OEMS has revised and is publishing an updated EMS Virginia Data
Dictionary (version 3.4.1) along with a version change document. The
version change document attached to this article (Version Updates from
3.4.0 to 3.4.1) documents the changes made from the previous data
dictionary.
The Data Dictionary changes will not go into effect until
09/17/2018. It is being released early so agencies and vendors can
review the documents and make any adjustments needed.
As in the past, agencies may su...
Attached to this article is the list of validation rule updates that
will be implemented on September 18th. The PDF document is a visual
representation of how the new rules and updated rules appear in the
Virginia Elite system. It is hoped this additional document will
answer any questions and help users prepare for the upcoming changes.
A new Schematron file is ready and has been posted to the NEMSIS
website. Your vendor should be able to obtain this file at any time
from NEMSIS. For agen...
As part of our continuing effort to improve data quality, OEMS has
been reviewing agency demographic information. During this review,
we have discovered multiple issues with missing and or incomplete
information. At this time, we need all agencies to do a complete
review of the demographics data stored in the Virginia Elite system
and either add or update all required information accordingly.
The attached document (PDF file) describes what data is required,
where in the Virginia Elite system...
Attached is the current list of hospitals within the Virginia Elite
system and their corresponding codes.
(For agencies that have their own ImageTrend Elite system - the
ImageTrend Library was updated with the most current Hospital
information after 3:00 pm on 08/14/2018)
SPECIAL NOTE FOR AGENCIES USING 3RD PARTY SYSTEMS AND IMPORTING DATA
INTO THE VIRGINIA ELITE SYSTEM:
As has been stated on several notices as well as documented in the
version 3.4.0 and now the new version 3.4.1 Virginia ...
OEMS has been receiving a lot of request to unlock accounts in the
Virginia Elite system. This task must be done by Agency
Administrators. To assist administrators with this, we have created
a "How To" document (PDF attached below) which details all of the
steps required for Agency Administrators to unlock user (or other
administrator) accounts in the Virginia Elite system.
For questions, please contact support via email:
support@oemssupport.kayako.com
Attached to this article is the list of new validation rules and
validation rule updates that will be implemented on July, 17th. The
PDF document is a visual representation of how the new rules and
updated rules appear in the Virginia Elite system. Please note that
the PDF is just over 4MB due to the number of screenshots included.
It is hoped this additional document will answer any questions and
help users prepare for the upcoming changes.
A new Schematron file will be created and made ava...
As previously communicated, the “Set From Postal Code” option is
being replaced with the “Location Lookup” option on the Virginia
EMR form on 07.17.2018 . When used, the Location Lookup option
returns more valid choices than the Set from Postal Code option.
This change is being made because of the large volume of issues being
discovered regarding how users are documenting the names of counties,
independent cities, and states.
To illustrate our challenge, during the first half of 2018, agenc...
This article is primarily for those agencies that exclusively use the
Virginia Elite system as their only means of creating and retaining
EMS records. For those agencies that utilize a 3rd party system and
import records into the Virginia Elite system this article, while
still interesting, may not apply.
OEMS is finding more and more issues with the documentation of both
incident and patient address information. This is specifically in
regards to the Town, County/City, State, & Zip code fiel...
The Virginia EMR form is being updated on 07.17.2018 and the Set From
Postal Code option is being replaced with the Location Lookup
option. This is used to lookup town, county/independent city, and
state information by entering in the zip code and selecting the
option. The Location Lookup option provides more valid choices for
users to select from eliminating 99% of the need for users to manually
enter in this type of information.
The 2 page PDF attached to this article describes the differe...
Attached to this article is the list of new validation rules and
validation rule updates that will be implemented on April 30, 2018.
The PDF document attached is a visual representation of how the new
rules and updated rules appear in the Virginia Elite system. It is
hoped this document will answer any questions and help users prepare
for the upcoming changes.
