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Avatar PM 2024 Monthly Release 2024.01.01 Details

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  • Avatar PM 'Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance (834)'
    An issue is resolved in 'Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance (834)' to ensure that 'eligibility_exp_date' values in 'Avatar PM SQL table 'SYSTEM.eligibility_dependent_cov' are updated on 834 file posting.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in 'Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance (834)' where 'eligibility_exp_date' in 'SYSTEM.eligibility_dependent_cov' may not be updated when it should be.
Topics
• Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance (834)
2023 Update 19 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • Diagnosis - Chart View
    Avatar PM is enhanced to display credentials for the 'Diagnosing Clinician' for the 'Diagnosis' form in chart view.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
Avatar PM is enhanced to display credentials for the 'Diagnosing Clinician' for the 'Diagnosis' form in chart view.
Topics
• Chart View • Diagnosis
  • SQL Validation
    An issue is resolved where an unexpected error produced on the table 'SYSTEM.billing_tx_filing_compliance' is resolved.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An "Unexpected error executing SqlCompute code for field 'v_pat_det_age_date_of_svc': [UNDEFINED]age+13^HRADPRO1 *%CC]" produced on table SYSTEM.billing_tx_filing_compliance is resolved.
Topics
• Advanced Billing Rule Definition
  • AR Console Export
    An issue is resolved where users when downloading the CSV file from the AR Console Export form could view the information listed without any data wrapping.
Included Updates
None
Required Updates
Avatar PM 2023 Update 101
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved where the 'AR Console Export' form may generate .CSV files where individual rows of data may be broken into more than one line.
Topics
• Accounts Receivable Management • NX
  • Registry Setting
    Users can now use values 'YE' and 'YW' for 'Unit Calculation with Minimum Duration' in Registry Settings form.
  • Registry Setting
    Users can now use values 'YE' and 'YW' for 'Unit Calculation with Minimum Duration' in Registry Settings form.
    With appropriate Registry Setting value users are able to see errors based on the input given to the Unit Calculation with Minimum Duration field.
Included Updates
8, 9, 28
Product Update Description
The registry setting 'Unit Calculation with Minimum Duration' is updated to optionally include new filing options for the field 'Minimum Duration for Unit Calculation' in the 'Service Codes' form.
Topics
• Service Codes • File Import • Client Charge Input • Edit Service Information
  • Search Results - Diagnosis Filtering
    The registry setting called 'Default Limit Results by ICD Category' is added to support limiting the ICD-10 results listed for Diagnosis Search fields in myAvatar NX. Note that Avatar RADplus 2024 Update 31 must also be installed to support this functionality.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
A Registry Setting called 'Default Limit Results by ICD Category' is added to support limiting the ICD-10 results listed for Diagnosis Search fields in myAvatar NX. Note that Avatar RADplus 2024 Update 31 must also be installed to support this functionality.
Topics
• Diagnosis
  • FoRSE Configuration
    These parameters will be used to establish connection with FoRSE API using such parameters as Facility ID, Secret Key and new company registration, registration status, and survey URLs as provided by naatp.
  • FoRSE Configuration
    FoRSE Configuration form is where you define the "Force Facilities Configuration" and also check the status of data sent to ensure the transmission was successful in the "FoRSE Monitor" section.
  • FoRSE Mapping
    FoRSE Mapping provides a method to map Avatar data to the various surveys that the system is set up to provide.
    Current surveys are: BAM BAM-R BARC-10 FoRSE Admit Survey FoRSE Demographic Information Form FoRSE Discharge Survey FoRSE Outcomes Survey FoRSE Progress Monitoring Survey GAD-7 PHQ-9 Treatment Effectiveness Assessment (TEA) WHOQOL-BREF
  • FoRSE Functionality - Communication API
    The FoRSE communication post-filing hooks determine what data will be sent.
Included Updates
17
Product Update Description
Avatar PM is enhanced to support FoRSE.
Topics
• FoRSE
  • Registry Settings - Validate Program For Staff Guarantor Coverage
    The 'Validate Program For Staff Guarantor Coverage' registry setting is added to the system.
    A new field 'Program' is added to the 'Guarantor Coverage' section in the 'Practitioner Enrollment' form when the 'Validate Program For Staff Guarantor Coverage' registry setting is enabled.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The 'Validate Program For Staff Guarantor Coverage' registry setting is added.
Topics
• Registry Settings • Practitioner • 837 Professional • 837 Institutional • Web Services
  • Future Functionality
    The system is prepared for future functionality.
Included Updates
16, 29
Product Update Description
The system is prepared for future functionality.
Topics
• Remittance Processing • NX
  • Remittance Processing - Future Functionality
    An issue has been corrected in the 'Remittance Processing' widget which will be available in a future release.
    All testing is internal testing only.
Included Updates
16, 17, 29, 35, 44
Product Update Description
The system is prepared for future functionality.
Topics
• Client Merge • Remittance Processing • Database Tables
  • Payment Acknowledgement - Scheduling Calendar - Check In
    Changes made to the functionality related to selection '4' (Check-In) within the 'Prevent Posting Payments Unless Payment has been Acknowledged' registry setting to prevent the system from splitting a single front desk payment into many in Payment Acknowledgement.
