The new features, enhancements, and fixes keeping the development team busy.
Our team is always hard at work making eScribe better. This page is a way for us to share our progress with the public. Feedback from our users is welcome—it helps us decide where to focus our efforts. If you have any issues or suggestions, please contact customer service.
eScribe 4.3.5
Released Tuesday August 3rd, 2010
Fixed crashes when using Safari 5.
Fixed server push synchrony issues.
eScribe 4.4
Coming in September 2010
Task User Groups
Previously the rules for who received certain types of tasks were strictly controlled by the system and not easily modified. Now account administrators have the ability to create groups of users and designate them as default groups for certain types of tasks. When creating a new task, the default user group for the selected type will be automatically added to the list of recipients. (#173, #193)
Speed Improvements
Many actions in eScribe have been tweaked to execute much faster, including:
Loading tasks(#322, #512)
Loading a patient chart(#84, #85, #86, #87, #88)
Editing patient demographics(#145)
Loading a list of reports(#323)
Report spellchecking(#393, #477)
Editing rxs(#324)
Fetching rx formulary and benefits information(#474, #482)
Searching users(#394)
Typing in stretchable textboxes(#221, #222, #223)
Tasks
It is now possible to print a task.(#157)
Tasks now display peoples’ full names instead of just their first names.(#327)
New and improved interface for creating a task.(#193, #492)
The Search section now remembers the last-used search criteria.(#537)
Providers are now automatically included on their system tasks.(#401)
The notification that more than one person has the same task open is now less alarming.(#415)
The ‘View patient chart’ links in rx tasks now go directly to the patient’s Rx Pad.(#147)
Tasks scroll position is now remembered in Safari and Google Chrome.(#365)
Patient Charts
It is now possible to view more results of a patient search. Previously only the first nine results were shown.(#163)
When creating a new chart, existing possible duplicate charts are now shown.(#195)
It is now possible to close the currently active chart.(#216)
Internet Explorer 6 users now have limited access to patient demographics and reports.(#513)
Fixed incorrect date displays in patient demographics and reports.(#282)
Fixed a bug that prevented the deletion of charts.(#301)
Reports
It is now possible to download any report as a PDF.(#375)
Brand name and generic drugs have been added to the spellcheck dictionary.(#382)
It is now possible to view a plain text version of a published report.(#534)
‘Carrying forward’ reports is now more accurately described as ‘importing data’.(#567)
It is now possible to forcefully clear a medication field in a report.(#312)
Fixed bug where trying to delete a newly-created report would produce an error.(#465)
Rxs
The ‘Date Prescribed’ field has been removed from. It was often inaccurate and completely unused in the printing and sending of rxs to pharmacies. The ‘Renewed’ date field has been renamed to ‘Last Written’.(#232)
Previously-written rxs’ SIG and DAW are now editable.(#302)
The position of an rx no longer changes after it has been modified.(#397, #430)
The ‘Write + Print’ button is now available on modified rxs.(#130)
Modifications to rxs are not recorded as system comments.(#538)
Prevented some Surescripts errors by blocking illegal character entry into rx SIG and Comment fields.(#339)
Fixed possible rx data corruption with concurrent erx refill requests.(#404)
Formulary copay dollar amounts are now properly truncated.(#438)
Fixed ordering of rx system comments.(#451)
When denying an erx refill request, the reason and note are now added to the task.(#591)
Printing an Rx Activity Log no longer requires the ‘Print Rx’ user permission.(#487)
Rejecting a new rx or refill request no longer requires the ‘Delete Rx’ user permission.(#490)
No longer possible to set a patient’s preferred pharmacy without the ‘Patient Demographics’ user permission.(#490)
Misc.
There is now a new Account Admin module with improved interfaces for managing users, providers, and task user groups.(#197, #218, #481, #488)
eScribe now supports Canadian mailing addresses for providers.(#510)
Provider and user search term matching have been improved.(#293, #395)
Fixed multiple cases where horizontal scrolling was triggered.(#428, #533, #584)
Dozens of other bug fixes and enhancements…
Any features, enhancements, or fixes for releases currently in development may change at any time. That said, we will try our best not to list anything on this page prematurely.
eScribe 4.3.4
Released Wednesday July 28th, 2010
Fixed issue where downloading PDFs would cause real-time task updates to fail.
eScribe 4.3.3
Released Friday June 11th, 2010
Enhancements
Document Types are now sorted alphabetically.(#396)
eScribe now supports sending eRxs to select Mail Order Pharmacies: CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Medco(#471)
Fixes
Signing a report takes too long in some cases.(#420, #431)
Signing a report does not appear to register in some cases.(#422)
Certain report buttons are accessible at incorrect times.(#353)
Not possible to edit certain report fields in Internet Explorer.(#377)
Sessions are not ended cleanly when leaving eScribe.(#432, #433)
Free-standing eRx verify tasks have the wrong subject text.(#403)
Rxs in Rx Pad are ordered in a confusing way.(#448)
Released Tuesday May 18th, 2010
eScribe 4.3.2
Fixes
Fixed issues where real-time updates to tasks were not applied.
