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Avatar PM 2022 Quarterly Release 2022.01 Summary


NEW8 CHANGED2 FIXED12
New (8)
Electronic Billing 837 Professional - Rendering Provider Name (Loop 2310B)
The logic of an 837 professional billing for rendering provider in Loop 2310B is updated to display the practitioner who either performed the majority of the services or was the billing supervisor for the majority of the services.
Value Added: The process of electronic billing is updated to display rendering provider or supervising provider with the highest number of services in the loop 2310B of an 837 professional bill.
Topics
• 837 Professional • NX • 837 Institutional
 
Avatar PM 'Enable Supervising Practitioner Based on Rendering Practitioner (2310B)' and 'Enable Submitter Identification Definition' Registry Settings
The help/description messages for Avatar PM Registry Settings 'Enable Supervising Practitioner Based on Rendering Practitioner (2310B)' and 'Enable Submitter Identification Definition' are updated.
Value Added: Updates Registry Setting help/description messages.
Topics
• Registry Settings • NX
 
Unbilled Services Compile Definition and Export - error messages
Additional error messaging functionality has been added to the 'Unbilled Services Compile Definition and Export'.
Value Added: Allows more billing error messages to be output to the 'Unbilled Services Compile Definition and Export'.
Topics
• Unbilled Services Report • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 
2021 Update 85 Details | User Acceptance Tests
The 'Diagnosis' and 'Enrollment Diagnosis' forms.
Avatar PM has been enhanced to support a new registry setting 'Add First Ever Diagnosis Check'. This setting provides control over the field 'Is this the first ever diagnosis?' that is a part of the 'Diagnosis' and 'Enrollment Diagnosis' forms.
Value Added: A new registry setting 'Add First Ever Diagnosis Check' is introduced to the system.
Topics
• Web Services • Diagnosis • HL7
 
2021 Update 86 Details | User Acceptance Tests
File Import - future functionality
The 'File Import' form is prepared for future functionality.
Value Added: File Import is updated for future functionality.
Topics
• File Import • NX
 
2021 Update 142 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Client Ledger - 'Claim' Ledger type
The 'Ledger Type' field of the 'Client Ledger' form is updated to add new option of 'Claim' ledger type.
Value Added: The 'Claim' based crystal report gives details about the selected claim.
Client Ledger - Leave of absence view in the 'Simple' and 'Claim' crystal report
The 'Simple' and 'Claim' ledger type of the 'Client Ledger' are enhanced to include non-chargeable leaves in the crystal report.
Value Added: The enhanced view of the client ledger allows user to easily identify the inpatient days not included in a claim balance due to a non-chargeable leave without running a separate report to see if a non-chargeable leave was entered for the client.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Client Ledger • NX
 
2021 Update 143 Details | User Acceptance Tests
The 'User Permissions for Multiple Iteration Tables' form
The 'User Permissions for Multiple Iteration Tables' form is added for PM. This form allows for defining user/user role permissions for specific forms with multiple iteration tables. The form is added by enabling the 'Enable User Permissions for Multiple Iteration Tables' registry setting.
Value Added: The ability to set user/user role permissions for specific forms with multiple iteration tables
Topics
• Registry Settings • User Permissions for Multiple Iteration Tables • Financial Eligibility • NX • Managed Care Authorizations • Family Registration • Change User Role Id • Change User ID • User Merge • Query/Reporting
 
2021 Update 144 Details | User Acceptance Tests
'Practitioner Enrollment' Electronic Visit Verification Fields
Fields 'Staff EVV ID' and 'Office Location ID' are added to the 'Practitioner Enrollment' and 'Practitioner Enrollment (Brief)' forms.
Value Added: Adds support for additional Electronic Visit Verification fields in 'Practitioner Enrollment' forms
Topics
• Practitioner • Web Services • Practitioner Enrollment • NX
 
Changed (2)
Avatar PM 2022 is Installed
Installation will upgrade to the 2022 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Value Added: Upgrade to current 2022 version
Topics
• Upgrade
 
Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting - Financial Eligibility Field
Support for Avatar State Forms Registry Setting 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' is added to Avatar PM.
Value Added: Adds support for Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting in Avatar PM Financial Eligibility
Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting - Service Code Fields
Support for Avatar State Forms Registry Setting 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' is added to Avatar PM.
Value Added: Adds support for Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting in Avatar PM Service Codes
Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting - Practitioner Enrollment Field
Support for Avatar State Forms Registry Setting 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' is added to Avatar PM.
Value Added: Adds support for Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting in Avatar PM Practitioner Enrollment
Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting - Guarantors/Payors Field
Support for Avatar State Forms Registry Setting 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' is added to Avatar PM.
Value Added: Adds support for Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting in Avatar PM Guarantors/Payors
Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting - 837 and 835 Functionality
Support for Avatar State Forms Registry Setting 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' is added to Avatar PM.
Value Added: Adds support for Avatar State Forms 'Enable Texas TMHP Billing' Registry Setting in Avatar PM Electronic Billing 837 file generation and Health Care Claim Payment/Advice 835 file processing
Topics
• Registry Settings • Financial Eligibility • NX • Web Services • Service Codes • Service Code Upload Process • Practitioner • Practitioner Enrollment • Guarantor/Payors • Electronic Billing • 837 Professional • Dictionary • 835 Health Care Claim Payment/Advice
 
Fixed (12)
CPT Place of Service Override - System.table_cpt_place_override
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'CPT Place of Service Override' crystal report and system.table_cpt_place_override SQL table display the place of service for the 837 professional and HCFA 24-B when the values are entered in the 'CPT Place Of Service Override' form.
Topics
• NX • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 
Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance - Pro-Rated Fees
The functionality for Pro-Rated Fees has been updated to correctly calculate the fee for all billable days.
Topics
• NX • Pro Rated Fee
 
Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist for "NCPDP"
An issue is resolved to ensure that the 'Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist' form can be compiled for a 'Roll-Up Definition' of "**NCPDP - System Generated".
Topics
• Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-up Services Worklist • NX • NCPDP
 
'Admission' form - Bed Assignment
An issue is resolved to ensure bed assignments for new inpatient admissions are created for active rooms.
Topics
• NX • Admission • Program Maintenance • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 
'Eligibility Response (271)' File Posting
An issue is resolved to ensure successful posting of files via the Avatar PM 'Eligibility Response (271)' form.
Topics
• Eligibility Response (271) • NX
 
'Discharge' form - 'Time Verifications' registry setting
An issue is resolved in the Discharge form that could cause the user to be unable to close the form when the 'Time Verifications' registry setting is enabled.
Topics
• Pre Admit • Admission (Outpatient) • Discharge
 
'Client Ledger' Re-Billed Service Display
An issue is resolved to ensure that services for re-billed claims are correctly displayed in the 'Client Ledger' form 'Simple' Ledger Type.
Topics
• Client Ledger
 
2021 Update 54 Details | User Acceptance Tests
'Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist' - component services
An issue is resolved to ensure that the values shown in fields 'Quantity' and 'Medicare Billing Units' of the 'National Drug Code Reporting' form match the quantity shown in the roll-up worklist, where one or more of the component services are marked as excluded from the service totals (Days, Quantity and Charge) shown in the roll-up report.
Topics
• Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-up Services Worklist • NX • NCPDP
 
2021 Update 124 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Accounts Receivable Console - Posting/Adjustment Codes Definition
The 'Post Transaction' functionality of the Accounts Receivable Console has been updated to enforce settings in the Posting/Adjustment Codes Definition.
Topics
• Accounts Receivable Management • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 
2021 Update 137 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Discharge - closing form
An issue has been resolved in the 'Discharge' form that prevented the form from closing.
Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance - Guarantor Definitions
An issue is resolved in 'Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance' - 'Guarantor Definitions' – ‘Restore Definition' after a 'File Import' - 'Service Guarantor Definitions' file has been posted.
Topics
• Discharge • NX • Registry Settings • Service Fee/Cross Reference Maintenance • File Import
 
2021 Update 140 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Edit service Information - Enable 'Admission vs. Service Program' Functionality registry setting
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'Program' field is updated with the correct service program based on the admission program on the date of service when the "Enable 'Admission vs. Service Program' Functionality" registry setting is enabled.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Program Maintenance • Edit Service Information • Program Transfer • NX
 
2021 Update 141 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Service Panel Charge Input - Incident-To Practitioner
The 'Service Panel charge Input' form is updated to support 'Incident-To Practitioner' functionality in this form.
Quick Billing - Add/Edit quick billing batch
Resolves an issue to ensure that the quick billing batch is created/updated using 'Quick Billing' form successfully.
Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting - Security level of the posting code
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting' form is enforcing the security level functionality based on posting code.
Web Service - Edit Service Information
Resolves an issue to ensure that the service code can be updated using the 'Edit Service Information' web service.
837 Professional - Place of service (CLM-05-01)
Resolves an issue to ensure that the place of service in CLM05-1segment of an 837 professional bill is referencing a Place of Service that is associated to the services when the service is associated with an add-on service.
Topics
• NX • Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting • Spreadsheet Remittance Posting • Individual Cash Posting • Edit Service Information • Web Services • 837 Professional