Enterprise Edition 14.2 Release Notes Enterprise Edition 14.2 Release Notes
January 23, 2014
Below are the latest updates to Enterprise Edition.
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Enhancements
● Changes will be made to Reports | Accounting (locked and non-locked) | Payments/Adjustments to replace the generic “System Adjustment” description to indicate why Billing created the adjustment (Therapy Adjustment, LUPA, Outlier). The full descriptions for adjustments made by the system have been included to make the report clearer and more informative.
● Changes will be made to Master Files | Payor/Plans | Plans to add a Modify Episode End Date check box to the Payor Plan. This check box will only be visible when Episodic is not checked, and is not visible for Hospice only payors. When the patient’s primary insurance is a plan in which the plan level Modify Episode End Date is checked, you will see a Modify End Date next to the episode in PPS Episodes. Clicking Modify End Date will prompt you to enter the number of days to set the episode to.
● Example: When prompted, entering 180 days extends the episode end date to 180 days from the episode start date. The new end date will flow to the 485 for view and printing capabilities.
● Many agencies use the standard 485 for non-Medicare payers to simplify their processes. For these agencies, we have now provided the ability to modify the length of the episode or certification period, to support those payors who use alternate lengths. This change will enable you to support these payors better.
Maintenance
● Changes will be made to Administration | Document Creator | Trending Page:
to ensure that the correct date is being used.
to correct errors that were occurring with the Include up to visit date check box.
to sort columns in the grid by alphabetical order followed by descending date order within the discipline.
● Changes will be made to Reports | Admission | Length of Stay to calculate the length of stay based on the admission date and service through dates or the difference between the admission date and the discharge date, if the discharge date is after the service through date.
● Changes will be made to Clinical Documents | SOC and Recertification | 485, and the stand-alone 485 to increase the character limitation in 485-17 from 255 to 5000 characters to eliminate errors that sometimes were occurring when characters exceeded the limit.
● Changes will be made to Tools | Comm Schedule | Mileage Review to fix errors that were occurring when Map All Routes is clicked and there is only one visit listed in the grid.
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Maintenance
● Changes will be made to Administration | Document Creator | Trending Page:
to ensure that the correct date is being used.
to correct errors that were occurring with the Include up to visit date check box.
to sort columns in the grid by alphabetical order.
● Changes will be made to Reports | Admission | Length of Stay to calculate the length of stay based on the admission date and service through dates or the difference between the admission date and the discharge date, if the discharge date is after the service through date. Many agencies use the standard 485 for non-Medicare payers to simplify their processes. For these agencies, we have now provided the ability to modify the length of the episode or certification period, to support those payors who use alternate lengths. This change will enable you to support these payors better.
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