scheduling and activating unattended import. These options are available
from the following menu sequence:
Demographics
Employees/Patients
Demographic Data Import
You may, of course, "trigger" the import at any time, or activate it on any day for
unattended completion between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. that night. The purpose of creating a schedule is
to generate a message which will be displayed on "scheduled" days to individuals with
appropriate privileges, reminding them to activate the unattended import process before logging off. |
|
Invoicing for Acute-Care Services: Resolved a
"bug" which in some cases resulted in failure to bill an individual's Health Insurance Carrier
for acute-care services. |
|
Inservice Training: Enabled printout of an
Employee's training record for a user-defined time period.Clinician. |
|
Inservice Training: Created a program "loop"
enabling serial documentation of training course rosters without returning to the main MediTrax menu in between. |
|
Invoicing: Resolved a "bug" which had
resulted in the inability to print various categories of invoices in specific circumstances. |
Build 5.09k
(9 August 2012) |
|
Demographic Data Import from HR:
Added three fields to the .CSV file template: Supervisor status, Hourly wage, and Hours per pay period.
The last two fields were added to accommodate facilities which track attributed costs of occupational
injuries, and are of course not required for other facilities. |
|
HR Portal Access: Added a checkbox to the
Demographic Data editing screen, enabling designation of an Employee who is also a supervisor. This
enables access to the HR Portal in facilities which have implemented that function. The value may
also be set automatically via a value in the .CSV file downloaded from the HR database. |
|
Telephone Number Display:
Enabled display of work and home telephone numbers in cases where the area code is undocumented.
| |
|
Demographic Data Import from HR:
Made several minor revisions to the import routine to accommodate facilities which store records
from multiple business locations in a single HR data table. |
Build 5.09j
(4 August 2012) |
|
Error Handling:
Revised the process for displaying error messages, so that in the majority of cases MediTrax
simply returns to the main menu screen after an error, rather than closing the program. |
|
FMLA Leave Tracking: Revised the display
of leave dates requested, and actual days used. |
|
FMLA Leave Tracking: Enabled documentation
of multiple concurrent cases, and multiple cases within the same tracking year, for a single individual. |
|
FMLA Leave Tracking: Revised the display
of leave utilized to date to show the equivalent number of 8-hour days and hours (e.g., the display
now reads 126 hours (15 days 6 hours) instead of simply 126 hours). |
|
Main Menu Screen: Changed the graphics. |
Build 5.09h
(16 July 2012) |
|
Drug Test Documentation:
Made a minor revision to the results-display screen, so that the default value when documenting
results is "Negative" instead of a blank checkbox. |
Build 5.09g
(12 July 2012) |
|
Respirator Fit Test Documentation:
Enabled users to Save the date of OSHA questionnaire review without a fit test being performed. |
Build 5.09f
(4 July 2012) |
|
Medical Review Officer Documentation:
Made one minor change to the review screen format. |
Build 5.09e
(2 July 2012) |
|
Duplicate Employee Records:
Modified the process for merging records when multiple demographic records have been created for an Employee. This function is available by selecting
the
Demographics
Employees/Patients
Correct Documentation Errors
Combine Duplicate Records
sequence from the main drop-down menu.
|
|
Encounter and/or Incident Associated with Incorrect Employer:
Implemented the ability to correct situations in which an Employee works for more than one Employer, and the Employee is scheduled
for an appointment (or has been evaluated and treated), but then it is later discovered that the Encounter (and possibly an
occupational injury associated with that Encounter) should actually have been associated with one of his/her other Employers.
This process is available by selecting the
Clinical
Encounter Documentation
Correct Documentation Errors
Change the Employer Associated With an Encounter/Incident
sequence from the main drop-down menu.
|
|
Encounter Chargemaster:
Modified the format of the Chargemaster (or "Fee Ticket" for services provided during an Encounter, and
enabled printing the Chargemaster for an Encounter which occurred on the previous business day. |
|
Appointment / Reminder QuickPick Menu:
Added "Drug Testing" to the options available on the pop-up menu which is displayed when scheduling
an appointment or creating a recall reminder.
|
|
FMLA Documentation:
Modified the "point-and-click" selection of documenting leave days requested and days actually used.
