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Avatar MSO 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.01 Details

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  • Avatar MSO 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 MSO 2022 is updated to Avatar MSO 2023
Topics
• Upgrade
  • Avatar MSO 'Claims Adjudication Rules Definition' Form
    An issue is resolved in the 'Claims Adjudication Rules Definition' form to ensure that Limit Rules using Procedure Code/Revenue Code/Procedure Code Group values including dashes (-) are correctly filed.
  • Avatar MSO 'Performing Provider Registration' form
    The 'Performing Provider Registration' form is updated to not allow registration date to be modified to a later date if the Performing Provider is associated to a Contracting Provider.
  • Avatar MSO 'Claims Adjudication Rules Definition' Form
    An issue is resolved in the 'Claims Adjudication Rules Definition' form to ensure that Limit Rules including Diagnosis Code value may be removed via the 'Remove Selected Rule' button/action.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The following modifications are made: 1) Resolves issues in the 'Claims Adjudication Rules Definition' form where the form fails to file limit rules for procedure/revenue codes with dashes, and also fails to return when attempting to remove a limit rule with a diagnosis code. 2) The 'Performing Provider Registration' form is modified to not allow registration date to be modified to a later date if the performing provider is associated to a contracting provider.
Topics
• Claims Processing • NX • Performing Provider
  • Provider Fee Definition Upload Process
    An issue has been resolved to ensure that the 'Provider Fee Definition Upload Process' loads successfully.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolve where "[UNDEFINED]ClassStorageUp+53^MSOFEE" error is produced when importing files via Provider Fee Definition form.
Topics
• Provider Fee Definition
  • Registry Setting - Enable Contracting Provider Specific File Folder Structure
    An issue is resolved to ensure the EOB CSV files are placed in the appropriate Contracting Provider specific file folder.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
The issue is resolved where EOB CSV files are not being deposited in the Contracting Provider specific file folder.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Contracting Provider Registration • NX
  • Avatar MSO/Avatar PM 'Additional Claim Follow-Up' Filing
    An issue is resolved to ensure that MSO Retro Claim Adjudication 'Void' processing correctly files an Avatar Cal-PM 'Claim Follow-Up' entry for services with fee override in cases where the take back amount is less than the total charge, while the sum of previous retro take back amounts equal the difference between the current take back amount and total charge.
Included Updates
17
Required Updates
Avatar MSO 2022 Update 17
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where the MSO Void processing fails to occur if the take back amount is less than the total charge, while the sum of previous retro take back amounts equal the difference between the current take back amount and total charge. This problem only occurs for services with fee over-rides.
Topics
• Retro Claim Adjudication • NX
  • Avatar MSO Automated 837 Health Care Claim Processing
    Automated 837 Health Care Claim processing is updated to use file names and ignore file paths.
    Avatar MSO inbound 837 Professional and Institutional Health Care Claim file processing duplicate file validation will consider duplicate files by file names alone, to ensure that distinct files with same file name are not processed more than once in case where inbound processing directory is updated.
  • '837 Health Care Claim Institutional' Invalid Data Handling
    An issue is resolved to ensure that 837 Institutional inbound files/claims containing an invalid 2300 DTP Admission Date value are compiled without a system error and display invalid segment/value information.
  • Avatar MSO Background Task Processing
    Performance improvements have been made in Avatar MSO background task processing; No visible changes to system users will be reflected in this update.
Included Updates
2
Product Update Form Description
The following updates are included: 1) The duplicate file check for MSO 837 Professional and Institutional files are updated to use file names and ignore file paths. 2) MSO Background job checks are updated. 3)An issue is resolved where the error "RADPlusException: [Illegal Value]Compile1+464^EB837ICompile" would occur when an invalid admission date is specified in an 837 Institutional file.
Topics
• 837 Health Care Claim Professional • Claims Processing • 837 Health Care Claim Institutional • Widgets
  • Avatar MSO 'Enable Multiple Service Date Entry' Registry Setting
    Registry Setting 'Enable Multiple Service Date Entry' has been added to Avatar MSO. When enabled, this Registry Setting will allow for the entry of service data to apply to multiple dates or to a date range in MSO Claim Processing forms.
    Where enabled, Avatar MSO Registry Setting 'Enable Multiple Service Date Entry' will add the following fields to Avatar MSO Claim Processing forms ('Claim Processing (CMS 1500)', 'Claim Processing (UB-04)', 'Fast Service Entry', 'Fast Service Entry Submission', 'Foster Care Service Entry') to allow for multiple date service entry: * 'Select Dates Option' * 'From Date' * 'Through Date' * 'Exclude Weekends' * 'Select Dates' * 'Create Service(s) For Selected Dates' button
Included Updates
8, 11, 20, 26, 32
Product Update Form Description
A new registry setting 'Enable Multiple Service Date Entry' has been added to Avatar MSO. When enabled, it will allow for the entry of service data to apply to multiple dates or to a date range in MSO Claim Processing forms.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Claims Processing • NX • Foster Care
  • Avatar MSO 'Service Authorization' Form
    An issue is resolved to ensure that CPT Code search results for CPT Codes included in Procedure Code Groups are correctly returned in the Avatar MSO 'Service Authorization' form where Registry Setting 'Restrict Code Authorized By Provider' is enabled and Provider Fee Definition is defined by Procedure Code Group.
Included Updates
8, 11, 20, 26, 32
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where in the form 'Service Authorization', custom search results for CPT codes in Procedure Code Groups are not being displayed correctly.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Service Authorizations • NX
 

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