SANDIS Release 7.9

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SANDIS 7.9 Updates

AARP Program – A new print to PDF or XLS function has been added.

Calendar Buttons – To assist staff with data entry, a new clickable “Today” function has been added to all of the calendar icons throughout the SANDIS program.

CDER Error Reports – The CDER Error Reports have been updated to include current errors from the Nightly Edit Programs. They include CDER errors for SCs and diagnostic errors. A common error seen on the reports is “Date Weighed is not entered.” To help prevent this error from occurring in the future, we updated the program to require a date if a weight is entered.

Client History – The “Export to Excel” function has been added at the bottom of the client history column.

Medicaid Waiver 3770 Program – A new SANDIS 7 MW3770 program is in pilot phase at SDRC, and soon to be released to other piloting regional centers. Once the pilot is complete it will be available for all regional centers.

SIR Follow Up Complete Flag – A new column called “Follow Up Complete” was added to the SIR history screen that clearly identifies the status of the follow up.

SDP Budget Report – DDS created a new report to assist staff with SDP clients by showing how much a client has remaining in their SDP Budget. This report is now available to print or email.

SDP Enrollment – DDS released a list of valid Reactivation codes for SDP terminations. We have updated the SANDIS SDP Program to check the Reason for Termination and only allow certain Reactivation reasons.

Welcome Screen Actions Button – The Actions button has been removed from all Welcome Screens. This button offered access to reports that are currently available under options in the Navigation section. To host the same reports in different places was sometimes confusing for staff, for maintenance, and for support. For this reason we removed the button. Also removed the Travel column from the PM Welcome Screen.

Welcome Screen Avatars – A new “Change Avatar” feature allows staff to select from a list of icons for their Welcome Screen. The default avatar is also available.

SANDIS Release 7.8

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SANDIS 7.8 Updates

DDS POS Expenditure Report – DDS created this report which is frequently used for SDP cases. After program modifications, SANDIS has completed the restoration of the email feature.

Intake Tracking Report – Excel report option added.

Manager POS Approval Queue – Additional column called “# of Days” was added to the Manager’s list of POS requests waiting for approval. The # of Days column displays the difference between today’s date and the POS Start Date.

Medi-Cal # Upload Report – Program revision and consolidated reports. SANDIS has adjusted the reports so they generate a printout even when the default is set to “Email as PDF.” This will go to the printer outque assigned to the person running the job. With features of the new spool file clean-up these reports will be purged regularly.

National Core Indicator (NCI) Contacts – A new field was added in SANDIS to identify the Primary Family Contact for NCI Surveys. When the NCI letters are sent to families, this feature will make it easy for DDS to identify the appropriate person and pull the information from all regional centers.

Spool File Cleanup – SANDIS has created a new program to purge print jobs routinely without having to do it manually. The program uses a table to indicate how many print jobs to keep, and then eliminates the rest.

Vendor Resource File Document Imaging – In addition to the new link for imaged vendor records, SANDIS has created an automated program to add the needed Storage Comment on all active vendor records.

Vendor Interface Reports – Revised and consolidated Vendor Bridge reports which include: Vendors being Added, Vendors being Changed, Service Codes for New Vendors and Service Codes for Updated Vendors. The reports can be sent to a printer or an outque. The Vendor Bridge Interface can be run manually or automated to run on the job scheduler at any regional center.

SANDIS Release 7.7

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SANDIS 7.7 Updates

Client Immunization Tracking – This new feature is found under the Client Health Information section. It allows tracking of Client Immunizations. In collaboration with DDS, this new area will allow the collection of COVID Vaccination data to be transmitted to DDS each month. This new program also allows regional centers to gather information on other client vaccinations as well. Reports will be available for tracking purposes.

Reports to PDF – To better accommodate staff working remotely throughout the state, SANDIS has modified the following reports to offer a PDF option: Notes (T19, Progress & Resources), POS Roster, CDER Overdue and Intake Tracking.

Resources Document Imaging – The Resources Program has been updated to include the Document Imaging link on each page. Previously, the link only resided on the “Vendor Search by Name” screen.