Foothold Technology regularly makes new and improved AWARDS functionality available to all users free of charge. Many of those enhancements are automatically deployed to all AWARDS databases, and are announced to users via e-mail through the FootNotes newsletter, as well as through regular postings in the AWARDS FootholdConnect module.
Other enhancements are NOT deployed automatically, and instead must be requested so that they can be turned on for you behind-the-scenes in AWARDS. These are things that do not have to be turned on, but that may be useful to you. To aid you in requesting these features, Foothold Technology makes two types of detailed request forms available to you:
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Optional Enhancements - These forms detail newly released features and functionality that you can choose to request now or in the future. Enhancements in these forms are typically grouped by release date, and can be requested at any time.
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Implementation Requests - These forms detail functionality commonly configured during an agency/continuum's implementation phase with AWARDS. Enhancements in these forms are grouped by module or feature, and can be requested at any time, regardless of whether the AWARDS implementation process is complete.
This portion of the Resource Center provides links to all available enhancement request forms, as well as instructions on their use.
The Enhancement Request Process
If you would like to have one or more of the enhancements detailed in these forms deployed for your agency/continuum, please do the following:
- Click the link for the relevant form from the list below. The form will be downloaded to your computer and can be opened, reviewed, and completed from within Microsoft Word.
If Google Chrome is your browser and you have the "Office Editing" browser extension installed, request forms will not download automatically when the corresponding link is clicked below; instead, they will open in Google Docs. From there, click the download button in the upper-right corner to complete the download process.
- Discuss the enhancements with your AWARDS implementation team and/or with any other relevant staff to determine whether or not they will be appropriate for deployment in your AWARDS database. Because some enhancements can be deployed for specific programs or program types (rather than for the database as a whole), it is important to review each enhancement carefully to see how it is deployed and to determine who you would like it turned on for.
- Complete the relevant enhancements request form and save it to your computer. Be sure to complete the "Requestor Information" section, and to provide all of the asked for information for those enhancements you would like to have turned on.
If any given form contains multiple enhancements you would like to request, you need only the complete that form once.
- Email the completed request form to requests@footholdtechnology.com. Be sure to send the actual Word document file as an attachment in the e-mail - do NOT copy and paste the content of the document into an e-mail.
Once your enhancement form has been received, we will review it carefully and the requested enhancements will be deployed. A Foothold representative may contact you prior to deployment if, after reviewing your requests, they have any concerns about your selections, or if they think there are enhancements you have not chosen which could be of benefit to you.
Request Forms
All implementation request and optional enhancement forms are provided for your use below. Beneath each form link is a list of the specific pieces or types of functionality it addresses.
Optional features included on this form are:
Discharge Menu - Follow Up Notes Feature
Discharge Menu - Referrals Out Feature
Discharge Process - Discharge Into Agency Housing Option
Discharge Process - Post Discharge Events
Discharge Form / Info - Header Label
Discharge Form / Info - Reason for Discharge List
Discharge Form / Info - Outcome / Classification List
Discharge Form / Info - Anonymous Summary Text Box
Discharge Form / Info - Discharge Note Settings
Discharge Form / Info - Additional Fields / Options
Discharge Form / Info - Referral Options
Discharge Form / Info - Destination List
Discharge Form / Info - Diagnoses / Medications Display
Discharge Form / Info - Undo Discharge Option
Optional features included on this form are:
Demographics Data
Miscellaneous Info
Client Alerts
Contacts Info
Providers
Entitlements Info
Program Status
Client Identifiers
Vital Signs Section
Substance Abuse Info
Face Sheet Photo and Note
Household/Family Tracking
