Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Release Notes
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- RADplus
- Avatar PM
- Avatar Appointment Scheduling
Releases
Quarterly
Quarterly releases are a bundle of all individual updates released up to the date of generation. Quarterly releases do not require any prior quarterly releases.
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.04 Dec 22, 2023
All updates for Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Clinic Scheduling Database Management Electronic Visit Verification Front Desk Group Appointment Group Member Assignment Group Registration Modeling myAvatar NX Only NX Post Staff Activity Log Progress Notes Query/Reporting Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Service Codes Site Registration Staff Members Hours And Exceptions Telehealth Update Existing Appointment Upgrade Waiting Room Web Services Widgets
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.03 Sep 27, 2023
All updates for Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Clinic Scheduling Database Management Electronic Visit Verification Front Desk Group Appointment Group Member Assignment Group Registration Modeling NX Post Staff Activity Log Progress Notes Query/Reporting Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Service Codes Site Registration Staff Members Hours And Exceptions Update Existing Appointment Upgrade Waiting Room Web Services Widgets
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.02 Jun 26, 2023
All updates for Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Clinic Scheduling Front Desk Group Member Assignment Group Registration Modeling NX Progress Notes Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Site Registration Staff Members Hours And Exceptions Update Existing Appointment Upgrade Waiting Room Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.01 Mar 27, 2023
All updates for Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023
Add New Appointment Clinic Scheduling Group Member Assignment NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Site Registration Upgrade Waiting Room Web Services
Monthly
A bundle of individual updates released since the prior monthly. Each monthly release requires the prior monthly release.
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.04.00 Dec 22, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.02
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Front Desk myAvatar NX Only NX Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Telehealth Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.02 Nov 28, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.01
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.01 Oct 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.00
NX Staff Members Hours And Exceptions
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.03.00 Sep 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.02
Appointment Management Database Management NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.02 Aug 29, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.01
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Database Management Group Appointment NX Post Staff Activity Log Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Service Codes Site Registration Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.01 Jul 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.00
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Electronic Visit Verification NX Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Web Services Widgets
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.02.00 Jun 26, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.02
Add New Appointment Clinic Scheduling Modeling NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Site Registration Waiting Room Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.02 May 26, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.01
Add New Appointment Group Registration NX Progress Notes Query/Reporting Staff Members Hours And Exceptions Update Existing Appointment Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.01 Apr 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.00
Appointment Management Front Desk NX Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.01.00 Mar 27, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.00.01
Add New Appointment Clinic Scheduling NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Site Registration Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.00.01 Feb 24, 2023
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.00.00
Group Member Assignment Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Monthly Release 2023.00.00 Jan 30, 2023
Individual
A list of individual updates for the Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 product. Each update may include other updates.
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 37 Feb 23, 2024
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support entering definitions for Staff Default Schedules and the assignment of Default Schedules to Staff Members.
Assign Schedule To Practitioner Default Staff Schedule Definition Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 31 Feb 14, 2024
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support the Day Program widget. Please note: Avatar PM 2023 Update 152 is required for the Day Program widget to be available.
myAvatar NX Only NX Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 32 Feb 14, 2024
Support is added to display expected Day Program attendance placeholders on the Patient Scheduling Calendar in NX. Note: The Day Program Widget and Patient Scheduling Calendar are available only in myAvatar NX, and an Avatar NX Release is also needed in order to make full use of the Day Program functionality.
myAvatar NX Only NX Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 24 Feb 14, 2024
The options "Site Registration", "Site Registration Time Slots", "Site Registration Site Hours" and "Site Registration Site Holidays" are added to the 'File Import' form.
NX Site Registration
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 26 Feb 7, 2024
The 'Select Other Staff Member to Copy Hours From' feature of the 'Staff Members Hours and Exceptions' form is enhanced to update Staff Hours when repeating the Copy From Other Staff Member Hours and the Staff Hours of the original Source have changed.
