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Avatar Cal-PM 2022 Monthly Release 2022.02.01 Details


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  • Web Services - Clinician Services
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the Clinician Services 'putClinicianUpdate' web service request files successfully.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue has been resolved where the putClinicianUpdate request of the Clinician Services web service may incorrectly return the error "Row 1:Category/Taxonomy is already defined".

Topics
• Web Services • NX
  • Electronic Billing / Quick Billing
    Functionality for Electronic Billing and Quick Billing has been modified to prevent the following error when billing a service that has a co-practitioner, and the co-practitioner service falls to the default guarantor: "[UNDEFINED]SvcIncluded+7^EB837Utils04"
    Neither service will be billable until the co-practitioner service can also be billed on the claim.
  • Edit Service Information - Inhibited Billing services
    Modifications have been made to functionality to ensure that the inhibit billing records are retained when an open service is edited in the 'Edit Service Information' form.
Included Updates
14
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) The error "[UNDEFINED]SvcIncluded+7^EB837Utils04" produced when sorting the 837 5010 Professional or Institutional files via the 'Electronic Billing' form. 2) When an open service is edited via the 'Edit Service Information' form, inhibit billing records are not retained.

Topics
• Progress Notes • 837 Professional • NX • 837 Institutional • Quick Billing • Quick Billing Rule Definition • Inhibit Billing
  • Eligibility Inquiry (270) Submission
    The 'Eligibility Inquiry (270) Submission' form has been updated to add the 'File From Date' and 'File Through Date' fields. This will enable users to select a smaller date range of files to remain under the maximum number of files available for selection. The maximum is 5000.
    The fields are required when the following items are selected in 'Options': 'Run Report'; 'Dump File'; 'Create File On Server For Submission'; and 'Delete File'.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The issue is resolved where the error "Error code 40000: Null result data returned from handleComponentEvent." is produced in the 'Eligibility Inquiry (270) Submission' form.

Topics
• Eligibility Inquiry (270) Request
  • 'CANS/PSC35 Submission' And 'CANS/PCS File Import' Forms
    An issue is resolved to ensure that the Avatar Cal-PM 'CANS/PSC35 Submission' and 'CANS/PCS File Import' forms/processes do not default the 'Client Index Number' as '00000000' if no 'Client Index Number' is found in the Client's Financial Eligibility record.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the 'CANS/PSC35 Submission' and 'CANS/PCS File Import' process would default the 'Client Index Number' to '00000000' if no 'Client Index Number' was found in the Client's Financial Eligibility record.

Topics
• CANS/PSC35 File Import • NX • CANS/PSC35 Submission
  • Task Scheduler Widget
    The 'Task Scheduler Status' widget is added. This widget is enabled in the 'View Definition' form.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
A new widget 'Task Scheduler Status' is added to the system.

Topics
• Widgets • System Task Scheduler • NX
  • A new report: 'CPT License Count Report' is added to Avatar PM.
    A new report called 'CPT License Count Report' is added to list active Avatar Users and Practitioners that have used CPT Codes in Avatar PM. The report needs to be run for each facility in the system. Inactive User and Providers are not included.
  • Copyright notice is added to forms where CPT content is displayed.
    Per the AMA, all forms will contain a copyright notice. The notice: "CPT copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All rights reserved." will be added to the bottom of forms via a display only text field. The trademark symbol will be displayed following the first appearance of 'CPT' in each form section.
    The following forms will display the copyright notice: * Program Maintenance * Single Program Maintenance * Modifiers By Practitioner Categories * Payor Based Authorizations * Eligibility Inquiry (270) Request * Real-Time Inquiry (270) Request * Eligibility Inquiry and Response (270/271) Report
  • CPT Code copyright notice is added to Avatar forms.
    The AMA copyright notice: "CPT copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All rights reserved." will be added to the bottom of the following forms via a display only text field. * CPT Code Definition * CPT Place of Service Override * Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance * Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance (Guarantor Definitions)
  • Avatar PM is enhanced with updated CPT codes.
    Avatar PM is updated with the AMA provided list of CPT codes for 2021. Only codes that do not already exist in the system will be added. Existing CPT Codes will not be overridden. No start or end dates are added. Any CPT codes that already exist within Avatar PM will remain unchanged.
Included Updates
9, 19
Product Update Form Description
The following is included: 1) Avatar Cal-PM is updated with the AMA provided list of CPT codes for 2021. Any CPT codes that already exist within Avatar Cal-PM will remain unchanged. 2) CPT trademark/copyright labels are added to the following forms: 'CPT Code Definition', 'Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance' (tabs 'Service Fee Maintenance' and 'Guarantor Definitions'), 'Program Maintenance', 'Modifiers By Practitioner Categories', 'Payor Based Authorizations', 'Eligibility Inquiry (270) Request','Real-Time Inquiry (270) Request' and 'Eligibility Inquiry and Response (270/271) Report'. 3) Start Date and End Date fields are added to the 'CPT Code Definition' form. 4) 'CPT License Count Report' is added to list active Avatar Users and Practitioners that have used CPT Codes in Avatar Cal-PM. The report needs to be run for each facility.

Topics
• NX • CPT License Count Report • Program Maintenance • Service Authorizations • Eligibility Inquiry (270) Request • Eligibility Response (271) • Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance • CPT Codes
  • 'Call Intake' is enhanced to add additional fields.
    Registry Settings are added to enhanced 'Call Intake': * 'Disallow Call Intake for Program Types' * 'Add Demographics to Call Intake' * 'Add SSN to Call Intake'
    In addition, the SYSTEM.call_intake_history SQL table is updated with the new fields.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following registry settings have been added: 1) 'Disallow Call Intakes For Program Types' 2) 'Add Demographics to Call Intake' 3) 'Add SSN to Call Intake'. This will give the end-user the ability to add the 'Demographics' tab and the prompts, 'Sex', 'Age', 'SSN', and 'Date Of Birth', to the 'Call Intake' option.

Topics
• Registry Settings • NX • Call Intake
2021 Update 57 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Accounts Receivable Management Widget - Add Claim Balance to filters and grid
    The following enhancements are made to the 'AR List' tab of the 'Accounts Receivable Console' widget: 1) The 'Claim Balance From' and 'Claim Balance To' filter fields are added. 2) The 'Claim Balance' field is added to the 'Claims with Outstanding Receivables' grid. 3) Clicking the 'Add Claim Follow-Up/Note' command button will now take the user directly to the 'Claim Follow-Up Entry' tab.
Included Updates
4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 35, 42, 44, 46, 47, 51, 52, 53, 55
Product Update Form Description
'AR Console' widget enhancements: 1) The 'Claim Balance From' and 'Claim Balance To' filter fields are added. 2) The 'Claim Balance' field is added to the 'Claims with Outstanding Receivables' grid. 3) Clicking the 'Add Claim Follow-Up/Note' command button will now take the user directly to the 'Claim Follow-Up Entry' tab.
Topics
• Accounts Receivable Management