|
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Main Menu Screen:
Modified the appearance of the MediTrax main menu screen. |
Build 5.09d
(26 June 2012) |
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Immunizations and TSTs:
Added a drop-down menu of administration sites for one-click documentation. |
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Error Handling:
Modified the error handling process so that MediTrax does not exit when a program error is encountered,
but simply returns to the main menu screen. |
Build 5.09c
(25 June 2012) |
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Custom Programming:
Revision of the process for importing demographic data from HR download, for one user. |
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"Bug" Fixes:
Resolved two "bugs" which had been created during custom program enhancements for one user. |
Build 5.09b
(14 June 2012) |
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EMR "Dashboard":
Began soliciting user feedback on a revised format for the MediTrax Electronic Medical Record "dashboard" display. |
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Auto-logon via SSID:
Created a notification message when a user has been logged on via SSID. |
Build 5.09a
(6 June 2012) |
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Employees with No Employer Identified:
Enabled associating a "No Employer Identified" worker with an Employer at the time of appointment scheduling, registration, or Encounter documentation. |
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Patient Allergies:
Enabled editing of all items on the picklist of allergens. |
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Clinical Notes:
Streamlined the process for creating and editing text templates for one-click insertion into notes. |
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"Undoing" Pre-registration for "No-Show" appointments:
Enabled the "undoing" of a pre-registration if the Employee fails to keep the appointment. |
Build 5.08z
(28 May 2012) |
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Appointment / Reminder QuickPick Menu:
Enabled bypassing the QuickPick Menu when scheduling an appointment or creating a recall reminder
for an Employer-requested evaluation. In a facility which has created clinical service protocols
for most encounters, this step is probably unnecessary. It can be "switched off" from
the
Utilities
User Password & Preferences
User Preferences
menu sequence.
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Selecting multiple workers:
Added a column to display the birthdate of each Employee, similar to the column which is displayed
when selecting a single worker. |
Build 5.08y
(16 May 2012) |
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Appointment / Reminder QuickPick Menu:
Added a pop-up menu which is displayed when scheduling an appointment or creating a recall reminder
for an Employer-requested evaluation. This simplifies scheduling a generic reevaluation (such as
a periodic DOT exam or annual audiometry or TB testing). The Employer-Defined Evaluation option
appears at the top of that menu so that just clicking "Enter" will move to the next screen
containing your user-defined list of the specific evaluations you provide.
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Build 5.08x
(13 May 2010) |
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Recall Reminders:
Implemented the ability to generate a printed list of future appointments and recall reminders.
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Build 5.08w
(8 May 2012) |
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Email Reminder Notices:
Implemented the (long-awaited) ability to send individual user-specified email messages to employees (at their work
and/or home email addresses) as well as to their supervisors from a streamlined point-and-click menu, reminding
each employee of future appointments as well as unscheduled recall reminders. The reason for the evaluation
may optionally be added to each employee's reminder message, but the reason is never disclosed to the employee's supervisor.
This function is available by selecting the
Clinical
Appointment/Recall Reminders
menu sequence and defining the scope and time frame of evaluations you wish to
display.
This automated point-and-click email-reminder function has also been implemented for missed appointments.
Select the
Clinical
Missed/Cancelled Appointments
menu sequence to access this option.
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Recall Reminders:
Added drop-down lists for the type of evaluation for which the employee should return. Added the ability
to indicate whether the followup evaluation should take place on a specific future date, or simply during a
future week, or during a future month. This function is available at the time of documenting any surveillance
event (audiometry, spirometry, respirator fit testing, immunization, infectious-disease surveillance testing)
or inservice-education program. |
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Occupational Injury Listings:
Added the Workers Compensation Claim Number to various picklists (e.g., Encounter
Documentation and Financial / Account Review). |
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Immunizations:
Added a "Save these values" checkbox underneath the data-entry boxes for the vaccine manufacturer, lot number,
expiration date, and vial-open date. Selecting this option will save those four values to automatically
populate the respective fields the next time a vaccination is documented.
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TB Surveillance Clinical Roster:
Modified the format of the Roster to display TST and IGRA positive tests, as well as
History-of-Previous-Positive indicators, on a shaded background for faster recognition.
