we're now magic 5.4, but i've had a problem with abs.pat.adm.locations.and.scus for years. a typical exchange would involve an example from me that would elicit a response such as this: xxxxx,Elizabeth (MEDITECH) - Jan 15, 2004 - 1049 EST: Hi Ganesh, the programmer would like to send the following DTSs to you: ABS DTS 2139 & 2131 & 2166 & 2156, 2271
this would be followed by more rants from me - "ganesh seshadri (via Web) - Jan 19, 2004 - 1614 EST: it fixed the problem with the ER stay getting an incorrect GCC location assignedin ABS.PAT however, it seems to have introduced a new problem. it appears the system correctly enters records corresponding to the first (ER) and second (GCC)locations. after that, if the patient executes numerous transfers, it seems to skip many of the intermediate locations, and plugs in only the GCC transfers" with more fixes and more counter examples. and then we upgrade to a new version and start from scratch: xxxxxx,Harold (MEDITECH) - Sep 16, 2005 - 0918 EDT: Hi xxxxx, You sucessfully resolved this problem for the customer on Task 3840712. The site has since had an update to 5.4 in April and the problem has returned. Do you have any ideas as to how to fix the problem again for this customer?Thanks,Harry xxxx,Jintao (MEDITECH) - Sep 16, 2005 - 0940 EDT: Hi Harold, i think the site will need ABS DTS 2649. please get the change control from the site and you can then send to Ricky to deliver the DTS. no downtime is need. Thanks! I generally notice that the specific problems i report seem to get fixed by the DTSs they load, but on more than one occassion, they reappear. i havent done any validation recently to see if there are discrepencies now, but my users haven't noticed any glaring omissions recently. you may want to check the DTSs i've listed above to see if you have all of them. regards, ganesh seshadri, indiana regional -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Andersen Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 4:35 PM To: 'Meditech-List' Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Is this a problem in ABS? Please test and give me youropinion? I am looking for your opinion: We are a Meditech Magic 5.4 site. I feel I have identified a serious problem with the location history in ABS. Meditech says it is not a problem and has "determined that the system is functioning as designed." I would like you to do the following in TEST Meditech and tell me whether you notice a problem. 1. In ADM, register an Inpatient using routine "13. Admission". 2. Wait a minute. Check the patient's location history in ABS using routine "View Patient Abstract - Consults, Svcs, SCU's and Locations". You should see 1 location for this patient that matches what you just entered in ADM. 3. In ADM, transfer the patient to a totally DIFFERENT location (don't just change rooms) using routine "24. Transfer". 4. Wait a minute. In ABS, check the patient's location history using routine "Consults, Svcs, SCU's and Locations". You should clearly see that the patient was in one location and then transferred to another location. 5. In ADM, change the patient to an observation patient using routine "24. Change In To Observation Patient". 6. Wait a minute. In ABS, check the patient's location history using routine "Consults, Svcs, SCU's and Locations". In ABS, did you just lose the original location entered in Step #1? If yes, you are experiencing what is happening in our system and I would like to know if you think this a problem? I should note that Meditech has added DTSs to fix ABS location issues, but they did not resolve this issue. Thanks, Tom Tom Andersen Programmer Analyst Little Company of Mary Hospital & HCC 2800 W 95th St Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Phone : 708-229-5178 Fax : 708-499-8512 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Come visit our website at www.lcmh.org ====================================== All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l ====================================== All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
