October 2016: Release Notes

October was busy! 🎃

We released new video content in English, Russian, and German,  started beta testing an android app, and made improvements to the My ACP Web app with your feedback!  

Here is a quick recap of what happened in October:

New Videos

There were lots of new video releases in October!

We released a new English language video about POLST (Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment).  

We released the following 6 videos in Russian:

  • Skilled Nursing Facilities: Hospice
  • Skilled Nursing Facility: Goals of Care
  • Hospice: Advance Cancer
  • Talking to Your Doctor
  • Advance Directives 
  • What is Palliative Care?

And we released the following 8 videos in German:

  • Dementia Taking Care (Part 1)
  • Dementia Taking Care (Part 2)
  • Skilled Nursing Facility: Hospitalization
  • Skilled Nursing Facility: Goals of Care
  • Skilled Nursing Facility: Hospice
  • Talking to Your Doctor
  • What is Palliative Care?
  • Advance Directives

Orders & Redemption Codes

🔍 Search Order Number

Click the magnifying glass in the order column to search the order history.

📅 Date Created

On the order history screen, Clinicians can now filter orders by chronological and reverse chronological order.

✅ Drop Down Menu for Adding New Redemption Codes

Sometimes there may be multiple family members who need to be assigned video content that can be watched at home.  We simplified the process for sharing content with multiple family members and/or friends.

⏰ Length of Videos

Wondering how long it will take to show a video? We've got you covered. Hovering over the play button now shows the length of any video on the library and featured resources screens.

Android Beta Program

Our beta program is currently limited to current partners. If you are curious about testing ACP Tools for Android at your organization,  please let us know! If you've already coordinated with us and just need to get started, please follow these directions and enter the password you were assigned as part of the beta program.

API & Integrations

Ordering API

Looking to integrate with an EHR? An API has been added for working with orders and referencing order utilization in an external system. Learn more about integrating with My ACP Decisions here

Recently Updated Resources

Have an external system or webpage that needs the latest updates from My ACP Decisions? We have added an API to identify what's been added, updated or published in a specified time period (e.g. the last 2 weeks). Have a project that could benefit from this feature?  Contact Us for more information!