Released Tuesday April 20th, 2010
eScribe 4.3.1
Fixes
Fixed the erroreneous hiding of certain test dates in some patient visit datasheets(#335)
The flow of editing reports in Unsigned Reports is improved(#326, #330, #342, #345, #346, #347)
Released Sunday April 11th, 2010
eScribe 4.3
New Feature: Search All Tasks
It is now possible to search for and view all tasks. Previously, you could only see tasks you were on. Task Search now defaults to searching all tasks. To change this, select Only My Tasks in the Searching dropdown. You may not add a comment, resolve, star, or perform any other actions on a task you are not on. However, you can easily add yourself to a task by clicking the Add Me button. (#166, #236, #262)
Enhancements
When navigating to and from Tasks, eScribe now remembers which task you were last working on and will scroll that task into view.(#159)
There is now visual indication to remind you on which tasks you are awaiting feedback.(#161)
The patient’s DOB is now included in the task subject.(#165)
The Acknowledge button at the bottom of a task is now much less prominent.(#167)
The Tasks navigation menu now displays the number of unread and total tasks in your inbox, as well as the number of unread and total tasks you have starred.(#175)
The X button on each task now archives the task. Previously it would only hide it until the next update. To hide the task until the next update, select “Hide for now” in the task’s actions menu.(#203)
It is now possible to undo resolving a task for up to 15 seconds. Previously it was only 5 seconds.(#291)
The Show Hidden checkbox in Tasks now displays the number of hidden tasks in the current view.(#213)
“Clear Resolved” has been renamed “Archive Resolved” to more clearly communicate what should happen when it is clicked.(#288)
When writing a new rx, the ‘Add to Active Meds’ checkbox is now checked by default.(#168)
Improved help text in the new rx form to make it more clear that Insurance Plan is only necessary for mail-order pharmacies.(#245)
Formulary and benefits information retrieval should now be much faster.(#249)
The printed rx now displays quantity and refills as both digits and words, for example: “30 (thirty) tablets”.(#194)
The ability to add and/or delete rx favorites is now controlled by a separate user permission.(#154)
It is no longer necessary to type leading zeros when searching for a patient by DOB. For example, “3/1/1968” will now match a patient born on 03/01/1968.(#143)
Added a “Same” checkbox for each med in the printed medsheet.(#156)
It is now possible to print a report from the list of reports. Previously, you had to open the report in order to print it.(#169)
Document categories have been updated to make more sense.(#172)
The ability to add and/or delete report macros is now controlled by a separate user permission.(#155)
It is no longer necessary to leave Unsigned Reports in order to edit a report.(#201, #255)
Fixes
It is now immediately apparent when the system resolves a task. Previously, the update did not happen until the next time you logged in.(#229)
Should no longer receive an error when ignoring a pharmacy erx response.(#138)
When holding an rx for the provider, the provider is now properly added to the task.(#150)
Characters entered into certain report fields are no longer duplicated.(#152)
When writing new rxs, the Provider field is no longer cleared after writing each rx.(#187)
Certain ICD9 codes are no longer missing from certain published reports.(#265)
The quirky behavior of the “All” link in the From… feedback dropdown has been fixed.(#141)
It is no longer possible for parts of overlaid dialogs to be off-screen.(#227)
Patient demographics no longer displays a “Cancel editing?” prompt at inappropriate times.(#231)
Pharmacy search results are now properly cleared.(#233)
Non-Reimbursable drugs should no longer appear in the list of alternatives.(#246)
Improved enforcement of minimum and maximum lengths of certain demographics fields.(#264)
Tabbing between fields in the new chart dialog now behaves as expected.(#280)
Newly-created charts no longer block other users from editing its demographics.(#287)
Fixed an issue with erx approvals not being properly received by the pharmacy.(#281)
Fixed an issue with some dates having the wrong month after processing.(#282)
Fixed an error which prevented editing of authorized providers in some cases.(#276)
