Hi back, We are not a large hospital and we don't have nearly as many reports as you do, but when we went with Meditech we started a log for custom reports and decided on a naming convention for reports that would be run by our end users. The log is simply a 3-ring binder with pages that are formatted in a word processor that are hand written. Down the left-hand side is a list of numbers (we started out giving each application 100 numbers) and the lines are spaced wide enough for a person to write the report name on. After the first time we had to modify a report we started noting the Report DPM down the right-hand side of the page. Number ranges were assigned in alphabetical order, with 0000 to 0099 given to MIS, 0100 to 0199 given to ABS, 0200 to 0299 to ADM, etc. Any report that is put on a menu must be "numbered". We decided that in the name, right after "zcus" we would give a number denoted with a lower case "r" for this purpose. This report number is to be included in the report header also, so if the user wanted a report to be modified it, hopefully, would be easier to locate. A report name is something like ADM.PAT.zcus.r0203.er.log Even though fragments change DPM's they are named to match the calling report, usually something like: BAR.PAT.zcus.r0203.frag By only using zcus.r#### it is short enough to use for names for compile formats and OE print formats. The menu entry to call this report usually uses the last three digits of this number, so the menu entry would look something like: 203. ER Log (r0203). I look forward to seeing what others are using. Lesa Gorman Systems Analyst Central Michigan Community Hospital (989) 772-6852 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> "Susca, Rena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/26/2007 9:16 AM >>> Hi, all, We have over 1,700 custom NPR Reports at the moment, and the number is growing every day. Most of these haven't been run for 3 years, and we'd like to figure out how to manage our reports in a more efficient manner so that we don't keep recreating the wheel everytime a request comes in. We have no doubt that many of our reports are duplicates, just created by different people who didn't look for an existing report before creating a new one. Does anyone have a Reports Library of sorts, or any way of managing their report requests, roll-out of reports and tracking of who has what? We desperately need to get this beast under control, but haven't figured out the best way to do it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Rena H. Susca Sr. Systems Analyst Gaylord Hospital Phone: (203) 949-2122 Fax: (203) 294-8780 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our Mission is to preserve and enhance a persons health and function. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission message, together with any other documents or attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain personal information that is subject to confidential privacy regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The authorized recipient of this information is STRICTLY PROHIBITED from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, saving, printing, copying, or action taken in reliance on the contents of these documents of this message, or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the original sender (only) immediately by telephone or by reply E-mail and delete this message along with any attachments, from your computer. Thank you. ***Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the Sender immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Central Michigan Community Hospital
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