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Avatar Cal-PM 2023 Monthly Release 2023.00.00 Details


Product Requirements / Recommendations

Avatar Cal-PM required
RADplus required


  • Avatar Cal-PM 2023 is Installed
    Installation will upgrade to the 2023 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
Avatar Cal-PM 2022 is updated to Avatar Cal-PM 2023

Topics
• Upgrade
  • Avatar Cal-PM 'Women's Health History' Web Service
    An issue is resolved to ensure that 'Women's Health History' records are correctly included/displayed in Netsmart ProviderConnect for valid episodes.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the 'Women's Health History' form where after filing through Provider Connect the record would not show in the pre display.

Topics
• Client Management
  • Web services - WEBSVC.AppointmentSchedulingV2 Web Service
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the WEBSVC.AppointmentSchedulingV2 web service submits successfully.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where new appointments added through the WEBSVC.AppointmentSchedulingV2 web service will result in the error "[UNDEFINED]LoadCommonDisciplines+20_HRADDisciplineCheck *II".

Topics
• Web Services
  • Avatar Cal-PM Sexual Orientation/Gender Identification/Veteran Field Updates
    Updates are made for Sexual Orientation/Gender Identification/Veteran fields across several Avatar Cal-PM forms.
    The following modifications are made: * Fields 'Gender Identity', 'Gender Identity (Please Describe)', 'Sexual Orientation' and 'Sexual Orientation (Please Describe)' have been added to the 'Update Client Data' form and the 'Demographics' section of the 'Admission', 'Admission(Outpatient)', 'Discharge', 'Discharge (Outpatient)', 'Pre Admit' and 'Pre Admit Discharge' forms. Please note that form designer changes are also included for the forms mentioned. * Field 'Are you heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or do you question your sexual orientation?' is removed from the form(s)/section(s) listed in first item above and is defined as an extended dictionary of field 'Sexual Orientation'. * The 'Preferred Name' field in the form(s)/section(s) listed in first item above is modified to support apostrophes and hyphens. * The 'Sex' values Transgender (F to M)' and Transgender (M to F)' are made inactive. * The 'ClientAdmission' and 'ClientDemographics' web services are modified to support the Sexual Orientation/Gender Identification changes above. * Fields 'Veteran', 'Military Branch Of Service', 'Military Service From', 'Military Service To' and 'Military Related Disability' are removed from the 'Other Client Data' section of the 'Admission' and 'Admission (Outpatient)' forms and added to the 'Update Client Data' form and the 'Demographics' section of the 'Admission', 'Admission(Outpatient)', 'Discharge', 'Discharge (Outpatient)', 'Pre Admit' and 'Pre Admit Discharge' forms. * The check for female in the 'Women's Health History' and 'Cost Reporting Data Maintenance' forms is modified to only verify that the client's sex is 'Female'. * Logic for 'Cal-OMS Submission' Admission file 'Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT)' field (CID-20) is updated for new Client Demographic 'Sexual Orientation' field/dictionary values. * The following Avatar Cal-PM SQL tables are modified to support these changes: 'SYSTEM.patient_current_demographics', 'SYSTEM.patient_demographic_history', 'SYSTEM.view_episode_summary_admit', 'SYSTEM.view_episode_summary_current', 'SYSTEM.view_episode_summary_discharge' Please Note - The following associated product update(s) are needed to take full advantage of these changes: * Avatar Standard Conversion 2022 Update 4 * Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 84 * RADplus 2022 Update 75 * Avatar ProviderConnect 2022 Update 3
  • Avatar Cal-PM Sexual Orientation/Gender Identification/Veteran Information Conversion
    A client data conversion process for the Avatar Cal-PM Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Veteran fields is included in Avatar Cal-PM 2022 Update 80.
    This update includes a client data conversion process to do the following: * Populate 'Gender Identity' based on 'Sex' * Convert 'Sex' code 'Transgender (M to F)' to 'Male' and 'Transgender (F to M)' to 'Female' * Populate 'Sexual Orientation' based on 'Are you heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or do you question your sexual orientation?' * Store all veteran related information by client instead of by episode
Included Updates
3, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 30, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 56, 58, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76, 77
Required Updates
Avatar Cal-PM 2022 Update 43
Avatar Cal-PM 2022 Update 45
Avatar Cal-PM 2022 Update 65
Product Update Form Description
The following modifications are made: 1) New fields 'Gender Identity', 'Gender Identity (Please Describe)', 'Sexual Orientation' and 'Sexual Orientation (Please Describe)' have been added to the 'Update Client Data' form and the 'Demographics' section of the 'Admission', 'Admission(Outpatient)', 'Discharge', 'Discharge (Outpatient)', 'Pre Admit' and 'Pre Admit Discharge' forms. Please note that form designer changes are also included for the forms mentioned. 2) Field 'Are you heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or do you question your sexual orientation?' is removed from the form(s)/section(s) listed in item 1 and is defined as an extended dictionary of field 'Sexual Orientation'. 3) The 'Preferred Name' field that a part of the form(s)/section(s) listed in item 1 is modified to support apostrophes and hyphens. 4) The 'Sex' values Transgender (F to M)' and Transgender (M to F)' are made inactive. 5) The 'ClientAdmission' and 'ClientDemographics' web services are modified to support these changes. 6) Fields 'Veteran', 'Military Branch Of Service', 'Military Service From', 'Military Service To' and 'Military Related Disability' are removed from the 'Other Client Data' section of the 'Admission' and 'Admission (Outpatient)' forms and added to the form(s)/section(s) listed in item 1. 7) The check for female in the 'Women's Health History' and 'Cost Reporting Data Maintenance' forms is modified to only verify that the client's sex is 'Female'. 8) The following tables are modified to support these changes: 'SYSTEM.patient_current_demographics', 'SYSTEM.patient_demographic_history', 'SYSTEM.view_episode_summary_admit', 'SYSTEM.view_episode_summary_current', 'SYSTEM.view_episode_summary_discharge' 9) Please note that this update includes a client data conversion process to a) Populate 'Gender Identity' based on 'Sex'. b) Convert 'Sex' code 'Transgender (M to F)' to 'Male' and 'Transgender (F to M)' to 'Female'. c) Populate 'Sexual Orientation' based on 'Are you hetero...'. d) Store all veteran related information by client instead of by episode. PLEASE NOTE: The following associated product update(s) are needed to take full advantage of these changes: Avatar Standard Conversion 2022 Update 4, Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 84, RADplus 2022 Update 75 and Avatar ProviderConnect 2022 Update 3