Staff Members Hours And Exceptions
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 34 Feb 6, 2024
The following changes are made for the 'Walk-in Clinic/Waiting Room' and 'Walk-in Clinic Registration/Waiting Room' widgets: 1) The new registry settings 'Fields to Include in Walk-in Clinic Registration/Waiting Room' and 'Use In Treatment Time When Posting the Appointment' are added. 2) The widget logic is updated to only refresh the modified data. 3) The widget logic is modified to select the client in the main context when a row is clicked. 4) The new client information flyover is added to the client's name column. 5) The new field 'Req. Pract. Lang' and the new column 'Stage' are added to the 'Walk-in Clinic Registration/Waiting Room' widget. 6) The new action 'Return to Waiting Room' and the new field 'Display' are added to the 'Walk-in Clinic/Waiting Room' widget. Please note: RADplus 2024 Update #17 and NX upgrade are needed to use the new functionality. 7) The new field 'Waiting Room Site Code(s)' is added to the 'Appointment Scheduling System Defaults' form. In addition, the check-in and check-out processes for 'Scheduling Calendar', 'Front Desk', and the 'Coming In Today' widget are enhanced to check both the 'Financial Class' (Payor dictionary #1000) and the 'System Financial Class' extended dictionary off of 'Financial Class' when determining the self-pay guarantor to use for payment amounts received.
Diagnosis Financial Eligibility Front Desk NX Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 30 Jan 30, 2024 • 2024.00.00
The following issues are resolved: 1) The 'Scheduling Calendar' is updated for increased performance when launching the 'Add New Appointment' form. 2) An issue in the 'Scheduling Calendar' that allows appointments to be copied to a site in which the selected 'Program' is not valid.
NX Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 33 Jan 15, 2024 • 2024.00.00
Support for Room search is added to the 'Find New Appointment' form.
Add New Appointment Clinic Scheduling Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 35 Dec 22, 2023 • 2024.00.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is updated for improved performance when the 'Delete Appointments Upon Discharge' registry setting is enabled. Additionally, an issue where removing one or more members from a group appointment would not send an 'AppointmentDeleted' CareFabric message is resolved.
Delete Appointment Discharge
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 36 Dec 21, 2023 • 2023.04.00
An issue is resolved in the Scheduling Calendar that may prevent the 'Practitioner Category' filter from being populated.
myAvatar NX Only Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 29 Dec 11, 2023 • 2023.04.00
The issue where removing a group member from a telehealth appointment might create the incorrect Avatar CareFabric message is resolved.
Telehealth
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 25 Dec 8, 2023 • 2023.04.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is updated to support Patient Calendar functionality.
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Front Desk myAvatar NX Only NX Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 28 Nov 7, 2023 • 2023.03.02
'Scheduling Calendar - Check In' is modified to require the 'Name on Card' field, which is added using the 'Prevent Posting Payments Unless Payment has been Acknowledged' registry setting, if the selected 'Payment Code' is designated as a "Credit Card Posting Code".
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 20 Oct 5, 2023 • 2023.03.01
The 'Select Other Staff Member to Copy Hours From' feature of the 'Staff Members Hours and Exceptions' form is enhanced to 1) support defaulting the 'Effective Date' to the 'Clinician Registered Date' when the hours being copied start at a Date earlier than the Registered Date and 2) limit the number of error messages displayed in the Conflicting Hours message box in order to ensure that the yes/no buttons are available.
NX Staff Members Hours And Exceptions
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 21 Sep 25, 2023 • 2023.03.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support the new 'Preferred Appointment Site' field for clients. Please note: a myAvatar NX update is required for full functionality.
Appointment Management Database Management NX
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 23 Sep 22, 2023 • 2023.03.00
The following changes are made to the 'Walk-in Clinic Registration/Waiting Room' and 'Walk-in Clinic/Waiting Room' widgets: 1) Support is added for the registry setting 'Sort Episodes by Admission Date'. 2) The error 'An error has occurred while processing your request' that may occur when refreshing the widget is resolved. 3) The 'Undock Widget' button is removed from the widgets.
NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 22 Aug 18, 2023 • 2023.02.02
The following changes are made: 1) Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support the new setting 'Always Allow Overbooking' in the 'Service Codes' form. 2) The 'Scheduling Calendar' is modified to display a warning message when the appointment is in the past. 3) The field 'Appointment Date(s)And Time(s)' in the 'Appointment Details' form is modified to display the day name.
