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Updates / Updates 2005–2006

Updates 2005–2006

04/01/2005 – 03/31/2006

61 release notes in this period.

V18.0 04/07/2005
  • Invoice balance column corrected in "Payments Received This Month" review report
V18.1 04/08/2005
  • New option for block 32 of HCFA 1500 form used in special case for contract billers who bill for multiple providers.
  • Patient, responsible party, auto owner, and insured middle names now accepts up to 15 characters. Names must be entered exactly like they appear on Medicare/Medicaid/Insurance cards.
  • Zirmed clearinghouse electronic claims (NSF) now includes provider name in EA0 field 39.0 for contract billers who bill for multiple providers.
V18.2 04/09/2005
  • Corrected problem with program restoring very old data files.
  • Maximum cleanup time increased to 9999 days.
  • Improved database repair to remove duplicate paycode records.
V18.3 04/11/2005
  • Corrected problem with HCFA 1500 printing name incorrectly (V18.2 bug).
V18.4 04/11/2005
  • Corrected ANSI 837 electronic claims problem with TN Medicare crossing over to TN Medicaid
V18.5 04/12/2005
  • Option added in "List Payments by Invoice" to (1) sort by invoice, or (2) print in order of data entry.
V18.6 04/13/2005
  • Problem with CareVu electronic claims extracting workers comp claims corrected.
V18.7 04/19/2005
  • Problem with Zirmed clearinghouse extraction (caused by V18.1 change) corrected.
V18.8 04/19/2005
  • Provider name field width increased.
EmsClaims V1.68 04/20/2005
  • AL/GA/MS Medicare transmission now uses new Zip program.
EmsClaims V1.69 04/20/2005
  • AL/GA/MS Medicare ReadTimeout changed from 5000 msecs to 0. Upgraded to Indy V9.
V18.9 04/21/2005
  • BC/BS provider number field added to COMPANY file for CareVu electronic claims
V18.10 04/22/2005
  • Problem with V18.9 update for CareVu electronic claims corrected.
V18.11 04/25/2005
  • Added KY Medicaid electronic claims.
EmsClaims V1.70 04/25/2005
  • KY Medicaid added. After connecting do the following: Click "Trading Partner ID" button.
  • Click "Password" button.
  • Enter "A" for "Transmission Submission".
  • Enter "A" for "837 Professional".
  • Enter "Z" for "ZModem".
  • Enter "B" for "Compressed (zipped)".
  • Click "Transmit File" button.
  • After transfer complete message, wait for message to receive file.
  • Click "Receive File" button
V18.12 04/26/2005
  • Spaces are no longer removed from last name in ANSI 837 electronic claims. This resolves the problem in states (AL) where the Medicare company does not properly handle the "Suffix" field of the patient's name. They are asking providers to enter the suffix with the last name (ex: "SMITH JR").
V18.13 04/26/2005
  • Wording changed in COMPANY file (page 2). Question changed to read "Print statements for Medicare payment pending? Y/N".
V18.15 05/03/2005
  • Added MX for Mexico to list of valid states.
V18.16 05/06/2005
  • Improved logic for setting date last statement printed in invoice print program.
V18.17 05/17/2005
  • A new Medicare defined condition code field was added to DIAGNOSIS file. Condition codes can be optionally used when entering narrative information. When using the DIAGNOSIS file to enter narrative information (CTRL+PGDN), if the condition code field is non-blank, the condition code is appended to the narrative. If the condition code field is blank, the narrative is replaced with the description from the DIAGNOSIS file.
V18.18 05/18/2005
  • ANSI 837 electronic claims modified for CareVu to transmit Group Number in SBR2000B-03.
V18.19 05/19/2005
  • Electronic claims for Railroad Medicare added. Not tested yet.
  • Problem with COMPANY file option "Print Statements for Insurance Pending and Invoice < 31 Days Past Due" corrected. The logic was not skipping zero balance invoices.
V18.20 05/20/2005
  • Electronic claims for Railroad Medicare changes completed.
  • Telecom menus changed. Old unused menu entries removed.
  • New "GW" Medicare modifier added: o GW - service not related to hospice patient's terminal condition.
V1.72 - 05/20/2005 - ECLAIMS
  • Railroad Medicare support added.
  • Improved technique used to view .ZIP files.
V18.21 05/31/2005
  • ANSI 837 for Railroad Medicare problem in SBR segment corrected.
  • Condition code field in DIAGNOSE file improved to handle alphanumerics.
V18.22 06/06/2005
  • Writeoff type G - Collection Fee help improved.
  • Electronic claims to Railroad Medicare approved.
V18.23 06/08/2005
  • Lock required error when logging events corrected.
  • Added state code "XX" for cases where state is unknown (ex: foreign countries).
V18.24 06/15/2005
  • Electronic claims to Zirmed improved to check block 32 field in insurance record.
  • Note to GA Medicaid providers: GA Medicaid intends to discontinue sending EOB's in the mail. To receive an EOB (explanation of payment) report, you must have a web portal account (logon and password). The EOB can be downloaded and printed from the web portal site.
