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OCTOBER 2024 FFNET-000 - BUG FIX- Fixed broken Documents tab upload.
Fixed the Documents tab on the new responsive layout for Case Management which prevented new documents from being uploaded.
NEW - ENHANCEMENT- PA Customers - PA DOH Electronic Case Submission via eVitals EDX Bridge
PA Customers can now submit cases directly to the Department of Health via the New 2024 eVitals EDX Bridge
Eliminate double data entry by submitting cases with the click of a button in Forensic Filer. [...]
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Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses FIELD DESCRIPTIONS
INCIDENT OCCURED DATE - You can enter the date in format mm/dd/yyyy or select the calendar button and select a date. The age at death will be calculated using this date. INCIDENT [...]
[...] Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Field Descriptions
DEATH RELATED TO INJURY Field Details : A selectable item from a drop down list. The drop down list includes YES and NO INJURY COUNTY Field Details : A selectable [...]
[...] Autopsy-Performed-By Autopsy-Results-Available Autopsy-Type Date Date-Notified Family-Notified-By Time-Notified EVIDENCE Scars Certificate_Issued-By Certificate-Disposition Date-Certificate-Signed Expenses-Incurred Investigating-CME MVA-Other-Occupants-Tab Injury-Address Injury-At-Work Injury-Circumstances Injury-County Motor-Vehicle-Accident [...]
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www.pingtest.net/ detrmines the quality of your broadband connection. FAQ-1.5 How can I print to a printer at my office location You would need to have a virtual private connection (VPN) to your office to be able to print to a printer at that location. FAQ-1.6 Is there any scheduled downtime for access to the application Yes, we have two daily 15 minute maintenance windows scheduled from 01:30AM-01:45AM and 04:30PM-04:45PM, that’s a total of ½ hour per day. However, we do not perform maintenance twice per day on a regular basis. [...]
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Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Field Descriptions
CASE # Field Details : Case numbers are user defined and can be any combination of text, numbers or special characters. Keep in mind when defining your case number standards how they will be sorted. For [...]
[...] until you enter it again. Also be aware that the PA EDRS system only allows a user to be logged in once at any given time, so if you are logged into the EDRS system and you sync a case from Forensic Filer, your active EDRS session will be terminated, requiring you to login again to Certify the case in EDRS. Steps To Sync a Death Record from Forensic Filer to the PA EDRS system and Certify the Case in EDRS:
1. Enter the case into Forensic Filer, being sure to fill in all fields related to the Death Certificate and EDRS
At a minimum, you [...]
[...] each time you sync. Also be aware that the PA eVitals system only allows a user to be logged in once at any given time, so if you are logged into the eVitals system and you sync a case from Forensic Filer, your active eVitals session will be terminated, requiring you to login again to Certify the case in eVitals. Steps To Sync a Death Record from Forensic Filer to the PA eVitals system and Certify the Case:
1. Enter the case into Forensic Filer, being sure to fill in all fields related to the Death Certificate and eVitals
At a minimum, [...]
[...] • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Field Descriptions
WAS DEATH RELATED TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION OR ILLICIT DRUG : Choose whether or not death was related to prescription medication or illicit drugs. WAS DEATH RELATED TO METHADONE : Choose whether or not death was related to methadone. WAS LAW ENFORCEMENT [...]
[...] [Utilities] tab
2. On the [Utilities] tab, click the [Administration] button at the bottom right of the screen
3. On the [Administration] screen, click the [Edit] link at the bottom left of the screen
4. Enter or update the appropriate fields. When finished making changes, [...]
[...] these tasks requires appropriate permissioms assigned to your user profile.
Enter the appropriate information about your office at Office Profile Enter the appropriate information about each user in your office at User Profiles Please go to the Permissions Page to see what each user profile level can do Enter the appropriate [...]
[...] Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses TIPS Select NEW or select a witness from the area near the bottom of the screen and select EDIT. Field descriptions WITNESS TYPE Field Details : Select from the drop down list. The drop down list includes MATERIAL and INVESTIGATOR WITNESS [...]
