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Bypass Embedded CPS Browser

CPS, C-EMR, PM

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jeisenmann

(@jeisenmann)

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We are running into an issue with a site that is not ready to upgrade from C-EMR 9.5. When writing a new medication order, if you click the monograph button Centricity will launch an embedded browser which appears to be Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 7 will no longer be supported by Lexicomp as of June 30th, 2019.

There is a setting found in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Centricity Practice Solution\Client\mlsetvar.txt" that allows external document attachments to open in your system's default browser (Firefox, Chrome, etc...) instead of the embedded CPS browser.

// SPR 45279 (clone of 43561) Used to control how the browser is used for external attachments
// 0 = use the CPSBrowser, any other, use ShellExecuteEx to open the default browser
Variable: _BrowserMode Type: Long Value: 0

Is there a similar setting anywhere else that would allow monograph, Clinical Decision Support, and patient education lookup to open in the system's default web browser instead of the Centricity embedded browser?

Posted : April 12, 2019 2:28 am

[email protected]

(@wadelanhamhotmail-com)

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jeisenmann,

We use the BrowserMode setting shown above to override the default browser at our offices due to the antiquated internal browser not working with some of our attachments. I'm not aware of a similar setting for the other embedded functions, but sometimes support surprises me with a nugget like this, if I happen to get the right support person or I ask the question/create tickets multiple times.

Thanks,
Wade

Posted : April 15, 2019 8:53 am

jeisenmann

(@jeisenmann)

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I opened a GE ticket and found that this is not possible. I've included their response below.

"I discussed this with one of our DBA's for EMR and unfortunately there is not a setting for this type of functionality similar to the external attachment browser settings.

I have included the end of support announcement for EMR 9.5 that was sent out in December 2016 which you can provide to that site.

I will archive this case with the above notes.

Thank You."

Posted : April 18, 2019 1:32 am

JSunderman

(@jsunderman)

Posts: 1

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Jeisenmann,

Thanks for posting this it was very helpful in solving an issue where our Image System (Novarad) was no longer compatible with AthenaPractices CPSBrowser.exe.

A word of warning to all: Be careful what editor you use to edit the mlsetvar.txt. Most text editors and powershell will automatically add a <cr><lf> to the last line of the file (industry standard). CPS does not like that and will throw errors when a user attempts to login reference a different txt file. Notepad does not add the <cr><lf>, and is safe to us.

Thanks

Jack Sunderman

Posted : July 15, 2021 3:06 am

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