USDA Enhances eCVI

July 11, 2012 — 

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Veterinary Services Process Streamlining (VSPS) Interstate Module, through which an accredited veterinarian can create on-line certificates of veterinary inspection (CVI), has been greatly enhanced based on feedback from accredited veterinarians.

The new version is faster and more user-friendly and will be available for use on July 30th 2012.

Some of the enhanced features include:

• An animal upload capability that allows an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file of animal information to be uploaded with multiple animal identifiers,
• The capability for a user to create a number of CVI templates and certificate statements and save them to an account for future use,
• Storage and access to commonly shipped individual animal or group descriptions for one click data-entry on future documents,
• Rapid addition of lab tests and vaccination information to each individual animal or a group of animals,
• Accredited veterinarians and labs can enter and process Coggins forms for multiple horses at one time,
• quick-copy auto-fill feature that allows copying of age, breed, sex, test results, and more from one animal to all the following animals with just one click. If sequential identification numbers are being used, it can “add 1” to each subsequent line, and
• Storage of an electronic copy of an issued CVI for future reference.

More information about the Interstate Module in VSPS can soon be found at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/vet_accreditation/accred_vets.shtml

WHY CREATE CERTIFICATES ELECTRONICIALLY IN VSPS?
VSPS is FREE to all users (accredited veterinarians, health technicians, NVSL-approved labs and State animal health officials). There are many benefits when you create an electronic certificate of veterinary inspection:

• It saves time!
• They’re much easier to read than paper forms.
• They assist State health officials in tracking livestock movements in and out of their States.
• They’re easily searchable to find animal identification and to locate animal certificates.
• You can electronically store all of your documents in one place.
• It’s easier to share information with State and other animal health officials.
• It’s easier to share documents between practice members.

Source: USDA