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Avatar PM 2022 Quarterly Release 2022.02 Summary


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New (18)
View Definition - widget
The 'Task Scheduler Status' widget has been added to the system and is enabled from the 'View Definition' form.
Value Added: Gives users the ability to see the activity of the 'System Task Scheduler'.
Topics
• Widgets • System Task Scheduler • NX
 
Registry Setting - Allow Roll-Up Rule Selection During Compile
The 'Allow Roll-Up Rule Selection During Compile' registry setting is modified to allow users to choose to which type of Roll-Up Services Definitions to include in the 'Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist' form.
Value Added: More flexibility is allowed when determining which type of definition to include on the form.
Roll-Up Services Definition - Roll-Up Group Definition
A new section 'Roll-Up Group Definition' has been added to the 'Roll-Up Services Definition' form. This section permits setting the compile order of the single definitions within the group definition.
Value Added: Provides the opportunity to set the order in which rules are compiled.
File Import - Roll-Up Services Definition
File Import functionality has been modified to add the ability to import Roll-Up Services Definitions.
Value Added: Users can import File Import for Roll-Up Services Definitions into the system through File Import
Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist - Unpost Selected Roll-Up Services
The 'Unpost Selected Roll-Up Services’ section has been added to the ‘Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist’ form.
Value Added: The new section allows users to select the individual worklists to unpost.
Registry Setting - Default Write Off Posting Code
The 'Default Write Off Posting Code' registry setting is modified to allow the option to prevent an end user from selecting a different code.
Value Added: Functionality allows changing the posting code or prevents changing the posting code.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-up Services Worklist • Roll-Up Services Definition • NX • File Import • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 
Avatar PM 'Claim Follow-Up' Form
The Avatar PM 'Claim Follow-Up Form' is enhanced to support future functionality; no changes are visible with this update.
Value Added: Avatar PM is enhanced to support future functionality.
Topics
• Claim Follow-up • NX
 
CCBHC Billing – Transferring services to a secondary guarantor
The 837 electronic billing logic is updated to support secondary billing to CCBHC guarantors with claim grouping.
Value Added: An 837 billing logic is updated to support CCBHC secondary billing.
Topics
• 837 Professional • NX
 
835 Health Care Claim Payment/Advice - EFT Trace Number
The message that displays when the EFT Trace Number duplicates the EFT Trace Number is a file that has been previously posted has been modified. The message contains the 'Status', 'Date', 'Time' and 'By' in reference to the posted file.
Value Added: Users will be notified of the specific file that contains an EFT Trace Number that is being used again in a different file.
Topics
• 835 Health Care Claim Payment/Advice • NX
 
Disclosure Management - Future Dates
The 'Disclosure Management' form is enhanced to allow using the 'Site Specific Modeling' form to allow, warn or error for future dates for the fields 'Request Information Start Date', 'Request Information End Date', 'Authorization Start Date', and 'Authorization End Date'.
Value Added: This feature can add more clarity to users for date fields to not allow future dates where appropriate.
Topics
• Disclosure
 
Delete Last Movement
Enhancements are made to 'Delete Last Movement' to prevent the deletion of an admission movement if there are clinical data filed for the episode. This functionality is enabled via the registry setting 'Prevent Delete Admission Movement on Clients with Clinical Data'.
Value Added: Prevents the deletion of an Admission movement if clinical data exists for the client.
Topics
• Delete Last Movement • NX • Treatment Plan • myAvatar/myAvatar NX • HL7 • Admission • Order Entry Console
 
Registry Setting - Disable Demographics Section On Discharge Form
The 'Disable Demographics Section On Discharge Form' registry setting is added. If "Y" is selected in the new registry setting the 'Demographics' section of the 'Discharge' form will be disabled.
Value Added: Registry setting is added to disable fields on the 'Discharge' form
Topics
• Registry Settings • NX
 
Program Maintenance - 'EVV Provider Organization ID' field
The 'EVV Provider Organization ID' field is added to the 'Program Maintenance' and 'Single Program Maintenance' forms. The program maintenance web service and file import are updated accordingly.
Value Added: Support for Mobile CareGiver+
'File Import' - Program Maintenance
The 'File Import' form is updated to support the 'Associated Service Programs' field for 'Program Maintenance'.
Value Added: Support for the 'Associated Service Programs' field for the program maintenance 'File Import'
Topics
• Program Maintenance • File Import • Web Services • NX
 