Topics
• Cost Report Data Compile • NX • Women's Heath History • Dictionary • Client Management • Pre Admit • Admission • Admission (Outpatient) • Update Client Data • Discharge • Pre Admit Discharge • Cal-Oms Admission • Cal-OMS • Web Services
  • Cal-OMS Admission - Form Submission
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the system correctly navigates back to the form when the 'Return To Form' option is selected.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved in the 'Cal-OMS Admission' form where selecting the 'Return to Form' option after filing the form closes the form instead.

Topics
• Cal-Oms Admission • NX
  • Avatar Cal-PM is updated to capture additional information
    The 'Address Start Date' field is added to the demographics section of the 'Admission', 'Admission (Outpatient)', 'Discharge', 'Discharge (Outpatient)', 'Pre Admit', 'Pre Admit Discharge', 'Call Intake', and 'Update Client Data' forms. The 'SYSTEM.patient_current_demographics' SQL table, 'SYSTEM.patient_demographic_history' SQL table, 'Client Admission' web service, and 'Client Demographics' web service are updated accordingly.
    In addition, new extended dictionaries are added for the following dictionaries: - "Encounter Discharge (FHIR)" off of the 'Type of Discharge' dictionary. - "Program (FHIR)" off of the 'Treatment Service' dictionary. - "Service Type (FHIR)" off of the 'RRG' dictionary.
Included Updates
3, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 30, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 56, 58, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76, 77, 80, 81, 85, 86, 89
Product Update Form Description
The following changes are made: 1) The new field 'Address Start Date' is added to the 'Admission' and 'Update Client Data' forms. The SQL tables 'SYSTEM.patient_current_demographics', 'SYSTEM.patient_demographic_history', Client Admission and Client Demographics web services are updated accordingly. 2) The new extended dictionaries 'Encounter Discharge (FHIR)' off of the 'Type Of Discharge' dictionary (Client File, field# 970), 'Program (FHIR)' off of the 'Treatment Service' dictionary (Client File, field# 101), and 'Service Type (FHIR)' off of the 'RRG' dictionary (Client File, field# 1141) are added.
Topics
• Discharge • Dictionary • Admission • Update Client Data • Admission (Outpatient) • Pre Admit • Pre Admit Discharge • Call Intake • Web Services
 

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