The AVS is automatically populated with data from CPRS and includes the following features:

● AVS is a a web-based interface launched from the CPRS Tools menu

● Provides a summary of the visit, including diagnoses, vitals, new orders, upcoming appointments, provider comments/instructions, as well as information pertaining to the patient's ongoing care, including the primary care provider, allergies, and the patient's medication list.

● Encounters over last 60 days are available, with most recent encounter auto-selected.

● Integration with Clinical Context Object Workgroup (CCOW) for synchronization of patient context switching with CPRS.  

● Auto-refresh every 3 minutes (a refresh button is available for when additional orders are placed in CPRS in order  to update the AVS manually).

● AVS may be printed to a Windows printer as well as to a network printer.  

● A stub note may be automatically created in CPRS indicating that an AVS was provided to the patient.

● AVS is automatically uploaded as a PDF document to VistA Imaging when the AVS is first printed.

● Provider may add free-text instructions for the patient.

● Provider may edit the AVS and add/modify/delete content.

● Option to include lab results and graphs of labs and vitals.

● Sections of the AVS may be toggled on or off.

● Support for multiple languages.

● Option for provider to lock the AVS to allow other users to view but not change content.

● Integration with Krames-on-Demand (automatic look up of relevant patient education handouts based on provider-entered ICD-codes, search of the Krame’s library, and patient education handout printing directly from the AVS).

● Translation engine that allows for replacing orders and locations with patient-friendly text.

● Option to include clinical services information (service name, location, phone, hours of operation) in printouts.

● Customizable header and footer.

● Customizable disclaimers for facility, clinic, and provider.

● AVS patient print-out includes

o Clinic visit information (Clinic location, provider, date, time)

o Diagnoses (from the completed CPRS encounter form)

o Vitals signs from the clinic visit

o New orders from the clinic visit (consultations, lab tests, medications, including new orders, changes, and renewals, imaging, and text orders)

o Upcoming appointments (local and remote)

o Free text Instructions

o Primary care provider and team

o Allergies/adverse reactions (local and remote)

o Updated medication list (local and remote)

o Patient education handouts

o Lab results

o Selected data graphing

o Optional patient info (demographics, smoking status, preferred language)

o Optional clinical services information

AVS is:

● Patient-friendly

o Enhances patient-centered, outpatient care by improving communication

● Provider -friendly

o Automatically imports visit information, diagnoses, orders, allergies/adverse reactions, appointments and medications

o Provides free-text entry and integration with Krames-on-Demand patient education