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Avatar Cal-PM 2022 Quarterly Release 2022.04 Summary


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New (12)
837 Professional Rendering Provider (2310B/2420A) Information
The Avatar Cal-PM 'Electronic Billing' form/functionality is updated to support Guarantor/Program information for Rendering Provider (2310B/2420A) loops/segments.
Value Added: Adds support for 837 Professional Rendering Provider information reporting from 'Guarantor/Program Billing Defaults' form
Topics
• Guarantor/Program Billing Defaults • File Import • Electronic Billing • NX
 
'Electronic Billing' - 837 Institutional 2300-DTP Statement Dates
The Avatar Cal-PM 'Electronic Billing' 837 Institutional process is updated to set 2300-DTP-03 statement dates to the date(s) of service included in claim for Inpatient and Outpatient bill types.
Value Added: Updates 'Electronic Billing' 837 Institutional 2300-DTP-03 values
Topics
• Electronic Billing
 
File Import - Client Charge Input
The functionality for 'File Import - Client Charge Input' has been updated to allow the user to utilize additional 'Site Specific Section Modeling' fields in the imported file.
Value Added: Enables using the above 'Site Specific Section Modeling' fields in File Import.
Topics
• Client Charge Input • Site Specific Section Modeling
 
Personal Pronouns may be included on client demographic forms and in client headers.
The field 'Personal Pronouns' is supported on the 'Update Client Data' form and the 'Demographics' sections of the forms 'Admission', 'Admission(Outpatient)', 'Discharge', Discharge (Outpatient)', Call Intake', 'Pre Admit' and 'Pre Admit Discharge' when added using a registry setting. Note: RADplus 2022 Update 109 is required to support 'Personal Pronouns'.
Value Added: Personal Pronouns in client demographic forms and Client Header information are supported as options.
Topics
• Admission • Update Client Data • Admission (Outpatient) • Pre Admit • Web Services
 
CPT Place of Service Override
The ability to override the 'CPT Place of Service' has been added to the 837 Professional (2300 loop-CLM05; 2400 loop-SV105) and the paper HCFA (form locator 24-B). Set the following registry setting to 'Y' to enable the functionality: Avatar PM->System Maintenance->Service Code Maintenance->->->Allow CPT Place Of Service Override.
Value Added: User is able to change the Place of Service Location by CPT Code.
Topics
• Print Bill • 837 Professional • Database Management • File Import • NX
 
"Enable Multiple Add-On Code Per Primary Code "
The 'Enable Multiple Add-On Code Per Primary Code Functionality' registry setting is enhanced to support future functionality.
Value Added: Provides additional support needed to ensure functionality in "GA ASO" progress note enabled systems
Topics
• Site Specific Section Modeling
 
The 'CareConnect HIE Configuration' and 'Query For External CCD' forms
The 'Within N Miles of Zip' field is added to the "Carequality Configuration" section of the 'CareConnect HIE Configuration' form and the 'Query For External CCD' form. This allows users to search for organizations based on a specific distance from a zip code.
Value Added: The ability to search organizations using the 'Within N Miles of Zip' field
Topics
• Query for External CCD • CareConnect HIE Configuration
 
Avatar Cal-PM 'Require Authorizations At Guarantors/Payors Level' Registry Setting
The 'Require Authorizations At Guarantors/Payors Level' Registry Setting is added to Avatar Cal-PM.
Value Added: Adds 'Require Authorizations At Guarantors/Payors Level' Registry Setting to Avatar Cal-PM
Topics
• Service Authorizations • Registry Settings • NX • Guarantor • Client Charge Input • Scheduling Calendar • Electronic Billing
 
Support is added for other products and modules
Avatar Cal-PM is enhanced to support other products and modules.
Value Added: Support for other products and modules
Topics
• Client Charge Input • Client Ledger • Managed Care Authorizations
 
