Vocera Collaboration Suite is a healthcare mobile application that provides real-time situational awareness and actionable patient data to inform clinical decisions so that care team members can easily communicate and collaborate, improving the experience of the patient and the caregiver.

For detailed documentation on Vocera Collaboration Suite, refer to Vocera Collaboration Suite.

For the previous versions of the release notes, refer to the Vocera Release Notes Library.

You must be using a supported device and operating system to be able to run Vocera Collaboration Suite.

This release includes the following new features and functionality.

Features marked with an asterisk * require Vocera Messaging Platform version 5.4.

• * Off Campus status can now be hidden.

  A configuration option in the VMP Administrator now specifies whether Off Campus is to be displayed as part of each user's availability status.

• Template names and subjects can now be searched.

  When you are using a template to create a message, you can now type text in a search field to display only those templates whose names and subjects contain the search text. This is useful if you have defined a large number of templates.

• * You can now set templates as favorites.

  Templates that you use frequently can now be specified as favorites. These templates appear at the top of the template list when you create a message.

• Searching has been improved.

  When you type text in the Search field to match the name of a contact, the search text matches text that contains punctuation. For example, the search string "McN" matches "Josh_McNab", "Josh-McNab", or "Mc'Nab" as well as "Josh McNab".

• * Expired alerts now hidden.

  When an alert expires, it is now hidden on VCS.

• Displayed text size is now larger on some devices.

  Text size in VCS no longer appears smaller on larger screen devices.

This release includes the following fixes:

• VCS-17267 - All toggle options displayed on Patient screen when text size is increased.

  If you have enabled a larger text size, and you are displaying the toggle options on the Patients screen, the "All Patients" option is now displayed as a selection choice.

• VCS-17442 - Urgent call received in background is no longer reconnected if ended quickly.

  If the option to answer or decline urgent calls has been enabled on your system, you receive an urgent call while your device is in screen lock and VCS is in the background, and you end the call quickly before the urgent call connection chimes, the call is no longer reconnected.

• VCS-17443 - Call status now updated when logging in while off campus.

  If you have previously set Do Not Disturb for Calls and you log in while off campus, your state is now accurately reflected.

• VCS-17772 - New conversation no longer duplicated due to multiple Send taps.

  When you tap Send to start a new conversation, VCS no longer creates two identical conversations if it detects multiple taps of the Send button due to a slow screen refresh.

• VCS-17800 - Cached APMAC address now used for site awareness if location access permission not provided (iOS 13+).

  If you are using iOS 13 or later, and you have not granted location access permission, the last cached APMAC address is now used to determine what sites are available in your environment.

• VCS-17907 - Multiple SIP registrations now no longer occur.

  This was leading to dropped calls.

• VCS-17925 - Call log times now correct in UK 12-hour format.

  If you have set your region to UK and your time format to the 12-hour format, the time displayed in each call log entry is now correct.

• VCS-17931 - Audio delay reduced when answering a call when the screen is locked.

  When you are answering a call when your screen is locked, you no longer experience a delay of up to two or three seconds before the audio for the call can be heard.

• VCS-17972 - Bluetooth permission dialog box now appears properly (iOS 13.3.1+).

  If your device is running iOS 13.3.1 or later and you do not have Bluetooth enabled, when you install VCS, the reminder that you do not have Bluetooth enabled is now displayed properly.

This release includes the following known issues and limitations for versions of the Vocera Collaboration Suite running on Apple iOS operating systems.

• VCS-16761 - Difficult to position cursor in text field in message template.

  If you are creating a message template, and the template contains a field in which you can provide text, it may be difficult to tap in the text field to indicate that you want to type text in it.

• VCS-18273 If you receive a notification of an urgent or high priority message while in a Vocera call or cellular call, the notification does not continue after the call is terminated. This is a known issue with the Apple iOS operating system.