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Avatar PM 2023 Quarterly Release 2023.02 Summary


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New (19)
Roll-Up service definition - Component modifiers
The 'Do Not Include Component Modifiers in Roll-Up Service' registry setting is added.
Value Added: The user will have an option to not include the modifiers from the component services while compiling the Roll-Up definition.
Topics
• Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-up Services Worklist • Roll-Up Services Definition • NX • Registry Settings
 
Quick Billing
Quick Billing functionality has been improved to prevent the form from being submitted more than one time if a time out error is received.
Value Added: Improves Quick Billing functionality.
Topics
• Quick Billing • NX
 
Avatar PM 'Enable Submitter Identification Definition' Registry Setting
The 'Enable Submitter Identification Definition' Registry Setting is updated to allow for inclusion of additional fields in the 'Submitter Identification Definition' form and support in 'Electronic Billing' 837 file generation.
Value Added: Updates Avatar PM 'Enable Submitter Identification Definition' Registry Setting for additional 837 field support
Topics
• Registry Settings • Electronic Billing • NX • 837 Professional • 837 Institutional
 
Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting
Functionality for 'Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting' has been updated. Note: A future Middleware update (RADplus Client Update 2023.01.00) will be required for full functionality.
Value Added: Increased functionality on the 'Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting' form.
Topics
• Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting • Claim Follow-up
 
The 'BedAssignment' web service
The 'WEBSVC.BedAssignment' web service is added with the following methods: -AddBedAssignment -DeleteBedAssignment -EditBedAssigment -GetDictionaryItems
Value Added: The ability to file 'Bed Assignment' data via web services
Topics
• Bed Assignment • Web Services • Delete Bed Assignment
 
File Import - Client Charge Input
A non-billable service imported through 'File Import' client charge input file with the 'Billable (Inhibit Billing)' field set to "N" is inhibited from billing correctly and the 'CLIENT INHIBITED FROM BILLING (SERVICE DATE LESS THAN 1 YEAR)' widget and the 'Inhibited Services For Billing report' is updated to display the client and inhibited service.
Value Added: The 'File Import' process for 'Client Charge Input' file type is updated to update the 'SYSTEM.inhibited.billing' SQL table with the imported non billable services.
Topics
• File Import • Inhibit Billing • Database Tables
 
Widget - Advanced Billing Rule Failed Compliance
The 'Advanced Billing Rule Failed Compliance' widget displays the ICD-10 diagnosis code in the 'Dx Code' field.
Value Added: The Advanced Billing Rule process has been updated to include ICD-10 code of the diagnosis record in the 'Advanced Billing Failed Compliance' widget and in the 'v_patient_svc_diagnosis_code' field of the table 'billing_tx_failed_compliance' SQL table.
Topics
• Advanced Billing Rule Definition
 
Dictionary Update - Payor
A new extended dictionary called 'CCBHC - Exclude from check for remittance from private insurance' will be added to the financial class dictionary in the Payor file.
Value Added: The extended dictionary will allow agencies to determine by financial class whether to include/exclude the check for remittance from private insurance.
Topics
• 837 Professional • CCBHC • 837 Institutional
 
File Import - [Support Only] Guarantor Nature
Please contact your Netsmart representative to change the guarantor nature.
Value Added: With assistance from a Netsmart representative the guarantor nature can be changed
Topics
• File Import • Guarantor/Payors • Guarantor • NX • Financial Eligibility
 
Disclosure Management - Filter document images
The "Disclosure Management" form is enhanced to filter document image requests/authorizations by episode and date.
Value Added: Disclosure Management enhanced filtering of document images.
Topics
• Disclosure
 
Avatar PM - support for Integrated eSignature functionality
The 'Consent On File For Use of Integrated eSignature' field is added to the following forms: -Admission -Admission (Outpatient) -Update Client Data -Discharge -Pre Admit -Pre Admit Discharge -Call Intake
Value Added: Support for Integrated eSignature functionality
Topics
• Admission • Update Client Data • Admission (Outpatient) • Discharge • Pre Admit • Pre Admit Discharge • Call Intake • Web Services
 