  • https://www.ghp.georgia.gov/wps/portal
V18.25 06/27/2005
  • Corrected problem running Medicaid electronic claims from TELECOM menu
V18.26 07/08/2005
  • Improved "Payments Received This Month" review report.
V18.27 07/12/2005
  • Block 24E of HCFA1500 form now always prints "1" for Medicare claims
V18.28 07/15/2005
  • Railroad Medicare electronic claims problem for TN and FL customers corrected. This corrects the "Submitter ID in file does not match the login ID" error message.
V18.29 07/20/2005
  • Another problem with Railroad Medicare electronic claims in TN and FL corrected. TN and FL customers should resend previous RR Medicare electronic batches.
V18.30 07/26/2005
  • Balance due statement will now print when worker's comp claim is rejected.
V18.31 08/04/2005
  • Railroad Medicare electronic claims problem in GA, FL, and KY corrected (ISA07).
V18.32 08/12/2005
  • Improved HCFA1500 form to allow total charges up to $999999.99.
V18.33 08/30/2005
  • Improved HCFA1500 form to allow leaving block 21 blank (block 21, option 6 in INSURANCE file, page 2). This may be required by Medicare in some states (reported in GA).
V18.34 09/14/2005
  • Corrected problem printing list of invoices where current payor is Medicare.
  • New flag added to COMPANY file (page 4) to enable/disable printing REVIEW message at top of HCFA 1500 form if the form is being refiled.
  • New flag added to COMPANY file (page 4) to enable/disable logic which considers the assignment flag when determining the amount that is currently due from the patient on statements. If the new flag is set to "N", the program will not consider the bill the patient's responsibility until insurance has paid or reject, even if assignment is marked as not accepted.
  • Setting the flag to "Y" allows the program to continue working as in the past. If assignment is not accepted, the bill is immediately the patient's responsibility.
V18.35 09/15/2005
  • Problem with V18.34 printing REVIEW on HCFA 1500 form corrected.
V18.36 09/19/2005
  • Problem with print invoice (selected payor and invoice status) corrected. Current payor logic fixed.
V18.37 09/22/2005
  • Print Aged Report by Paycode improved to allow selecting invoice status.
  • When adding a new invoice, the following fields are now blanked: review code, date reviewed, and review status.
V18.38 09/28/2005
  • Aged Report now defaults dates to 30, 60, and 90 days past due.
V18.39 09/29/2005
  • Aged Report now allows specifing either dates or number of days past due when defining the aging columns.
V18.40 09/30/2005
  • List of payments by collection agency improved to include patient code and invoice balance.
V18.41 10/05/2005
  • Added new "X - Extra functions" to the main Invoice screen. First option in the new menu is "1-Print Signature Request Form".
V18.42 10/06/2005
  • Problem with signature request form not always printing signature request line corrected.
V18.43 10/13/2005
  • HCFA 1500 block 19 options added to insurance file (page 2): Option 7 - Print secondary diagnosis information in block 19.
  • Option 8 - Print purpose of stretcher information in block 19
V18.44 10/18/2005
  • Change made to ANSI 837 to transmit 2310B segment for TN Medicare.
V18.45 10/20/2005
  • Change made to ANSI 837 to not transmit 2310B PRV segment for TN Medicare.
V18.46 10/21/2005
  • Change made to ANSI 837 to not transmit 2000A PRV segment for TN Medicare.
V18.47 11/18/2005
  • Change made to messages that print on invoices. Message #6 now prints if Primary paycode is private pay
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V18.48 11/30/2005
  • Added help screen for default 2nd modifier (GA, GW, GY, and GZ ) on page 2 of the invoice. The default 2nd modifier from the invoice will be added to line item charges when they are posted.
  • Old obsolete AL and KY 2nd modifiers removed.
V18.49 11/30/2005
  • Corrected potential problem with BC/BS claims sent through CareVu.
V18.50 01/17/2005
  • Export #18 - List of Collection Invoices improved to include separate columns for patient's first name, middle name, last name, and suffix..
V18.52 02/08/2006
  • Export #6 - Export A/R Data By Insurance Code bug corrected that caused last insurance code to be skipped.
V18.53 03/07/2006
  • Patient List by selected invoice status improved to allow including invoices with zero balance
V18.54 03/08/2006
  • Patient List bug caused by V18.53 update corrected.
V18.55 03/13/2006
  • ANSI837 electronic claims modified to allow names with apostrophes
V18.56 03/15/2006
  • List payments by date report improved to allow filtering by date of service range.
V18.57 03/16/2006
  • When posting payment to collection invoice, the collection date is no longer modified
V18.58 03/30/2006
  • Title of memos improved to include patient name.
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