Updates to Barnestorm Office and Point of Care are published as needed. If changes impact billing or the inability to access a feature, then updates will go out as soon as possible.
*Below is a link to the Barnestorm training video on Barnestorm Updates.
How to know there was an update
When you first double click on the Barnestorm Office or Point of Care icon a loading screen will appear stating “Downloading updates”. Components that may factor the time it takes to download the updates includes the speed of the computer’s processor, the internet connection and the number of updates being published. When the updates are finished, the login screen will appear.
Where to find the version numbers
There are three ways to locate the version numbers.
A) From both Barnestorm Office and Point of Care, you can find the version number located at the bottom of the login screen. B) From Barnestorm Office you can find it on the Select Patient screen in the upper, right corner of the screen. C) You can also find it from any Barnestorm Office screen by clicking on the information icon at the top of the task bar. D) Point of Care has the version listed in the header of the screen, along with the employee who is logged in.
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How to read the version number
The way the version number is published is based on the date it is sent out. The first digit will be a number one, then a dot. The next four digits will be the year in YYYY format. The next four digits is the month and day. Then the next 1-2 digits is the number of times it was published on that date.
So, for the Barnestorm POC version from above; it was published in the year 2013, month of September, on the 9th day - 1.2013.0909.1
What exactly was updated?
To view a list of updates, you will need internet access. Click on the Help button from the bottom of the left menu bar – from either Barnestorm Office or POC. Close out of the Chat box to view the Barnestorm Support web page. Click the Updates menu to view the last of most recent updates. Select a version to view details on what was updated. You can also use the following link to add to your favorites list: https://www.barnestorm.biz:480/Updates
Before each update is a five-digit number. That is ticket or tracker number assigned to the update that Barnestorm support team uses to look up any other notes related to that change. After the five-digit number you will see a short description of the change. After the description, there may be a link to the article related to the feature that has changed. Some updates may not have an article if it is fixing an issue.
The Barnestorm support team tries to update the article before the publish goes out. If not, it will be changed shortly after the update. Click on the link to pull up the article about the feature that was updated. From here you can review the article, print it or email it to someone who might be interested in it. If you want to print the entire list of updates, click on the Printer Friendly link at the top of the page. Then click on File and Print button and print to the printer of your choice. Click on the X to exit the internet page when you are finished.
If the description in the update list and the article does not give you enough information related to the change, you can chat or call a Barnestorm representative to get more details.