Text Integration Utilities (TIU)/ASU Implementation Guide - August 2024 - Revision History & Table of Contents

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The Text Integration Utilities (TIU)/ASU Implementation Guide (August 2024) provides implementation-oriented documentation for configuring TIU and ASU within the Department of Veterans Affairs environment. It includes a revision history tracking updates for compliance and functional changes across multiple TIU/USR patches, and a detailed table of contents covering parameters, maintenance menus, example setups, document parameter editing, object creation, and document definition hierarchy. The guide supports reliable configuration and testing of TIU objects, titles, classes, and upload-related behaviors.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages194

Reading Time8 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

TIU/ASU Implementation Overview

TIU Parameters

Introduction

TIU Maintenance Menu {TIU IRM MAINTENANCE MENU}

TIU Parameters Menu [TIU SET-UP MENU]

Parameter Setup Examples

Discharge Summary Parameter Set-Up

Discharge Summary Upload Parameters

Document Parameter Edit

Progress Notes Example of Modify Upload Parameters

Setting up Consult/Request Tracking in TIU

TIU Document Parameter Inheritance

Progress Notes Batch Print Locations

Division-Progress Notes Print Parameters

Uploading Surgery Reports into the Surgery File

Using the Upload Process for Other Reports

Document Definition Setup

Create your TIU Document Class/Title structure

Fine-tuning your initial Document Definition Hierarchy

Creating and Editing Titles

Creating new Document Classes and Titles

Title Conversion

Hierarchy Levels

Create Document Definitions Action Descriptions

Creating Boilerplate Text

Boilerplate Text

Creating Objects

Department of Veterans Affairs Text Integration Utilities (TIU)/ASU Implementation Guide August 2024 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information & Technology ﴾OIT﴿ Revision History | Date | Description | Author/Project Manager | | --- | --- | --- | | August 2024 | Updated for 508 compliance | CPRS Development Team | | March 2017 | With Patch TIU*1*308, changed potential PII. | | | June 2013 | Added a note about the importance of testing Objects. | | | February 2013 | Added note about basic parameters that are set in the menu for divisional parameters, and permit entries for multiple divisions, but when implemented they respect only parameters set for the division of the person who schedules the TIU Nightly Task | | | January 2013 | Corrected Operative Reports to Operation Reports. | | | June 2008 | Patch TIU*1*219—Discharge Summary
Attending Requirements | | | December 2007 | Patch TIU*1*234—Expected Cosigner Edit and Disallow Signed Document Edit | | | June 2007 | Patch USR*1*31—Business rule changes | | | Sept 2003 | Patch 165—Patient Record Flags | | | August 2003 | Patch 137—Anatomic Pathology | | | July 2002 | Patch 131—Uploading Consults: Improve Reliability | | | June 2002 | Patch 109—Clinical Procedures | | | January 2002 | Patch 129—Upload Op Reports to Surgery: Improve Reliability | | | October 2001 | Patch 128—Upload Parameters | | | 4/16/01 | Explanation of Class Membership expiration. Interdisciplinary Notes Setup. | | | 8/12/99 | Added description of using Document
Templates through CPRS | | | 8/12/99 | Updated Released Patches appendix | | | 6/24/99 | Updated Released Patches appendix | | Table of Contents TIU/ASU IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW ............................................................................... 1 TIU PARAMETERS ..................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2 TIU Maintenance Menu {TIU IRM MAINTENANCE MENU} .................................................................. 2 TIU Parameters Menu [TIU SET-UP MENU] ........................................................................... 3 Parameter Setup Examples............................................................................................................................... 4 Discharge Summary Parameter Set-Up....................................................................................................... 4 Discharge Summary Upload Parameters .................................................................................................... 7 Document Parameter Edit .............................................................................................................................. 11 Progress Notes Example of Modify Upload Parameters .................................................... 16 Setting up Consult/Request Tracking in TIU ....................................................................... 18 TIU Document Parameter Inheritance.................................................................................. 26 Progress Notes Batch Print Locations ........................................................................................................ 31 Division-Progress Notes Print Parameters............................................................................................. 32 Uploading Surgery Reports into the Surgery File ............................................................... 37 Using the Upload Process for Other Reports....................................................................... 41 DOCUMENT DEFINITION SETUP ........................................................................................... 42 Create your TIU Document Class/Title structure..................................

FAQs

What updates are documented in the TIU/ASU Revision History for August 2024?

The August 2024 entry states the guide was updated for 508 compliance.

Which TIU configuration areas are covered under TIU Parameters?

The table of contents includes TIU maintenance and setup menus, parameter setup examples, discharge summary and progress notes upload parameters, document parameter editing, consult/request tracking, and parameter inheritance.

What does the Document Definition Setup section focus on?

It focuses on creating TIU document class/title structures, refining document definition hierarchy, creating and editing titles and classes, performing title conversion, and defining action descriptions, including boilerplate text and object creation.

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