Avatar Cal-PM is updated to capture additional information
Avatar Cal-PM is enhanced with the following: * The 'Encounter Code (FHIR)' extended dictionary is added to the 'Treatment Service' dictionary in 'Dictionary Update'. * The 'Facility Defaults' form is updated to support audit information which will be filed into the 'SYSTEM.table_facility_defaults' SQL table. * The 'Office Address - Start Date' field is added to the 'Practitioner Enrollment' form. The web service is updated accordingly. In addition, the 'office_add_date' field is added to the 'SYSTEM.staff_enrollment_history' and 'SYSTEM.staff_current_demographics' SQL tables to capture this information.
Value Added: The ability to capture additional information.
Topics
• Facility Defaults • Query/Reporting • Web Services • Practitioner • Dictionary
 
Dictionary Update - 'Pregnancy Status' dictionary
The 'Clinical Status - Pregnancy (FHIR)' and 'Verification Status (FHIR)' extended dictionaries are added to the 'Pregnancy Status' dictionary in 'Dictionary Update'.
Value Added: Additional extended dictionaries added for 'Pregnancy Status'
Dictionary Update - 'Diagnosis Status' dictionary
The 'Clinical Status - Diagnosis (FHIR)' and 'Verification Status (FHIR)' extended dictionaries are added to the 'Diagnosis Status' dictionary in 'Dictionary Update'.
Value Added: Additional extended dictionaries added for 'Diagnosis Status'
Topics
• CareFabric • Women's Health History • Dictionary • Diagnosis • CareFabric Monitor
 
Facility Defaults - 'Provider Country' field
The 'Provider Country' field is added to the 'Facility Defaults' form. The 'SYSTEM.table_facility_defaults' SQL table is updated accordingly.
Value Added: The ability to capture additional information
Topics
• Facility Defaults • Query/Reporting
 
Changed (1)
Claim Support - Create Interim Billing Batch File
The functionality for supporting claims created from an 'Interim Billing Batch File' has been updated to ensure that a claim created by the interim batch is only displayed in the interim batch it was claimed it. It will not erroneously display in other interim batches throughout the system, such as in ‘Re-Print Bill’ or ‘Delete Claim’.
Value Added: Prevents claims from showing in an interim batch where they do not exist.
Topics
• Print Bill
 
Fixed (10)
Disclosure Management - Site Specific Section Modeling fields
An issue has been resolved when a disclosure management request is deleted and site specific section modeling fields on the next form are not clearing out from the previous disclosure filed.
Topics
• Site Specific Section Modeling • Disclosure • NX
 
Outside Provider Cal-OMS Annual Update - Annual Update Date
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'Outside Provider Cal-OMS Annual Update' submits successfully when the 'Annual Update Date' is more than one year after admission date.
Topics
• Cal-OMS • NX • Outside Provider Cal-OMS Annual Update
 
Avatar Cal-PM Cal-OMS Web Services
The Avatar Cal-PM 'Cal-OMS Admission', 'Cal-OMS Annual Update' and 'Cal-OMS Discharge' Web Services are updated to ensure correct filing of LA-specific dictionary values.
Topics
• Web Services • Cal-OMS
 
Reports - 'Bed Availability Report' and 'Official Census Report'
Ensure the 'Bed Availability Report' and 'Official Census Report' display as expected.
Topics
• Bed Assignment • Bed Availability Report • Official Census Report
 
Eligibility Inquiry (270) Submission
An issue has been resolved where processing any of the 'Options' would output an error message indicating that the 'File From Date' and the 'File Through Date' fields were missing when they contained data.
Topics
• Eligibility Inquiry (270) Submission
 
UTC enabled - Data Entry Local Time
Avatar Cal-PM is enhanced to support future functionality.
Topics
• Practitioner • NX • Client Charge Input
 
Diagnosis - 'Add To Problem List' functionality
Ensure problems are filed to the 'Problem List' form when editing a previously filed 'Diagnosis' record and selecting "Yes" to 'Add To Problem List'.
Topics
• Diagnosis • Problem List
 
Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance
An issue has been resolved to ensure that no error is received when selecting a fee with an inactive 'Location' dictionary code.
Topics
• Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance • NX
 
System Task Scheduler
The 'System Task Scheduler' for 'Close Charges/Update Liability' has been updated to complete the process.
Topics
• System Task Scheduler • NX • Client Ledger
 
Diagnosis - 'Problem Classification' field
Ensure the 'Problem Classification' field populates properly when defaulting from a previous 'Diagnosis' record.
Topics
• Diagnosis • Problem List
 

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