Client Ledger - Ledger Type = Claim
The Client Ledger Claim report has been modified to adjust the length of fields.
Value Added: The report fields display without truncating.
Topics
• Client Ledger
 
File Import - 'Deposit Entry' file type
Verify the deposit entry created by the file import process accepts the 'Date of Receipt or Adjustment Date' that is outside of the episode.
Value Added: The file import process of the deposit entry is updated to work as it does in 'Deposit Entry' form for manual entry.
Topics
• Deposit Entry • File Import • NX
 
Document Routing - Replace ‘Date Created’ with ‘Date Signed’ on Document Routing Images.
Document Routing is enhanced to adjust verbiage of Document Routing Images based on the registry setting "Replace 'Date Created' with 'Date Signed' on Document Routing Images".
Value Added: Add ability to change the 'Date Created' label on Document Routing Images.
Topics
• Disclosure • NX • Progress Notes (Group And Individual) • Treatment Plan • Modeling
 
CareConnect HIE Configuration - 'Progress Notes Available in Carequality' help message
The help message for the 'Progress Notes Available in Carequality' field in the 'CareConnect HIE Configuration' form has been updated to display additional information.
Value Added: Additional information added to the help message for the 'Progress Notes Available in Carequality' field
Topics
• CareConnect
 
Quick Billing - 837 Error Report
Functionality for the Quick Billing - 837 Error Reports has been modified to report only one error for a missing diagnosis in the 837 Professional report, and to update the message in the 837 Institutional report.
Value Added: Improved error reporting for a missing diagnosis record.
Topics
• Quick Billing • NX
 
Payment By Posting Date Report
The 'Payment By Posting Date Report' has been updated to require the 'Start Date' and 'End Date' fields only when the 'Report Type' is equal to 'All Users' or 'User ID'.
Value Added: Provides flexibility when the ‘Report Type’ is ‘Receipt Number’, ‘Check Number’, or 'Client'.
Topics
• Billing
 
Registry Settings - Enable BBH Service Modifiers
The 'Enable BBH Service Modifiers' registry setting is added. This registry setting can enable the 'Adult/Child Eligibility Category' and 'BBH Setup' forms to update modifiers included on 837 Professional and HCFA bills.
Value Added: BBH Service Modifier functionality added
BBH Setup - Update BBH modifiers included on 837 Professional and HCFA bills.
The form 'BBH Setup' form is used to update BBH modifiers included on 837 Professional and HCFA bills.
Value Added: BBH Service Modifier functionality added.
Adult/Child Eligibility Category form - BBH functionality for 837 Professional and HCFA-1500 bills.
The 'Adult/Child Eligibility Category' form is added to update client Eligibility Categories for modifiers included on 837 Professional and HCFA bills.
Value Added: BBH Service Modifier functionality added.
837 Professional/HCFA-1500 Bills - BBH Service Modifiers functionality.
BBH Service Modifiers' functionality added to update modifiers included on 837 Professional and HCFA bills.
Value Added: BBH Service Modifier functionality added.
Topics
• 837 Professional • NX • HCFA-1500 • Progress Notes
 
Guarantor/Program Billing Defaults - CCBHC Claim Grouping
The CCBHC Claim Grouping help message has been updated.
Value Added: The help message contains additional information.
Topics
• 837 Professional • 837 Institutional • Guarantor / Program Billing Defaults • NX
 
Changed (4)
Avatar PM 2023 is Installed
Installation will upgrade to the 2023 version. This will not change any current functionality.
Value Added: Upgrade to current 2023 version
Topics
• Upgrade
 
SYTEM.billing_guar_table - Require Subscriber Group Number
Two new SQL fields 'req_sub_group_num_code' and 'req_sub_group_num_value' are added to the 'SYSTEM.billing_guar_table' to store the data from the 'Require Subscriber Group Number’ field of the 'Guarantors/Payors'.
Value Added: To prevent claims from being denied by adding required fields to SQL table.
Topics
• Database Tables • Guarantor/Payors
 
SYSTEM.billing_271_bene_fino table - Data validation
Resolves an issue to ensure that the data is removed from the SYSTEM.billing_271_bene_info table when purging a 271 batch via the 'Purge Billing Files' form.
Value Added: The Purge billing file process is updated to delete transactions from the SYSTEM.billing_271_bene_info table when purging a 271 batch.
Topics
• Database Management • Purge Billing Files
 