Add New Appointment Appointment Management NX Post Staff Activity Log Scheduling Calendar Service Codes Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 9 Aug 18, 2023 • 2023.02.02
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is prepared for future functionality.
NX Registry Settings Site Registration
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 17 Jul 28, 2023 • 2023.02.02
An issue is resolved where the 'number_of_clients' field within the 'SYSTEM.AppointmentData' table may be incorrect.
Appointment Management Database Management Group Appointment NX Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 12 Jul 24, 2023 • 2023.02.01
For myAvatarNX only, internal utilities for populating the 'Clients for Today' list are revised to improve performance.
Widgets
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 15 Jun 30, 2023 • 2023.02.01
The following changes are made: 1) The editing of an electronic visit appointment will be prevented when the appointment is canceled in the MobileCaregiver+ application. 2) The deletion of an electronic visit appointment will be prevented when the appointment is in the past. 3) The new field 'Select Address of Service' is added to the 'Scheduling Calendar', 'Appointment Management' and 'Post Staff Activity Log' forms. The appointment scheduling web service is updated accordingly. Please note: Avatar PM 2023 Update #78 (or equivalent) is required to use the new functionality.
Add New Appointment Appointment Management Electronic Visit Verification NX Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 13 Jun 21, 2023 • 2023.02.00
The error '[UNDEFINED]zDeleteAppointment+53^SYSTEM.AppointmentData.1' that may occur when deleting an appointment with draft Service Documentation attached is resolved.
Modeling Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 16 Jun 19, 2023 • 2023.02.00
The WEBSVC.AppointmentSchedulingV2 web service method 'GetAppointments' is updated to support searching by 'Program'.
Add New Appointment Scheduling Calendar Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 11 Jun 8, 2023 • 2023.02.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support 'Walk-in Clinic Registration/Waiting Room' and 'Walk-in Clinic/Waiting Room' widgets.
Add New Appointment Clinic Scheduling NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Site Registration Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 14 Jun 6, 2023 • 2023.02.00
An issue is resolved in the 'Scheduling Calendar' Form (Print Reports Section) - 'Print Appointment Reminder' report where the 'Group' name may overlap into the next row of data.
NX Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 6 May 12, 2023 • 2023.01.02
The form 'Staff Members Hours and Exceptions' is enhanced to facilitate copying hours from a different staff member. A new field is added to the form, labeled 'Select Other Staff Member to Copy Hours From' along with a button labeled 'Copy From Other Staff Member Hours'.
NX Staff Members Hours And Exceptions
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 8 May 9, 2023 • 2023.01.02
An issue is resolved where the Appointment Scheduling web service may not respect the 'Allow Zero Duration Appointments' registry setting.
Add New Appointment NX Update Existing Appointment Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 10 Apr 27, 2023 • 2023.01.02
The 'Default Note Type' field is added to the 'Group Registration' form.
Group Registration NX Progress Notes Query/Reporting
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 7 Apr 6, 2023 • 2023.01.01
The following errors that may occur in 'Appointment Management' grid are resolved: 1) The error '[UNDEFINED]RemoveCurrentLocks+2^HOAPApptMgmtPro3' that may occur when opening the grid. 2) The error that prevents overbooking the appointment although the user has overbooking access.
Appointment Management Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 2 Mar 29, 2023 • 2023.01.01
An issue is resolved where an 'Invalid Location' message may appear when checking in an appointment. Additionally, the 'Location' field is added to the 'Payment Entry Only' section of the 'Front Desk' form.
Front Desk NX
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 5 Mar 9, 2023 • 2023.01.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support Clinic Hours and Waiting Room functionalities. Please note: Avatar RADplus 2023 Update 28 and an Avatar NX Release are required for full functionality.
Add New Appointment Clinic Scheduling NX Query/Reporting Scheduling Calendar Site Registration Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 3 Feb 15, 2023 • 2023.00.01
The 'GroupMemberAsgmt' web service is added.
Group Member Assignment Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 Update 1 Jan 5, 2023 • 2023.00.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2022 is updated to Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023
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