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# Version 1.8: January 2025

## Product Enhancements

| Table                           | Updates                                                  |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| physician\_license              | added dea column                                         |
| physician\_license              | added rx\_auth column                                    |
| physician\_license              | added credentials column                                 |
| physician\_license              | added supervising\_physician\_id column                  |
| visit\_note\_document\_tag      | added is\_deleted column                                 |
| non\_visit\_note\_document\_tag | added is\_deleted column                                 |
| clinical\_form\_collection      | added loinc\_code column, removed loinc\_id column       |
| passport                        | added chart\_feed\_date column                           |
| patient                         | added last\_patient\_status\_change column               |
| patient                         | renamed ethnicity to primary\_ethnicity                  |
| patient                         | added detailed\_primary\_ethnicity column                |
| patient                         | added secondary\_ethnicity column                        |
| patient                         | added detailed\_secondary\_ethnicity column              |
| patient                         | removed ethnicity column (renamed to primary\_ethnicity) |

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## Release Highlights

**physician\_license: full multi-state licensing details**

Four new fields were added to give customers full visibility into physician multi-state licensing:

* `dea`: DEA registration number
* `rx_auth`: prescribing authorization
* `credentials`: license type and credentials
* `supervising_physician_id`: supervising physician for the license

**Document tag deletion now visible**

`is_deleted` was added to both `visit_note_document_tag` and `non_visit_note_document_tag`. Tags that have been deleted will now appear with `is_deleted = true` rather than being silently excluded.

**clinical\_form\_collection: loinc\_code replaces loinc\_id**

The `loinc_code` column was added to carry the LOINC code directly on the table. The `loinc_id` foreign key has been removed. Update any queries that joined to the `shareable_loinc` table via `loinc_id`.

**passport: chart\_feed\_date**

The `chart_feed_date` column was added to show where the record is located in the patient's chronological chart.

**patient: expanded ethnicity and status fields**

* `ethnicity` has been renamed to `primary_ethnicity` to accommodate new secondary ethnicity fields. Update any queries referencing `ethnicity`.
* `detailed_primary_ethnicity`, `secondary_ethnicity`, and `detailed_secondary_ethnicity` were added to reflect the full set of ethnicity options available in the EHR.
* `last_patient_status_change` was added to track when a patient's status last changed, enabling analysis of patient lifecycle transitions.