Remittance Posting - future date error
Functionality is modified to display an error message when a future date is entered in the Posting Date' or ‘Date of Receipt’ fields.
Value Added: Improves the functionality of the Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting and Remittance Posting forms.
Topics
• Spreadsheet Remittance Posting • Spreadsheet Batch Remittance Posting
 
Fixed (45)
Program Transfer - Inpatient and outpatient episode
Verify the client transfers to different program from the admission program using 'Program Transfer' or 'Program Transfer (Outpatient)' form successfully.
Topics
• Program Transfer
 
The 'Disable Demographics Section On Discharge Form' registry setting
Ensure the 'Disable Demographics Section On Discharge Form' registry setting does not disable the 'Demographics' section on the 'Admission' form when enabled.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Admission • Discharge
 
Web services - WEBSVC.AppointmentScheduling V2
Resolves an issue to ensure that new appointments are successfully added through WEBSVC.AppointmentScheduling V2 web service.
Topics
• Web Services • Problem List
 
Avatar PM 'Summary Trial Balance Report'
An issue is resolved to ensure that all Revenue Group (RRG) values are included in .CSV (comma-separated value) export format Avatar PM 'Summary Trial Balance Report' Revenue Group and Grand Total information/results.
Topics
• Summary Trial Balance Report
 
'Client Admission' web service
Ensure the ability to file admissions via the 'Client Admission' web service.
Topics
• Admission • Web Services
 
SQL table - RADplus_IMO_Results table
Resolves an issue to ensure that the records are restored where SNOMED codes may be missing from the SYSTEM.RadPlusIMOResults table.
Topics
• Problem List
 
Claim Follow-Up
An issue has been resolved to ensure that the 'Data Entry By' field on the 'Claim Follow-Up' populates correctly.
Topics
• Claim Follow-up
 
HCFA 1500
An error has been to ensure that the second line of the address does not show 'None' when it should show the value from the 'Guarantor/Program Billing Defaults' template.
Topics
• Print Bill • NX
 
Progress Notes (Group and Individual)
A modification has been made to Progress Notes (Group and Individual) to ensure that the following error is not received upon submission of notes: '[SUBSCRIPT]AuthResult+36^HRADAuthCheck^PAYAUTH'.
Topics
• Payor Based Authorizations • NX
 
SQL Table - SYSTEM.billing_tx_master_table
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'SYSTEM.billing_tx_master_table' table is updated to increase the maximum character length on the 'discipline_code' field.
Topics
• Database Tables • NX
 
Site Specific Section Modeling - Add-On Service fields
An issue has been resolved that may prevent 'Multiple Add-On Service' fields from being enabled on the "Site Specific Section Modeling" form when the 'Enable Multiple Add-On Code Per Primary Code Functionality' registry setting is set to 'Y'.
Topics
• Site Specific Section Modeling • Progress Notes
 
'Account Receivable Console' widget - 'Claim Follow-Up Entry' section
Resolves an issue to ensure the 'Copy Note' button is not disabled upon selecting a checkbox in the 'Follow-Up Notes' grid on 'Claim Follow-Up Entry' tab of 'Account Receivable Console' widget.
Topics
• Accounts Receivable Management
 
Dictionary Update - Print dictionary
An issue is resolved in the "Dictionary Update" form when printing "All Data Elements" and the following hard error can occur: 10156: com.ntst.radplus.common.RADPlusException: [UNDEFINED]PFIELD2^GUIRCO1^RCO(1,XXXXX,"B32AEEF9-1AF0-44C7-8FA9-9528E3826008","HIE").
Topics
• Dictionary
 
Program Transfer & Program Transfer (Outpatient)
An issue has been resolved to ensure that the transfer completes in the Program Transfer & Program Transfer (Outpatient) forms.
Topics
• Edit Service Information • Program Transfer
 
SQL Table - SYSTEM.inhibit_billing
Resolves an issue to ensure that the SYSTEM.inhibit_billing sql table is updated with the updated client id when 'Change MR#' processed for the client.
Topics
• Inhibit Billing
 
