Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 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 2024 Quarterly Release 2024.02 Jun 28, 2024
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Quarterly Release 2024.01 Mar 25, 2024
Monthly
A bundle of individual updates released since the prior monthly. Each monthly release requires the prior monthly release.
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.02.00 Jun 28, 2024
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.02
Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Appointment Management Post Staff Activity Log Add New Appointment Post Appointment Web Services Telehealth CareFabric Monitor System Task Scheduler
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.02 May 28, 2024
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.01
Scheduling Calendar Progress Notes Add New Appointment Query/Reporting Check-In Check Out
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.01 Apr 29, 2024
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.00
Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Front Desk Progress Notes Widgets Sub-System Code Practitioner Telehealth Query/Reporting To-Do's File Import Check-In
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.00 Mar 25, 2024
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.00.01
Appointment Management Add New Appointment Group Appointment Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.00.01 Feb 27, 2024
All updates since Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.00.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Monthly Release 2024.00.00 Jan 29, 2024
All updates for Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024
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Individual
A list of individual updates for the Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 product. Each update may include other updates.
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 18 Jun 26, 2024 • 2024.02.00
The following changes are made: 1) Support is added to the Appointment Scheduling Web Service to determine when a telehealth service code or location is selected, but the practitioner chosen is not eligible to provide telehealth services. The associated Registry Setting called 'Validate Practitioner for Netsmart Telehealth Appointments' must be set to 'Y' to enable the new functionality. 2) An issue with webservices is resolved where missed visit and confirmation information is not editable. 3) An issue with webservices is resolved where missed visit and confirmation information are not cleared on appointment edits when not set to retain.
Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Add New Appointment Web Services
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 19 Jun 26, 2024 • 2024.02.00
An issue is resolved where the 'Scheduling Calendar - Status Update' form may not send the CareFabric messages when the client has missed appointments which correspond to the pattern defined in the 'Maximum Missed Appointment Notification Pattern' registry setting.
Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar CareFabric Monitor
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 16 Jun 21, 2024 • 2024.02.00
Support is added to determine when a telehealth service code or location is selected, but the practitioner chosen is not eligible to provide telehealth services. An alert is presented to identify the practitioner, co-practitioner or second co-practitioner that is not eligible. A new Registry Setting called 'Validate Practitioner for Netsmart Telehealth Appointments' is added to enable/disable this feature. The registry setting must be set to 'Y' to enable the new functionality.
Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Appointment Management Post Staff Activity Log Add New Appointment Post Appointment Telehealth
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 5 Jun 6, 2024 • 2024.02.00
An issue is resolved that may prevent 'Weekly' recurring appointment dates from being calculated correctly when a 'No End' recurrence schedule is selected, and multiple 'Week Days' are chosen.
Scheduling Calendar System Task Scheduler
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 14 Jun 6, 2024 • 2024.02.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling is enhanced to support 'Time Zone' for appointments.
Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 11 Apr 30, 2024 • 2024.01.02
The 'SYSTEM.AppointmentPerson' SQL table is enhanced for individual reporting. Access to the SQL table will need to be added through the 'User Definition' form for full functionality.
Scheduling Calendar Progress Notes Add New Appointment Query/Reporting Check-In Check Out
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 3 Apr 26, 2024 • 2024.01.01
The options "Room Definition" and "Resource Definition" are added to 'File Import' form.
File Import
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 9 Apr 23, 2024 • 2024.01.01
The 'Telehealth Configuration' form is enhanced to support deleting the configuration data on file.
Telehealth Query/Reporting
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 13 Apr 19, 2024 • 2024.01.01
The 'Coming in Today' widget refresh process is updated for improved performance.
Scheduling Calendar Widgets Sub-System Code
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 8 Apr 5, 2024 • 2024.01.01
A new Registry Setting 'Alert User When Entering a Past Appointment' is added to allow the 'Appointment is in the past' alert to be optional. The display of the 'Appointment is in the past' alert when the appointment time has passed for the current date is also corrected.
Scheduling Calendar
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 7 Mar 29, 2024 • 2024.01.01
The following is included: 1) The 'Include Guarantors with Self Pay System Financial Class' registry setting is added for 'Scheduling Calendar' (Check In). 2) Support is added for changes to the functionality enabled by selecting '4' in the Avatar PM 'Prevent Posting Payments Unless Payment has been Acknowledged' registry setting. Note: These changes are introduced in Avatar PM 2024 update 49.
Scheduling Calendar Front Desk Check-In
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 6 Mar 28, 2024 • 2024.01.01
The following issues are resolved: 1) An issue that may occur when approving a 'Progress Note' to-do for an 'Existing Appointment' with a practitioner program restriction where the to-do is unable to be addressed. 2) An issue in the 'Coming In Today' widget that may incorrectly display the message 'No Appointment Found'.
Registry Settings Scheduling Calendar Progress Notes Practitioner To-Do's
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 4 Mar 21, 2024 • 2024.01.00
The 'Walk-in Clinic/Waiting Room' widget is modified to allow updating the appointment status when closing the visit. In addition, the service code selection logic is modified to prevent selecting client only services.
Waiting Room
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 2 Mar 17, 2024 • 2024.01.00
The following issues are resolved: 1) An issue that may occur when scheduling Group Appointments where clients with expired group assignments are included. 2) An issue that may occur in the 'Group Registration' form that prevents modification of client group assignments.
Appointment Management Add New Appointment Group Appointment
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 Update 1 Jan 5, 2024 • 2024.00.00
Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2023 is updated to Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024
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