(For agencies that have their own ImageTrend Elite system - the
library was updated prior to Noon on 03/30/2018 in regards to
validation...
The following changes to the Virginia EMR will be going into effect
the morning of 01/03/2018 at 8:00 AM. These changes will not have
any impact on functionality. The adjustments are being made to
enhance the ability to collect information and to improve accuracy.
* Adjustment to the “Destination/Transferred to, Code:” field
located under the Transport -> Transport Info panel.
* This field is being changed to “Read Only”. The code
automatically fills in when the “Destination/Transferre...
The attached PDF is a list of the agencies submitting data to Virginia
using the NEMSIS v3.3.4 format as of 11/31/2017.
Attached to this article is the list of new validation rules and
validation rule updates that will be implemented on January 03, 2018.
The PDF document attached is a visual representation of how the new
rules and updated rules appear in the Virginia Elite system. It is
hoped this additional document will answer any questions and help
users prepare for the upcoming changes.
All new/updated rules have an effective date of on or after 01/03/2018
based on the “Unit Notified by Dispatch Date/Time...
There are now validation reports available that can be used by Agency
Administrators to help with understanding what sort of validation
issues are occurring with posted/submitted records. These reports
(there are 3) that can be used in combination to help identify overall
validity scores per record, the frequency issues that are occurring,
and which records are affected. Below is a description of each
report.
* Validation Report – Individual Record Scores: This report
provides a list of al...
For those agencies that EXCLUSIVELY USE the Virginia Elite system for
pre-hospital care reporting, this document is intended to assist users
with setting up computers to access the Virginia Elite Field
program. The Virginia Elite Field program is used to create
Electronic Medical Records (pre-hospital) in the field when access to
the Internet is either limited or not available.
(This document does not apply to agencies that utilize their own
pre-hospital care reporting system.)
If you have...
The newest Schematron files (effective 07-17/2017) are attached to
this article. Virginia is currently supporting versions 3.3.4 and
3.4.
We have been informed by NEMSIS that they will be dropping version
3.3.4 by the end of this year (December 31, 2017). So that Virginia
can remain compliant, all agencies currently submitting data via a 3rd
party system (including agencies that have their own ImageTrend
system) will need to ensure their system can support version 3.4 prior
to this date.
This 4 page document contains a brief fact sheet on the new features
activated on 11-28-2016 in the Virginia Elite System. Those items
are:
Form Manager, Print Report Manager, Visibility Rules, and Library
This fact sheet is not meant to replace and information that can be
obtained using the ImageTrend online help or webinars. We encourage
agency administrators to begin with those resources. This simply
goes over a few things OEMS has learned over the past year as we have
worked with the ...
The following article contains 2 PFD files. One file provides a list
of the descriptions for each disposition that will be updated on June
9, 2016 (before and after) and the 2nd file provides a list of the
definitions of each disposition.
OEMS welcomes enhancement requests, but cannot individually respond to
each agency's requests. So what occurs with your enhancement requests?
An enhancement request submitted into the VPHIB Support Suite is
reviewed to ensure it is not a "bug." If the request is solely an
enhancement request users can expect an acknolwdgement and that the
request is stored in the system. OEMS periodically reviews enhancement
requests and considers if the request is desired statewide and for its
implications on s...
The VAv3 FAQ will be a living document designed to capture questions
submitted to OEMS durig VAv3 Forum, via VAv3 Support Suite Tickets,
from EMS agencies, and common questions occurring nationally. Check
back occassionally to look for updates or when directed by VPHIB
staffs affter posing a question to the OEMS.
This article contains an FAQ created by OEMS that outlines all of the
Demographics Data agencies are required to report. Required
Demographics Data falls within the minimum data set requirements as
outlined in the Virginia Data Dictionary which all licensed agencies
in Virginia are required to comply with per § 32.1-116.1. Section B
in the code of Virginia.
The attached FAQ provides guidance on where and how (when appropriate)
to enter the required information in the Virginia Elite system as ...