Allow For Number of Days Since Last Claim - Option added to Inhibit services
The registry setting 'Allow For Number of Days Since Last Claim' is updated with a new value to inhibit services. A new form for progressive dunning messages is added to the system.
Value Added: The registry setting 'Allow For Number of Days Since Last Claim' is updated with a new value to inhibit services rather than just quit the billing process altogether.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Inhibit Billing • NX • 837 Professional • Crystal Self Pay Bill
 
Avatar PM 'Aged Accounts Report'
The 'Aged Accounts Report' is updated to allow detail information to be displayed in CSV format.
Value Added: Adds support for .CSV format result data in 'Aged Accounts Report'.
Topics
• Aged Accounts Report • NX
 
Registry Setting - Enable Payment Acknowledgement
When the 'Enable Payment Acknowledgement' registry setting is enabled, the 'Payment Acknowledgement Type' field is added to the 'Posting/Adjustment Codes Definition' form.
Value Added: Users have the ability to record the type of payment received,
Topics
• Posting/Adjustment Codes Definition • NX • Web Services
 
Avatar PM 'Summary Trial Balance Report'
The 'Summary Trial Balance Report' is updated to allow detail information to be displayed in CSV format.
Value Added: Adds support for .CSV format result data in 'Summary Trial Balance Report'.
Topics
• Summary Trial Balance Report • NX
 
The SQL file 'data_entry_by' in the 'History_Bed_Assignment' table is updated.
The file 'data_entry_by' in the 'SYSTEM.HistoryBedAssignment' table is changed from (Change Admission Date) to (CAD). This change is to prevent any truncation of the description within the parenthesis on various reports.
Value Added: Improved reporting for 'data_entry_by' on reports based on 'History_Bed_Assignment'.
Topics
• Change Program/Admission Date
 
Avatar PM 'Payment/Adjustment Report'
The 'Payment/Adjustment Report' is updated to allow detail information to be displayed in CSV format.
Value Added: Adds support for .CSV format result data in 'Payment/Adjustment Report'.
Topics
• Payment/Adjustment Report • NX
 
Avatar PM 'Earned Income Report'
The 'Earned Income Report' is updated to allow information to be displayed in CSV format.
Value Added: Adds support for .CSV format result data in 'Earned Income Report'
Topics
• Earned Income Report • NX
 
Default 'Add to Problem List' field on 'Diagnosis' form.
A Registry Setting 'Default 'Add to Problem List to "Yes" is added. This setting will set the 'Add to Problem List' field to 'Yes' on all new diagnosis entries. In addition, the 'Problem Classification' field will automatically be enabled.
Value Added: Improved ability to always send diagnosis to the problem list.
Topics
• Diagnosis • NX
 
2021 Update 132 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Quick Billing Rule Definition - new fields
The 'Include "errors.txt" File' and 'File Location for "errors.txt" File' fields are added to 'Quick Billing Rule Definition'.
Value Added: Allows agencies to have an 'error' txt file created and sent to desired location.
Topics
• Quick Billing • NX
 
Changed (1)
Print Bill - UB-04
The 'Populate PA UB04 Table' logic used by State Form Definitions is modified to not restrict services to the entered date range.
Value Added: Allows flexibility in billing.
Topics
• Print Bill • NX
 
Fixed (11)
Consent For Access - No CareConnect
An issue is resolved where when filing the Consent for Access Form while trying to set up individual consent for patients and the following error could occur: "There are no HIE's currently enabled. Please complete the 'CareConnect HIE Configuration' form".
Topics
• Consent for Access • NX
 
