Update | Description |
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Higher character limits | Question Engine-based requests now have no character limit for the Description field, and the character limit for the Additional Instructions field is 3,000 characters. |
Improved DataMart Client error messages | Improved the clarity of connection error messages for PCORnet Menu-Driven Queries and Summary Tables. |
Improved Web Portal error messages | Introduced a new error message to indicate if there are any problems with DataMart response files when viewing results for Question Engine-based requests on the Web Portal. |
Optimized Question Engine File Distribution to accommodate more DataMarts | Question Engine-based File Distribution requests now support sending requests to up to 100 DataMarts at once. |
More DataMart Client logging | The DataMart Client now logs all connection attempts between the DataMart Client and any given Web Portal (service URL). The DataMart Client also now logs additional information about file transfers between the DataMart Client and Web Portals. |
More structured request workflow
| Improved request workflow to prevent unintended routing status changes. |
Modifying results option
| Introduced an access control setting to allow or deny the ability to re-upload results that have not been re-submitted. For existing PopMedNet networks, this setting will be determined by individual project governance. |
Various Distributed Regression improvements | Functionality laying the foundation for distributed regression workflow has been implemented. |
Various security improvements | - The DataMart Client now automatically disposes of encryption keys immediately after they are used.
- Removed TLS 1.0 support from the DataMart Client. The DataMart Client now only supports encrypted connections using TLS 1.1 & 1.2.
- Removed hyperlinks from the "About" screen of the DataMart Client.
- Usernames and passwords are now encoded into a token for use on the client side.
- Web Portal and API basic authorization schemes have been designed for 3rd party compatibility.
- Authentication from the Web Portal now uses a dedicated authorization scheme utilizing AES encryption prior to encoding.
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Various improvements to file interactions in the DataMart Client | - Renamed 'File View' to 'View Raw File(s)' to be more descriptive of functionality.
- Removed the 'kind' column in the File View panel.
- Removed the 'Is Viewable/Select' field from the Request Panel of the DataMart Client.
- Renamed the 'Is Viewable/Select' field to 'Select' in the Response Panel of the DataMart Client.
- Added instructional dialogue windows if a user tries to delete files from the Response Panel of the DataMart Client.
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Various Enhancements to PCORnet Menu-Driven Query (MDQ) Functionality
| - MDQs can restrict to a specific care setting by joining on the EncounterID. This EncounterID can also be joined with the Diagnosis and/or Procedure terms.
- Observation periods are linked to the criteria group in which they are specified. This allows for MDQs to include multiple observation periods
- Information in the Vitals table are not joined on EncounterIDs
- In accordance with version 3.1 of the PCORnet CDM, the available values for the Setting term in MDQs now include the new values: Observation Stay and Institutional Professional Consult
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Improved viewing of DataMarts and Organizations in the Web Portal | Throughout the Web Portal, DataMarts and Organizations are now listed alphabetically. |
Updated the Investigator's edit routing status abilities | Investigators can now 'bulk edit' multiple DataMarts at once. Additionally, the Investigator will only see the Incomplete routings that they have permission to change. |
Improved viewing and downloading results | Enhanced Investigators now have the option to Select All/Clear All DataMarts in the routing grids on the web portal. |
Improved Email Notifications
| Only DataMarts that had a query re-submitted will receive the 'Re-submitted' notification. |
Improved Question Engine result load times on the Web Portal
| Results for Question Engine-based requests now load more quickly when viewing from the Web Portal. |