Scheduling Calendar - Group Appointment
Scheduling Calendar has been updated to successfully complete the check in process for a group member.
Topics
• Appointment Management
 
Default Guarantor Assignment - Cross Episode Financial Eligibility
An issue is resolved to ensure that the Cross Episode Financial Eligibility record is not duplicated if the client has existing values and a new admission is filed.
Financial Eligibility - Web Services
An issue is resolved to ensure that the Financial Eligibility and Cross Episode Financial Eligibility web services file successfully.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Financial Eligibility • NX • Default Guarantor Assignment • Web Services • Cross Episode Financial Eligibility
 
Admission - 'Activate Program/Service Code Filter' registry setting
Ensure the 'Admission' form respects the 'Activate Program/Service Code Filter' registry setting in the 'Daily Charge Codes', 'Admission Charge Codes', and 'Room and Board Billing Codes' fields.
Topics
• Admission • Registry Settings
 
99999 Services Report
The functionality for the '99999 Services Report' has been updated to default the 'Run Report By' field to 'All Services' and enable the 'Export' button when entering the form. The 'Service From Date' and the 'Service To Date' prompts are enabled and required when the 'Run Report By' field is changed to 'Service Dates'. The 'Month/Year of Accounting Period Close' prompt is enabled and required when the 'Run Report By' field is changed to 'Accounting Period'.
Topics
• Financial Eligibility • Database Management
 
Web Service - WEBSVC.AppointmentScheduling.CLS
The 'FileClientChargeInputICD10' method of the client charge input web service and the 'AddAppointment' method of the 'Appointment Scheduling' web service files successfully.
Edit Service Information - Editing service for the client
Resolves an issue to ensure that client's service can be updated successfully in the 'Edit Service Information' form.
File Import - Roll-Up Services Definition
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'Roll-Up Services Definition' file import process will successfully compile the file import file that contains any record where the 'Practitioner Category' field has multiple values.
Topics
• Add New Appointment • Web Services • Edit Service Information • NX • File Import • Roll-Up Services Definition
 
File Import - Deposit Entry
An issue is resolved in File Import - Deposit Entry to ensure printing a compiled report completes successfully.
Topics
• Deposit Entry • File Import • Roll-Up Services Definition • NX
 
837 Institutional
The '837 Institutional' has been modified for the following: The ‘DTP434’ segment will include the admission date and the discharge date when the client is discharged one day after the last date of service. The 'CL1-03' field will contain the extended dictionary value for 'Patient Status Over-Ride (2300-CL1-03)' for the discharge type of the discharged client.
Topics
• 837 Institutional • NX
 
Diagnosis
The 'Diagnosis' form has been updated to respect the "Default 'Add To Problem List' to "Yes" and "Enable Multiple Diagnosis Search" registry settings.
Topics
• Diagnosis
 
Women's Health History
An issued has been resolved to ensure that data is being correctly saved to the 'SYSTEM.client_condition_preg' table and the 'SYSTEM.patient_demographic_history' table.
Topics
• Women's Heath History
 
Disclosure Management - Items for Disclosure with no data
An issue has been resolved where under certain circumstances items with no data are added to the 'Items For Disclosure' portion of disclosure management after hitting disclose in the Disclosure tab. 
Topics
• Disclosure
 
Eligibility Response Report - Run report
Resolves an issue to ensure that the eligibility response report runs successfully.
Topics
• Database Management
 
Quick Actions - Update Client Data
Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'Quick Actions' widget updated correctly with the data updated through the 'Update Client Data' form.
Topics
• Update Client Data
 
Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist
Functionality has been improved in Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-Up Services Worklist to ensure that the form opens and submits successfully.
Topics
• Compile/Edit/Post/Unpost Roll-up Services Worklist
 
Quick Billing / Electronic Billing - File Names
Functionality has been modified to ensure that file names are consistent when using the Electronic Billing form to select a file that was created from the Quick Billing form.
Topics
• Electronic Billing • Quick Billing • NX
 
'Client Ledger' report
Ensure fields do not overlap in the 'Client Ledger' report in an Avatar NX environment.
Topics
• NX • Client Ledger
 