837 Professional - Billing CCBHC Enumerated service
Resolves an issue to ensure that the current billing logic is updated to not enforce the presence of the component/enumerated services in the same bill as associated PPS charge when the 'CCBHC Claim Grouping' is set to "Separate Claims: Hold PPS Charges for Remittances from Private Insurance and Include Component Services on Separate Claims".
837 Institutional - Service diagnosis when the 'Include Services with and Without Diagnosis Entry' option is selected
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 837 Institutional bill includes the diagnosis associated with the service when selecting the 'Include Services With and Without Diagnosis Entry' in the 'UB/837I Billing Options' field on the 'Electronic Billing' form.
Functional or Implementation Acknowledgment (997/999) - loading an Implementation Acknowledgment (999) file
Resolves an issue to ensure that an Implementation Acknowledgment (999) file loads successfully in the 'Functional or Implementation Acknowledgment (997/999)' form.
837 Institutional - CCBHC Bill for the updated Component/Enumerated service
Resolves an issue to ensure that an 837 Institutional CCBHC bill displays correct total claim charge amount if the enumerated service is updated after the 'CCBHC PPS Compile' process.
Topics
• 837 Professional • NX • 837 Institutional • Functional or Implementation Acknowledgement (997/999)
 
AR Console User Defaults Setup - Programs
An issue is resolved to ensure the 'AR Console User Defaults Setup' form saves all selected Programs.
Topics
• Accounts Receivable Management • NX
 
Quick Action - Update Client Data
The 'State' and 'County' fields in the 'Update Client Data' Quick Action will be drop-down selection fields, and will allow selection, file properly, and populate with data properly.
Quick Action - Update Client Data
Several issues resolved in the Update Client Data Quick Action: 1) An issue that could occur where the registry setting "Convert Client Address to All Uppercase" is ignored when it's enabled. 2) An issue that could occur where the registry setting "Update Financial Eligibility Data" is ignored when it's enabled. 3) Not recognizing a 9 digit zip code entered with a "-" therefore, the City/State does not populate automatically. 4) An issue that can occur when changing a client's name may result in incorrect data for the "Client First Name" and "Client Last Name".
Quick Action - Emergency Contact Information
An issue is resolved in the 'Emergency Contact' Quick Action that can occur when the 'Sort Episodes by Admission Date' registry setting is set to 'Y' causing the episode selection drop-down to contain invalid characters.
Topics
• Update Client Data • NX
 
Avatar NX - 'Emergency Contact' quick action
Ensure a space is automatically removed when entered in the 'Emergency Contact Name' field in the 'Emergency Contact' quick action in Avatar NX. Please note: Avatar NX User Interface 2022.04.00 is required for full functionality.
Avatar NX - 'Alerts' quick action
Ensure the 'Alerts' quick action functions the same as the 'Client Alerts' form in Avatar NX. Please note: Avatar NX User Interface 2022.04.00 is required for full functionality.
Topics
• Emergency Contact Information • NX • Quick Actions • Client Alerts
 
Avatar PM - Team Caseload Assignment
An issue is resolved where team caseload assignments may be generated when they shouldn't be.
Topics
• NX • myAvatar/myAvatar NX
 
Single Program Maintenance - Add new program
Ensure the ability to add new programs in the 'Single Program Maintenance' form when multiple system code functionality is enabled.
Topics
• Program Maintenance • NX
 
Prevent 'staff only' appointments from being opened by multiple users at one time.
Avatar PM is enhanced for future functionality. This update needs to be installed with Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2022 Update 9. This will resolve an issue where a 'staff only' appointment could be opened and edited by multiple users at the same time.
Topics
• Scheduling Calendar • NX
 
AR Console - Claim Follow-Up Entry
Claim Follow-Up Entry functionality has been modified to resolve an issue where filed data may not default into the fields correctly.
Topics
• Accounts Receivable Management • NX
 
CCBHC PPS Compile – CCBHC PPS Service Definition
The CCBHC PPS Compile functionality has been updated to resolve an issue where the incorrect CCBHC PPS Service Definition could be selected if the client has more than one guarantor assigned to CCBHC services, and only one definition included a guarantor selection.
Topics
• CCBHC • NX
 
2021 Update 121 Details | User Acceptance Tests
Patient/PCP Association - Search Results
An issue is resolved where the results for searches on the PCP field may not return the primary care physicians associated to the programs the client is enrolled in.
Topics
• NX
 

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