Included Updates
22
Product Update Description
The functionality related to selection '4' (Check In) within the 'Prevent Posting Payments Unless Payment has been Acknowledged' registry setting is modified to resolve the following issues: 1) Double posting of payments to same services. 2) Multiple rows per payment in the 'SYSTEM.unacknowledged_payments' table. Note: Avatar Appointment Scheduling 2024 update 7 is needed for this new functionality.
Topics
• Scheduling Calendar • Check-In • NX • Deposit Entry • File Import • Payment Acknowledgement • Front Desk
  • Cross Episode Financial Eligibility - Policy number
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the subscriber policy number defaults into 'Cross Episode Financial Eligibility' when using the additional policy numbers and default guarantor assignment options.
  • NCPDP Response screen - Spelling error
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the NCPDP responses to RxConnect does not contain spelling errors.
  • SYSTEM.billing_guar_table - field validation
    Resolves an issue to ensure that the 'value_to_display_in_2330B_code' and 'value_to_display_in_2330B_value' fields are added to the SYSTEM.billing_guar_table and display correct data for the guarantor based on the guarantor setup in the 'Guarantors/Payors' and 'Guarantor/Program Billing Defaults' forms.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The following issues are resolved: 1) The subscriber policy number may not default into 'Cross Episode Financial Eligibility' when using the additional policy numbers and default guarantor assignment options. 2) The 'Value to Display in 2330B NM1-09/2430 SVD-01' field is added to the 'billing_guar_table' table. 3) 'Theaputic' is corrected to 'Therapeutic' in the 'Reason for Service Code' dictionary.
Topics
• Cross Episode Financial Eligibility • Dictionary • Guarantor/Payors • Database Tables
  • Program Maintenance - 'Day Program Services' section
    An issue is resolved in the 'Day Program Services' section of the 'Program Maintenance' form where service codes exceeding 10 characters in length were truncated upon filing.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
An issue is resolved in the 'Program Maintenance' form, within the 'Day Program Services' section where 'Service Codes' exceeding 10 characters in length were truncated upon filing. Note: This issue also occurred when posting a 'Day Program Services' file import using a 'Service Code' longer than 10 characters.
Topics
• Program Maintenance • Single Program Maintenance • File Import
  • Various SQL views changed to SQL tables
    'SYSTEM.billing_837_p_report', 'SYSTEM.billing_837_i_report' and 'SYSTEM.billing_837_d_report' are changed from SQL views to tables.
Included Updates
24
Product Update Description
The 'SYSTEM.billing_837_p_report', 'SYSTEM.billing_837_i_report' and 'SYSTEM.billing_837_d_report' are changed from SQL views to tables.
Topics
• 837 Dental • 837 Institutional • 837 Professional
  • Edit Service Information
    The error which can occur when changing the 'Service Code' in the 'Edit Service Information' form, is resolved.
Included Updates
None
Product Update Description
The error "[UNDEFINED]groupservice+8^HRADPRO3 *PT("10001")", which can occur when changing the 'Service Code' in the 'Edit Service Information' form, is resolved.
Topics
• Edit Service Information
2023 Update 169 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • File Import
    File Import: Quick Billing Rule Definition has been added to the system.
  • File Import
    File Import: Quick Billing Group Definition has been added to the system.
Included Updates
7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 44, 48, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 93, 94, 96, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 128, 129, 130, 133, 134, 135, 136, 139, 140, 143, 149, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 159, 161, 163, 164, 166, 168
Product Update Description
The options 'Quick Billing Rule Definition' and 'Quick Billing Group Definition' are added to 'File Import' form.
Topics
• Quick Billing • File Import • NX
2023 Update 188 Summary | User Acceptance Tests
  • 'External Documents' widget - 'Care Team'
    The 'Care Team' button is added to the 'External Documents' widget for quick reviewing of the care team members included in the CCD file.
    Please note: Avatar CWS 2023 Update 96 is required for full functionality.
  • 'External Documents' widget - 'Status' column
    The 'Status' column in the 'External Documents' widget is enhanced to display "New", "Viewed", "Saved", or "Reconciled" based on the status of the document.
  • Querying CCD's
    The message responses when querying for CCD's are updated to remove additional information returned by the search service in the 'External Documents' widget, 'Query for External CCD' form, and 'CareConnect CCD Download' forms.
  • 'External Documents' widget - 'Created Date To Display' filter
    The 'Created Date To Display' filter is added to the 'External Documents' widget to filter documents based on the created date.
  • 'External Documents' widget - Document Status
    Ensure the 'External Documents' widget updates the document status when a CCD is saved in a Perceptive enabled system.
Included Updates
61
Product Update Description
The following changes are made to the 'External Documents' widget: 1) The new field 'Created Date To Display' is added to filter records based on the created date. 2) The new button 'Care Team' is added to the documents table for quick reviewing of the care team members included in the CCD file. Please note: Avatar CWS 2023 Update #96 is required to use this functionality. 3) The message boxes are modified to remove additional information returned by the search service. This change is also applied to the forms 'Query for External CCD' and 'CareConnect CCD Download'. 4) The status column is modified to display "New", "Viewed", "Saved", or "Reconciled" based on status of the document in the widget. 5) An issue is resolved where 'External Documents' widget does not update the row's status when the CCD file is saved in a Perceptive-enabled system.
Topics
• CCD's • External Document Widget • Clinical Reconciliation • NX • Query for External CCD
 

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