Many new improvements to new OSCAR release v19.5

General

Improved interface – OSCAR’s UI is completely “refreshed”to modern and intuitive standards
Many suggestions from “hackers” from Grease Monkey extensions are now available via OSCAR
Added built-in ability to set OSCAR to run in tabs (instead of pop-up windows) – more on this here
Thousands of typo fixes across all of OSCAR
Popups tuned for optimal size for todays larger screens
Many pages now adjust formatting for small screens for mobile devices
Title for windows/tabs (the text that displays at the top of OSCAR pages) improved for easier locatability
Favicon added for schedule page for easier accessibility of the home page
Report by Template now offers sorting by result column and various exports
Many system display properties are now end user adjustable eg Administration>Schedule Management>Display Settings
Consultants can now be searched/filtered
Phone numbers can be entered all together as numbers and OSCAR will format
Schedule screen UI improvements, spacing, icons, better general usability
Fixed hundreds of bugs and added feature requests, including eForm/image upload issues, adding login record issues…
About OSCAR link page improved
Help links in top-right of pages in OSCAR now link directly to the relevant help article on worldoscar.org
eForm generator improvements (added option to hide headers/footers on print)
Greater stability
Modernization, and internationalization of UI for French and Brazilian Portuguese support (and other languages) extended
Added page “Online Booking” for information on online booking integrations under Administration Panel>Integrations>Online Booking so OSCAR is more up-to-date with current integrations
Security fixes for Log Jam and other vulnerabilities including CVE-2021-36090 CVE-2021-35517 CVE-2021-35516 CVE-2021-35515 CVE-2018-11771 CVE-2020-8908 CVE-2018-10237 CVE-2020-13956 CVE-2015-5262 CVE-2014-3577 CVE-2021-29425 CVE-2021-4483 CVE-2019-2692 CVE-2018-15531
Significant changes to the DEB to support newer Tomcat/MariaDB/Java to future proof OSCAR against software we will be running in the future

Login

Allow for setting up two factor sign in with use of an authenticating app that will provide a time limited pin for OSCAR

Schedule

New look evolved from the “classic” one at ones option
Configured adjustable autologout for unattended workstations
Fixed capitalization of patient names including O’Brian and Hutten-Czapski
Patient appointment count next to each Doctors name
Instant paste of cut or copied appointments
Quick list of calendar moving by week month or year
Configurable condition indicators for diseases eg ⊹ for at COVID risk conditions and § for diabetics
Added Time Line to today’s schedule that provides a visual indication as to where you currently are in your schedule
- The timeline can be turned on and off in Administration>Schedule Management>Display Settings>Display Time line

Master Demographic

Improved Contacts Interface with links and preferred contact information

Rewritten inputs and validators to reduce data input errors
Dates are now formatted region specific as to international standards
North American phone numbers are reformatted by OSCAR to a consistent standard
Alias added throughout OSCAR for nicknames or aliases that aren’t on official documentation eg Peter Hutten-Czapski (Pete)
Patient’s preferred phone number indication

Stamped Signature

The user can upload a signature stamp in user preferences for use in Rx, consults and eforms

eChart

eChart header now displays preferred phone with hover yielding alternate
email displays (as an active link if patient has given permission to contact by email)
Uptodate link from the Search! everything box configurable to any preferred databases
Added ability to set eChart to display larger font size/larger eChart interface via oscar.properties setting echart_show_larger_font_size=true:
The BCAR and ONAR forms have been updated to current

OscarRx

Streamlined prescriptions module (major improvement)
tallMAN drug names (eg quiNIDine / quiNINE) to reduce medication errors for look alike sound alike drugs as per ISPA Canada standard.
Link to Epocrates for drug information (customizable via properties file but set to search Epocrates by default) directly from the search window at the Ingredient link
Estimated both unit costs and total Rx drug costs (exclusive of dispensing fee) for over 7000 drgus at the moment of Rx

Warning if zero quantity has been prescribed (will keep the pharmacist from asking)

Patient’s name now shows as LNAME, FNAME and links to master record to be consistent with the rest of OSCAR and for easier readability
Patient’s DOB now shows at the top of Rx screen in case the pharmacist is asking for it – who wants to click around?

Click the red * to set a preference to set which profile you want as default, Current, All, Active, Expired, Longterm/Acute, Longterm/Acute/Inactive/External

Improved preferred pharmacy selection and interface
Selection of pharmacies has multiple filters
Deleting a pharmacy has been made distinct from Unlinking a pharmacy from a single patients chart to make the interface more intuitive
Faxed Rx with the specified pharmacy are documented in the eChart
Digital authorization of stamped signatures for faxing (QR code and Signature Stamp options illustrated)

Billing

“Sticky” diagnosis as well as admission date and facility to simplify billing
Ontario billing preloaded with highlights to reflect Primary Care bonuses and premiums

Labs

The lab viewport has been made variable so that you can resize to a larger size
email displays (active link if patient has given permission to contact by email)
Patient name in Lab Report now displays as LNAME, FNAME to be consistent with the rest of OSCAR and for easier readability
Unmatched Labs can be used to create a new Demographic
Inbox document view improvements – Rx button from inbox document view opens Rx window positioned to the right so you can view the document (e.g. Rx refill request) on the left and simultaneously see Rx module on the right
Many back-end stability and maintenance improvements

Canadian Vaccine Catalog

With the CVC vaccine data entry is a breeze
Vaccinations can be added by brand name (eg Adacel), lot number eg(C5987A) or type (Tdap)
The prevention then populates with the corresponding brand, lot and expiry (if selected) manufacturer and din number

Dashboard

62 curated indicator dashboards are included to help manage your practice
11 Practice areas are covered including common chronic diseases
Tools in the indicators allow you to update the Disease Registry, set Ticklers and more

OSCAR’s latest DEBs available for download on Sourceforge

Thanks to Dr. Peter Hutten-Czapski and Adrian Starzynski for these updates to OSCAR and continuous support to the project!