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What's new in Vision Anywhere for Windows Desktop (3.38)

Vision Anywhere Release 4.4 - July 2022

Summary of Changes

Vision Anywhere release 4.4 contains the following new features and improvements:

Important - You must be connected to the internet to be able to log in to Vision Anywhere release 4.4 for the first time. You must then re-select your service to continue. All other data and preferences are retained.

All Countries

  • Enhanced Security - Vision Anywhere release 4.4 introduces enhanced security. This improves the security of your systems and safe guards your patient data in line with the requirements laid out by the national bodies across all four nations. The first time you log into Vision Anywhere after the 4.4 update, you need to reselect your Country and in Scotland your Health Board.

    Once enabled, Enhanced Security slightly changes the log in screen:

    • Role Selection - If you have multiple roles set up in Vision Anywhere, for example, if you work for more than one practice, or a practice and a federation, you are now presented with your list of roles, select the appropriate role for this session:

  • Navigation bar - This release introduces the Navigation bar to Vision Anywhere:

    Long term, this will enable many features including the ability to:

    • Launch and switch applications.

    • Return to your previous screen.

    • Add customisable commands.

    • Search for content.

    • Set and maintain your settings.

    • Access context appropriate Help.

    • View and update your User Profile.

    • See the status of services.

    The first release enables:

    • Home - The ability to return to your Home screen from any screen within Vision Anywhere, simply select Home .

      If you select Home when you have a data entry form open, the 'Any data you have entered will be permanently deleted. Do you want to leave without saving this entry' message displays, select Yes to abandon your entry and return to your Home screen.

      If you select Home from an open Encounter, the 'This encounter is open and can still be edited or deleted. It has not been added to the patient record' message displays, select Continue to go to your Home screen leaving the Encounter open. You have the option to disable this message in future, simply tick Don't show this message again if required.

    • Application Switch - Wales only - The ability to access Vision 3 modules. From the Navigation bar, select Application Switch and the Application list displays:

      Note - Select Vision 3 to access the Vision 3 front screen.

      Select from the list, the RemoteApp screen briefly displays:

      • If you are already logged into Vision 3 on this screen the selected Vision 3 module displays.

      • If you are not already logged into Vision 3 on this screen, the Vision Login screen displays, enter your details in the usual way and select OK.

      You only need to log in to Vision 3 once, if you select other modules they open without you having to log in again.

      Remember - If you close down all Vision 3 modules, you will have to log in again if you select a different module from Application Switch.
      Note - The Application Switch facility is due to be released in England and Scotland in the near future.
  • Patient Banner - You can now display additional demographic details from the Patient Banner, simply click anywhere on the Patient Banner to expand and collapse:

    Note - All Preferred Spoken languages recorded display here.

    You can now select how your Patient Banner displays, from Options - Show full height banner:

    • Tick Show full height banner to display two lines of patient demographic information, including the Address and Phone Number:

    • Untick Show full height banner to display one line of patient demographic information:

  • Preferred Spoken Language - The latest Spoken Language selection from Vision 3, where Preferred Spoken Language is selected, now displays on the full height Patient Banner:

    Shared Care Setting - In a Shared Care SettingPreferred spoken language displays as Unavailable until you select to record a consultation with consent, then it displays on the Patient Banner.

  • Interpreter - The latest Interpreter entry, with a clinical term from the SNOMED CT reference set Accessible information - requires communication professional + need for interpreter, recorded in the patient record, now displays in an Information Banner just under the Patient Banner:

    Shared Care Setting - In a Shared Care Setting Interpreter does not display until you select to record a consultation with consent and then it displays on the Information Banner.

  • Prescribing - The following new features and improvements are included in this release:

    • Prescription Manager - The Prescription Manager screen replaces the Print Prescription screen. It introduces the following features and updates to Vision Anywhere functionality:

      • Active - Select to display prescriptions to be printed.

      • Recent - Select to display items that can be reprinted.

      • Clinician to Sign - Select the signing clinician for the prescription.

      • F9 - You can now use the F9 key on your keyboard to access Prescription Manager and then F9 again to print all active prescriptions.

      See Prescription Manager for full details.
    • Authoriser's name - When recording medication, the Clinician name option has been renamed Authoriser's name:

    • Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribers - Your nurse prescribers, both Independent and Supplementary are now available to select from Authoriser's name. As with all clinicians, if the nurse prescribers are logged in, Authoriser's name defaults to their name, if a non-clinician is logged in, the Usual GP is the default, but independent and supplementary nurse prescribers are now available to select.

      Note - This functionality is not currently available in a Shared Care Setting.
    • Prescription Printing - You can now select to change the orientation that your prescriptions print. As with all prescription printing, this is a 'by printer' setting. All prescription printers default to Portrait. To update this setting:

      1. From the Settings menu, select Prescription printing preferences.

      2. Select the printer required and select the Page orientation.

        See Prescription Printing Preferences for full details.
    • Repeat Reauthorisation - The reauthorisation process has been streamlined behind the scenes making it a more stable process with no duplication in the case of a network failure.

      Note - Reauthorising Repeat Medication is available for patients registered at a Vision 3 practice only.
    • Repeat Synchronisation - The issue with the intermittent creation of a duplicated Repeat Master being created has been addressed.

      Note - Reauthorising Repeat Medication is available for patients registered at a Vision 3 practice only.
  • Test Qualifiers - You can now view, add and if necessary update result qualifiers for a test result.

    See Recording a Test for details.
  • Downloaded Patient Records - Downloaded patient records, that have not been updated, are now stored on your device for 7 days and then automatically deleted.

  • Drug Allergy form - The issue with any SNOMED CT term being available via the concept ID search in the Drug Allergy form has been addressed. You can now only select terms from the Drug Allergy concepts.

  • Follow-up - The issue with the SNOMED CT term 'Follow-Up' writing back incorrectly as ‘Hospital Follow-up’ has been addressed.

  • First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP)' template - The issue with OK not being available if you have added a comment alongside a Red Flag has been addressed.

  • Appointments - The issue with the Appointments list displaying if the Next Appointment is for a restricted patient has been addressed.

  • Logging in Offline - You no longer have to disconnect your device from the internet to be able to log in offline in the case of service failure.

    See Logging in to Vision Anywhere and Business Continuity for further details if required.
  • Preferred Pharmacy - The issue with selecting a new Preferred Pharmacy if the current Preferred Pharmacy is inactive, has been addressed.

England, Scotland and Wales

  • eMED3 - To further support the change in legislation from April 6th 2022, the MED3 (Statement of Fitness for Work) created by Vision Anywhere now displays the Authoriser’s name and Profession where the Signature box used to be.

Wales only

Application Switch - Wales only - The ability to access Vision 3 modules.

From the Navigation bar, select Application Switch and the Application list displays:

Note - Select Vision 3 to access the Vision 3 front screen.

Select the module you require from the list. The RemoteApp screen briefly displays:

  • If you are already logged into Vision 3 on this device the selected Vision 3 module displays.

  • If you are not already logged into Vision 3 on this device, the Vision Login screen displays, enter your details in the usual way and select OK.

You only need to log in to Vision 3 once, if you select other modules they open without you having to log on again.

Remember - If you close down all Vision 3 modules, you have to log on again if you select a different module from Application Switch.
Note - The Application Switch facility is due to be released in England and Scotland in the near future.

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