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Build 5.08v
(1 May 2012) |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance:
Added fields to the documentation for vaccinations and TSTs, enabling documentation of the date a vial of
vaccine or Mantoux reagent was opened. Implemented drop-down picklists for the site of administration.
Added a drop-down picklist for the source of vaccine (e.g., multi-dose vial or prefilled syringe).
Added fields for the time each TST was administered and read, together with documentation of the clinicians
administering and reading the test. |
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Free-Text Appointment Notes:
Modified the content of each block of the Daily Office Schedule to display a ¶ symbol at the
beginning of the second line when a free-text note has been created.
Enabled display of appointment/recall details (including free-text notes) by clicking an appointment
or recall description in the Follow-Up Appointments/Recall Reminders list which is displayed
at the time of documenting immunizations or medical-surveillance evaluations and tests. |
Build 5.08u
(19 April 2012) |
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"Paperless Flu Clinics":
Further streamlined the documentation process, enabling on-screen completion of consent forms as well
as point-and-click documentation of the reason for vaccine declination. When ID-badge scanning (barcode,
magnetic-stripe or RFID/HID chips) is utilized for rapid paperless processing, an individual who has
forgotten his/her ID badge may be selected from the Employee picklist. This function is available by
selecting the
Surveillance
Immunization/Infectious Disease Surveillance
Group Immunization - Flu
menu sequence. |
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Screen Format:
Continued the process of revising screen formats to display the screen "header" in large font
(compensating for the smaller font size of screen titles in Windows 7). |
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MMR VIS:
Added the Interim VIS for MMR Vaccine to the MediTrax library. |
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Inservice Training:
Added the ability to limit printout of an Employee's training record to the current year, to the
past 1 or 2 years, or the entire training history. |
Build 5.08t
(11 April 2012) |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance Reports:
Expanded the available report formats for Seasonal Influenza and Tuberculosis: Rosters of specified
demographic groups (by Employer, by Division, by Department, by Cost Center, or by user-defined
Surveillance Group) may be prepared listing all individuals in that group. Each demographic group
may be further subdivided (e.g., by Cost Centers within a Department).
Clinical rosters include
information about each individual in the group (e.g., whether the individual received inactivated
flu vaccine or intranasal vaccine, or whether he/she declined vaccination). Totals for each demographic
unit are displayed at the bottom of the roster for that unit. Summary lists show only the totals
in each category for each demographic unit.
Compliance rosters contain no clinical information, and indicate only whether the individual
is compliant with the surveillance policy. Compliance summaries list only the total number of employees
in each unit who are compliant or non-compliant with the policy. |
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Infectious-Disease Surveillance Reports:
Added the ability to prepare compliance rosters which include only the names of non-compliant employees.
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Standard Occupational Classifications:
Implemented a picklist within each Employee's demographic record which enables documentation of the
Employee's SOC, eliminating the need for external lookup and manual data entry. |
Build 5.08s
(4 April 2012) |
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Inactivity Timeout: Modified
the process for changing the number of minutes of inactivity allowed before MediTrax will automatically
close (in compliance with HIPAA requirements for electronic medical recordkeeping). This feature
is available from the
Utilities / Database Administration
Authorized Users & Security
Automatic Inactivity Logoff
menu sequence.
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DOT Examination Form: Modified the
third page of the form to include the medical examiner's license number and state of issue. Although
this is not required on the official DOT form, clerical staff in some state DOT agencies are now
requiring not only a copy of the confidential medical examination form, but requiring that the form
includes the examiner's licensing information.
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Build 5.08r
(29 March 2012) |
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Case Management: Added the ability for
individual Case Managers to display and print a "Task List" for a specified date or
range of dates. This feature is available from the
Case Management
My Case Management Tasks
menu sequence.
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Custom Clinical Protocols: Enabled
a user, at the time of scheduling an appointment, to identify specific clinical services which
are to be provided (even if a predefined Clinical Protocol has not been selected). This feature
was previously available at the time of "checking in"
a patient for an Encounter, and several users requested that it be made available when the
appointment is first scheduled.
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Clinical Protocols: Enabled
configuration of clinical protocols for occupational-injury appointments, with the option to
bypass the selection of a clinical protocol when scheduling an appointment or registering the
patient at the front desk.
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