cprs stands for computerized patient record system in the va.
cprs stands for computerized patient record system in the va.
what does cprs stand for in the va?
computerized patient record system
in order for an e-consult program to be active in a specialty clinic, a location name and note title must be created in the va’s ehr system called computerized patient record system (cprs). the clinic maintenance department creates a location name to ensure that non-billing and workload codes are attached to the location name. once created, the clinical informatics department takes the newly created clinic name and links it to a newly created note title in cprs. this allows for pcps to go into the cprs system and have the ability to select the desired specialty e-consult (location clinic) to send an e-consult request. when a specialist answers the pcps e-consult request, he or she responds using the note title specifically for that specialty clinic. e-consult must be completed or forwarded to an in-person visit within three business days of it being requested.
e-consult
there are three ways to access vistaweb. vistaweb can be made available by adding it to the cprs tools menu, and it can be selected as the default method of retrieving data from the remote data available button in cprs. these two methods are referred to as cprs-spawned versions of vistaweb. they are compliant with the health level 7 (hl7) clinical context object workgroup (ccow) standards and therefore maintain context with the patient selected in cprs. as a third option, vistaweb can be accessed in a standalone mode from its website at https://vistaweb.med.va.gov/.
vista web