Process Internal Referrals Form: Internal Referral Information
Resolves an issue to ensure that the aliased and non-aliased fields display value description and code in the 'Internal Referral Information' field of the 'Process Internal Referrals' form.
Topics
• Internal Client Referrals • Internal Referral Type Maintenance • NX • Process Internal Referrals
 
Daylight Savings - Timestamps
Ensure timestamps are generated with the correct time zone offset when the date and time cross the daylight savings time boundary.
Topics
• Admission • Discharge • Diagnosis
 
Demographics - Client Declined To Provide Information On The Following
The functionality for the field 'Client Declined To Provide Information On The Following' has been updated to disable the corresponding fields when an option is selected. Selecting 'Ethnic Origin' disables the 'Ethnic Origin' field. Selecting 'Race' disables the 'Client Race' field. Selecting 'Language' disables the 'Primary Language' field.
Topics
• Pre Admit • Admission • Update Client Data • NX • Admission (Outpatient)
 
837 Professional - Payer Identifier segment (2010BB-NM1-09)
Support is added for the Payer Identifier segment (2010BB-NM1-09) on the 837 Professional
Topics
• 837 Professional • NX
 
Update Client Data - Change client name
Resolves an issue to ensure that the client search displays the updated name correctly when the name is updated through 'Update Client Data' form.
Topics
• Update Client Data
 
'External Documents' widget - Search process
The search process is modified to support searching networks granted in the 'Consent for Access' form when the 'Opt In' consent model is used and 'Carequality' is not enabled. The search process is also modified to support searching organizations granted in the 'Consent for Access' form when 'Carequality' is enabled.
'External Documents' widget - 'Organization' column
The 'Organization' column is modified to support long organization names in the 'External Documents' widget.
Topics
• Consent for Access • External Document Widget • Dictionary • Query/Reporting • Form and Table Documentation
 
837 Professional - SV1 segment
An issue has been resolved to ensure that modifiers are not included in the SV1 segment for services that have been transferred from one guarantor to another guarantor.
837 Professional - CLM segment
An issue has been resolved to ensure that primary and add-on or interactive complexity services are included in the same claim.
Topics
• 837 Professional • NX
 
CPT Code Definition - Report
The CPT Code Definition report has been updated to prevent the data in the report from overlapping into other fields.
Topics
• CPT Codes • NX
 
Diagnosis - 'Default 'Add To Problem List' to "Yes" on New Diagnosis' registry setting
Ensure the 'Add To Problem List' field is only saved as "Yes" for active diagnosis records entered when the registry setting 'Default 'Add To Problem List' to "Yes" on New Diagnosis' is enabled.
Topics
• Diagnosis • NX • Registry Settings • Problem List
 
Financial Eligibility options - customize plan.
Functionality has been updated in ‘Financial Eligibility’, ‘Cross Episode Financial Eligibility’, and ‘Family Financial Eligibility’ to ensure all data defaults to a new plan when [Select Plan Level To Default] has been used to select a previous plan.
Topics
• Financial Eligibility • Cross Episode Financial Eligibility • NX
 
Client Name display
Ensure the Client Name displays properly in Avatar when the 'Client Demographics - Additional Fields' registry setting does not include "Detailed Client Name".
Topics
• Registry Settings • Admission
 
‘Inhibit Billing By Service’ and ‘File Import'
Functionality for ‘Inhibit Billing By Service’ and ‘File Import – Client Charge Input’ has been updated to ensure that an error does not occur when processing the forms.
Topics
• Inhibit Billing • File Import
 
File Import - Electronic Re-Billing Service Assignment
Functionality for 'File Import - Electronic Re-Billing Service Assignment' is updated to ensure that no error is received regarding a missing 'Original Claim Reference Number' when it is not allowed in the file. It is not allowed when the file is a 'Delete' file.
Topics
• File Import • Re-Bill
 
Roll-up Services Definition
Functionality for the 'Roll-up Services Definition' has been updated to ensure that the 'Display Roll-Up Definition Report' report button does not become disabled.
Topics
• Roll-Up Services Definition
 
Consent for Access - External Network
An issue has been resolved in 'Consent for Access' form, were the 'Network' field no longer shows the HIE name.
Topics
• Consent for Access • Dictionary
 

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