On September 17, 2022 the following changes were made to the Cerner integration:

(1) Group video visits

The integration now supports group video visits. Each patient of the group appointment will receive an individual confirmation email after scheduling the appointment. All patients of the group appointment will join the same Zoom meeting via the meeting link in the confirmation email or reminder email. 

There is a new configuration field required to be set up to enable group video visits. Admins should enter a video visit code or description that is used by the integration to find group appointments.

Note that if video visit codes are used, the “Cerner Video Visit Code” and the “Cerner Group Video Visit Code” should not have the same value. If appointment descriptions are used, the “Cerner Appointment Description” should contain the text contained in the “Cerner Group Appointment Description”.

(2) “Patient Ready” status

Previously the patient status in the Smart-Launch app shows “scheduled” prior to the patient joining the meeting which then changes to “arrived” after the patient launches into the meeting. A new “ready” status has been added that a medical assistant can manually set the patient status to after performing pre-appointment activities. The status can be changed through a new “Ready” button in the Smart-Launch app.

Practitioners can use this new “patient ready” status to know when to join the video visit with the patient.