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Avatar PM 2022 Monthly Release 2022.03.02 Details


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  • Enhanced internal utilities
    Internal File Import utilities are updated.
Included Updates
3, 9, 18
Product Update Form Description
Internal utilities are updated.

Topics
• Appointment Management
  • File Import - Client Charge Input group services
    Importing a Client Charge Input file via the 'File Import' form will no longer enforce the presence of a group number for group services.
  • Client Charge Input - Prolonged services
    An issue has been resolved where the prolonged add-on service can be filed without meeting the primary service's duration threshold.
  • Disclosure Management - Discharge data
    An issue has been resolved where contents from the 'Discharge Remarks/Comments' field on the 'Discharge' form are not included on disclosure document generated from the 'Disclosure Management' form.
  • Disclosure Management - Request Information Specify Other
    An issue has been resolved where contents from the 'Request Information - Specify Other' field on the 'Disclosure Management' form (Request section) might be copied over to other disclosures.
Included Updates
21, 26
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) Prolonged add-on service can be filed without the meeting the primary service's duration threshold. 2) Contents from the 'Discharge Remarks/Comments' field on the 'Discharge' form are not included on disclosure document generated from the 'Disclosure Management' form. 3) Contents from the 'Request Information - Specify Other' field on the 'Disclosure Management' form (Request section) might be copied over to other disclosures. Additionally, the Client Charge Input file import process is enhanced to no longer enforce the presence of a group number for group services.

Topics
• Client Charge Input • File Import • Disclosure • Discharge
  • Avatar PM is modified to increase length of client name and allow spaces to be included.
    The client middle name in Avatar has been updated to allow 25 characters. In addition, a new registry setting 'Allow Spaces in Client Name' is introduced. When used in conjunction with the 'detailed name' functionality, spaces will be allowed in the client first and middle names.
    In addition to the new registry setting, the existing setting 'Avatar PM->Client Information->Client Demographics->->->Client Demographics - Additional Fields' must include '3:'Detailed Client Name'.
Included Updates
3, 9, 13, 18, 25, 34, 41, 48, 51, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 73, 77, 78, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 108, 109, 114
Required Updates
Avatar PM 2022 Update 58
Product Update Form Description
The client middle name in avatar has been updated to allow 25 characters. In addition, a new registry setting 'Allow Spaces in Client Name' is introduced and when used in conjunction with the detailed name functionality, will allow spaces in the client first and middle name.

Topics
• Registry Settings • Admission (Outpatient) • NX • Update Client Data • Financial Eligibility • Cross Episode Financial Eligibility
  • Client Ledger - Re-billed claims
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'Claim', 'Crystal' and 'Simple' type of the client ledger correctly displays the re-billed claim information.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Form Description
An issue is resolved where a re-billed claim may not display data in the 'Crystal' version of the 'Client Ledger' report.

Topics
• Client Ledger • NX
  • Dictionary Update - 'Location' dictionary
    The "Time Zone" extended dictionary value is added to the 'Location' dictionary in order to support future functionality.
  • Program Maintenance - 'Time Zone' field
    The 'Time Zone' field is added to the 'Program Maintenance' form in order to support future functionality.
  • Avatar PM is enhanced to support future functionality
    Avatar PM is enhanced to support the 'Time Zone Determination for UTC Service Entry' hidden registry setting in order to support future functionality.
Included Updates
3, 9, 13, 18, 21, 25, 26, 34, 41, 48, 51, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 73, 77, 78, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 118
Additional Requirements
RADplus 2022 Update 120
Product Update Form Description
Avatar PM is enhanced to support future functionality.

Topics
• Dictionary • Program Maintenance • Registry Settings
  • Dictionary Update - Client file
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the new dictionary is added or an existing dictionary is updated for the data element 'Clam Follow-Up Status' successfully.
  • Quick Billing Rule Definition - Include "errors.txt" File
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'File Location for "errors.txt" File' field allows a file path that contains more than 40 characters in the 'Quick Billing Rule Definition' form.
Included Updates
3, 9, 13, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 34, 41, 48, 51, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 73, 75, 77, 78, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 118, 120
Product Update Form Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) The '[UNDEFINED]ValidCode+16^GUIRCO' error that may occur when updating the 'Client' file within 'Dictionary Update.' 2) An issue where file paths longer than 40 characters may be incorrectly truncated in the 'File Location for 'errors.txt' File' field within 'Quick Billing Rule Definition.'

Topics
• Dictionary • Quick Billing
  • Avatar PM is enhanced to capture additional information
    Avatar 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' and 'Practitioner Enrollment (Brief)' forms. 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.
Included Updates
3, 9, 13, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 34, 41, 48, 51, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 73, 77, 78, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 118, 120
Additional Requirements
Avatar CareFabric 2022 Update 85
Product Update Form Description
The following is included: 1) The extended dictionary 'Encounter Code (FHIR)' is added to 'Treatment Service'. 2) The 'Facility Defaults' form is updated to support audit information. 3) The field 'Office Address - Start Date' is added to 'Practitioner Enrollment' and 'Practitioner Enrollment (Brief)' forms.

Topics
• Facility Defaults • Query/Reporting • Practitioner • Web Services • Dictionary
  • Payor Based Authorizations
    The 'Location' field is added to 'Payor Based Authorizations' functionality. The field will be added to the 'Payor Based Authorizations' form and 'File Import' - Payor Based Authorizations.
    The following tables will also be updated: SYSTEM.file_import_pay_auths, SYSTEM.table_payor_auths, and SYSTEM.table_payor_auths_cpt
Included Updates
3, 9, 13, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 34, 41, 48, 51, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 73, 75, 77, 78, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 118, 120, 123, 137
Product Update Form Description
A new field 'Location' is added to the 'Payor Based Authorization' form. This field will allow the creation of location based authorizations.
Topics
• Payor Based Authorizations • File Import • NX • Client Charge Input