Return to Admission Form
Optional features included on this form are:
Staff Information Record - General - Available / Required Fields and Options
Staff Information Records - Credentials - Authorization Credentials List
Staff Information Records - Demographics - Ethnicity List
Staff Information Records - Payroll - Benefits List
Staff Information Records - Work Role - Departments List
Staff Information Records - Work Role - EEO Job Classifications List
Staff Training Records - Custom Training Topics List
Staff Training Records - Training Cost Field
Staff Training Records - Mandated Training Attendance Option
Optional features included on this form are:
Incidents Form - Available / Required Fields and Options
Incidents Form - Record and Field / Option Labels
Incidents Form - Incident Types List
Incidents Form - Witness Categories List
Incidents Access - Initial Report Access Override Permission
Incidents Index - Location Search Field
Optional features included on this form are:
MAR Data Entry and Displays
MAR Internal Audit Messages
Optional features included on this form are:
IMO ProcedureIT for Progress Notes
DSM-5 - Categories ReportBuilder Field
Saved MCTAC Report Formats
Current Programs on Entitlements ReportBuilder
Optional features included on this form are:
Header
Current Medication Orders
Rows Per Day (PRN or "As Needed" Medications)
Rows Per Day (All Other, Non-PRN Medications)
New Medications (Blank Entries)
New Medications (Rows Per Day)
Additional Rows
Key Code List
Middle of Form
Page Footer
Comments in Form Footer
Optional features included on this form are:
Laboratory Orders
Diagnostic Test Information
Laboratory Locations
Immunization Records
Procedures
Electronic Prescriptions
Medication Options
Vital Signs
Medication Search and Patient Education Resources
Diagnoses Options
Diet Information Options
Client Logins
Family Health History
Implantable Devices
Encounters
Tasks
Optional features included on this form are:
Referral Form - Demographic Data
Referral Form - Display Interview Section
Referral Form - Display Tracking Note Disposition Fields
Intake Form - Demographics Data (Agency wide)
Intake Form - Demographics Data (Program specific)
Intake Form - Demographics Data (Edit Lists)
Field Options
Rejection Reason List
Entering Entitlements
Waiting List Functionality
Optional features included on this form are:
Transition from Support Services Contacts to Providers
Specialty List
Provider Type List
Extra Fields
Optional features included on this form are:
Display Additional Contact Details
List of Locations
Minute Increments Within Services
Service Language
Service Type Filter
Display Service Contact End Times in Reports
Display Medicaid Number
Service Types
Progress Note Time Written Stamp
Minimum Note Duration
Successful/Unsuccessful
Motivational Interviewing Link
Extra Note Types
Link Collateral Notes to Service Plans
Periodic Summary Note - Allow Note to be F2F
Periodic Summary Note - Hide N/A Fields on Note
Periodic Summary Note - Display Grid with Attendance Calendar
Expand List of Notes on Index
Expand List of Notes on Data Entry Page
Option to Include Program Appointment Notes
Omit Employment-related Notes When Running a Progress Notes Report
Progress Notes Nightly Keyword Scan
Prevent Future Start Times
Extra Drop-down Field
Progress Note Writer Stamp
Default Duration Value
Direct and Indirect Time
Extra Fields
Supportive Services Funding Sources
Apply Services to Household Members
Relabel Primary Reason
Co-Leader Option for Group Activities
Allow Multi-Program Attendance for Groups
Auto-Calculate Duration or End Time
Printable Client Identifiers
Charting Event Permissions
Optional features included on this form are:
Demographic Data (Agency Wide)
Demographic Data (Program Specific)
Demographic Data (Edit Lists)
Functionality Settings
Field Labels
Entering Entitlements
Optional features included on this form are:
Job Interview Outcomes & Linkage to Job Placements
Job Placement Modifications
Vocational Rehab Assessment Option
Training Button Label
Lease Held By
ReportBuilders Roster Date Range List
Allow Schedule Conflicts on Calendar
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) on Admission Form
Service Referral Customization
Increase the Number of Clock Times Entered for Program Attendance
Additional Fields for Multiple Admission Form (Household Size & Services Sought)
Intake Time
Bed Registry Report
Entitlements Filter for Reports
Cross Chart Access Permission
Monthly Res Hab/Day Hab Checklist Options
Add Demographic ReportBuilder Fields to FormBuilder/HMIS ReportBuilder
Client Search Fields
Login Created/Terminated Internal Audit Message
Home Screen View
Emergency Access