[...] • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Field Descriptions
NARRATIVE Field Details : The narrative comment area can be very large and include entries from multiple investigators or other persons. AUTO-GENERATE You can use the Auto-Generate Narrative function (if enabled by your Administrator) to generate [...]
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Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses
Father Field Descriptions
LAST NAME Field Details : The last name. FIRST NAME Field Details : The first name. MIDDLE NAME Field Details : The middle name or middle initial ADDRESS 1 Field Details : [...]
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Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Field Descriptions
LAST NAME Field Details : The last name. FIRST NAME Field Details : The first name. MIDDLE NAME Field Details : The middle name or middle initial ADDRESS 1 Field Details : A free form [...]
[...] • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Field Descriptions
PLACE OF INCIDENT Field Details : A free format text field describing the scene. PLACE OF DEATH Field Details : Select from a drop down list with these options: INPATIENT, ER OUT/PT, DOA, NURSING HOME, RESIDENCE, OTHER
PLACE OF DEATH (IF [...]
[...] Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene [...]
[...] each time you sync. Also be aware that the PA eVitals system only allows a user to be logged in once at any given time, so if you are logged into the eVitals system and you sync a case from Forensic Filer, your active eVitals session will be terminated, requiring you to login again to Certify the case in eVitals. Steps To enter or update your PA EDX Bridge Username and Access Token:
1. From any Forensic Filer screen, click on your name at [...]
[...] information used for the drop down selections within tabs. Adding A New Case
Click on the ADD DECEDENT or ADD CREMATION button at the bottom of the screen. Depending on which button you select will determine which tab will be displayed for entry. Using the ADD CREMATION function will present a Cremation Tab which is a simplified entry for cremation only cases, although any of the other tabs can be selected, if needed. Editing An Existing Case
There are multiple methods to finding an existing case record If the case you are looking for appears in the list on [...]
[...] until you enter it again. Also be aware that the PA EDRS system only allows a user to be logged in once at any given time, so if you are logged into the EDRS system and you sync a case from Forensic Filer, your active EDRS session will be terminated, requiring you to login again to Certify the case in EDRS. Steps To enter or update your PA DOH EDRS Bridge Username:
1. From any Forensic Filer screen, click on your name at [...]
[...] Examiners. You may find answers to your questions on the FAQ page. Technical Assistance Contact By Email Email us at Support@ForensicFiler.com Technical Assistance Contact By Phone (330) 564-1930 (EST USA) Required Information To Assist Our Staff State and County Contact person name Contact person email address Contact person phone number including area code Detailed description of question or issue Sales Assistance Contact By Email [...]
[...] login from a computer outside of my office? As long as you have Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 (IE8) or higher on your pc at home (for example), you would log into www.forensicfiler.net and enter your email address for the same user name and [...]
Demographics Tab
DATA TYPE Long Integer FIELD SIZE 4 FIELD NOTE Age of the decedent is calculated based on the date and time of birth and the date and time of death.
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Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications • MVA • Narrative • Next Of Kin-Main • Next Of Kin-Informant • Next Of Kin-Parents • Overdose • Scene • Toxicology • Valuables • Weapons • Witnesses Informant Field Descriptions
LAST NAME Field Details : The last name. FIRST NAME Field Details : The first name. MIDDLE NAME Field Details : The middle name or middle initial ADDRESS 1 Field Details : A [...]
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At this time we do [...]
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Tabs: Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury [...]
[...] Browser window
https://evitals.health.pa.gov/ 2. After login, click on the [Gear] icon at the top right of the screen to go to your [...]
[...] Agencies • Autopsy • Cause/Manner • Cremation • Dates/Times • Demographics • Disposition • Documents • Exam • Final • Injury • MediaVault • Medical HX • Medications [...]
[...] are three available telephone entries. In the TYPE field the drop down selection options are HOME, WORK, PAGER, OTHER. Enter the phone number including [...]
[...] [Utilities] tab
2. On the [Utilities] tab, click the [Administration] button at the bottom right of the screen
3. On [...]