Enhancements - Release 24.2.
2, 24.2.39
Enhancements include new features and modifications for the following issues:
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Back Office | Accounts | 15834, 17092 | Added Inactivate Account checkbox to the Account / General tab to set accounts to inactive in Back Office. | Charge Batches | 17138, 17329 | Updated the Charge Batch / Charge Batch Information / Cases table:
| 17290 | Moved the Related Person section from the Case / Patient, Guarantor & Insurance tab to the Case / Additional Case Information tab. | 17316 | Removed the Code and ASA fields from the Case / Patient, Guarantor & Insurance / Paperwork Attachments section. Removed the Procedures grid table from the Create Paperwork Attachment window. | Code Updates | Added 2024 Q1 code updates:
| ERAs | 17111 | Updated Claim field on the Resolve Payments page (in coordination with Importing ERA process) to allow for resizing and viewing the entire claim number. | Health Dashboard | 16766 | Updated the Help > Health Dashboard with current configuration requirements/recommendations:
| Payers & Plans | 17121 | Updated logic to remove the A7 for secondary claims generated for Non-Medicare primary plans for Arizona Medicaid. | Practices | 17049 | Removed the Front Office section from the Practice / Miscellaneous tab. | 17233 | Added new Provider Name filter to the top of the Practice / Affiliated Providers tab.17234 | Updated the following default values on the Practice / Statements tab: Print Options Pane
Statement Hold Removal Pane
| Pseudo Code Mappings | 15461 | Updated logic for creating, mapping, and billing ASA pseudo codes with a Type of Service Code – 7. | Quality | 17236 | Updated the 2024 NACOR XML Schema for AQI reports to utilize 2024 versioning. | Reports | 17020 | Updated the Financial Activity Summary – Payments to Line Items Detail report:
| 17126 | Updated the Facility Details report:
| 17268 | Updated the Account Adjustment Analysis Detail report:
| Code Updates | 17610 | Added 2024 Q2 code updates: · Procedure Codes (HCPCS Short/Long, PPRRVU, CPT Short/Long, RVG) |
Fixes - Release 24.2.9
Fixes include corrections for the following issues:
Application | Category | Issue | Description |
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Back Office | Charge Batches | 17485, 17653 | Fixed logic to allow a user to select the Exclude from Concurrency Checking option at either the Case or Provider Time level for Case Error 1025 or 1141. If selected, the error is ignored, does not appear in the Charge Batch Error Check tab, and the user can proceed with case submission |
Fixes - Release 24.2.2, 24.2.3
Fixes include corrections for the following issues:
Application | Category | Issue | Description | ||||
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Back Office | Accounts | 17150 | Fixed issue causing a paper clip icon to display after selecting a SVCFE, IPYMT, or GPYMT line item and errantly clicking View Attachment. The icon will only display if there is an attachment associated with the line. | ||||
Charge Entry | 17549 | Fixed issue causing users to receive an error saving a case for a patient that didn't have an existing account in Connect. | 17550 | Fixed the Override button that was not working from the Coding form. Fixed the issue that was generating an error when clicking Save or Apply after removing a procedure when updating a previously saved case. | Practices | 15900 | Fixed issue when maximizing or minimizing the Practice tab, the Save, Close, and Apply buttons disappear. |
Release Notes Archive
| Release | Date | Highlights | Release Notes | Related Webinar(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
24.2.9 | May 2024 | Code updates | ||
24.2.3 | Apr 2024 | Modified AQI schema to meet 2024 submission requirements; error/bug fixes. | ||
24.2.2 | Mar 2024 | Added Inactivate Account checkbox to the Account/General tab; Moved Related Person section to the Case / Additional Case Information tab; Removed the Procedures grid table from the Create Paperwork Attachment window (Case / Patient, Guarantor & Insurance tab). Code updates; Updated the Configuration requirements / recommendations found on the Health Dashboard; Modified multiple reports, including: Financial Account Summary - Payments to Line Items Detail; Facility Details; Account Adjustment Analysis Detail. | CNCT_24.2.2.pdf | |
24.2.1 | Feb 2024 | Added ability to apply changes in Account Date/DOS to all unsubmitted charges in a charge batch; Added appeal office/location address to the Plan / General tab, Collections / Insurance / Service Line Details tab, and Collection Letters fields; Updated Charge Batches / Eligibility tab to automatically refresh when a response received; Added ability to bulk select and post scan batches. | ||
24.1.1 | Feb 2024 | Error/bug fixes | ||
24.1 | Jan 2024 | Code updates; Added Custom Configuration tab and ability to create custom error check rules; Removed Can Schedule option from the Provider page; Added Patient Name to the Refunds page; Updated Practice search criteria in reports to only return active practices in reports when All Reports selected. | ||
23.3.2 | Dec 2023 | Code updates | ||
23.3.1 | Dec 2023 | Error/bug fixes | ||
23.3 | Dec 2023 | Added Payment Batch ID hyperlink to the Active AR tab for recouple service lines; Added ability to sort Active AR by the DOS column; Added Claim field to Payment/Recoup tab; Added Additional Info field to the Provider page; Modified multiple reports and added 4 new reports, including: : Practice Performance Summary (DOS), Practice Performance Summary, Provider Details, Diagnosis Procedure Count Summary, Charge Entry Productivity Detail, Account Summary, and Account Note Detail. | ||
23.2.4 | Nov 2023 | Code updates | ||
23.2.3 | Oct 2023 | Error/bug fixes | ||
23.2.2 | Sept 2023 | Code updates, Added additional options to the Collections Admin page to customize external collections; Added ability to term practices and facilities; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Case Procedure Analysis Detail, Practice Detail, Facility Detail | Note: release# was updated to 23.2.2 post-webinar | |
23.2 | Aug 2023 | Added new Configuration and Excluded Payers tabs to the Admin > Eligibility page; Added new Action sub-tab to the Charge Batches / Eligibility tab; Updated percentage fields of Fees Schedules to allow up to three decimal places; Added Payer ID information to multiple pages/tabs in Connect; Added new Auto-Rebill to Secondary after ___ days checkbox/functionality; Added AR Grid to the Distribution and Add Distribution pages; Updated and modified multiple reports; Sunset Front Office | ||
23.1.4 | June 2023 | Code updates, Error/bug fixes | ||
23.1.2 | May 2023 | Error/bug fixes | ||
23.1 | May 2023 | Added new Admin > Case Error Check page; Added bulk functionality to Charge Batches; Added ability to create bulk cases from imported EDC file; Updated postal codes to current USPS listings; Added ability to print both Payment Batch Detail and Payment Batch Summary reports from a payment batch; Modified multiple reports and added 4 new reports: Denial Code Configuration, Insurance Collection Queue Detail, Guarantor Collection Queue Detail, and Eligibility Response Report. | ||
22.5.5 | Mar 2023 | Modified AQI schema to meet 2023 submission requirements | ||
22.5.4.1 | Feb 2023 | Error/bug fixes | ||
22.5.4 | Feb 2023 | Updated Eligibility logic to display additional fields in red if differences found between submitted 270 and returned 271; Modified report: Insurance Case Analysis Detail | ||
22.5 | Jan 2023 | Check Eligibility window updated to include Missing Mappings and Errors tabs; New Eligibility Payer List page added to view TriZetto payers/mappings; Moved Rooms admin functionality from Front Office to Back Office; Updated SSN search functionality to accommodate 4-digit searches | ||
22.4.5 | Dec 2022 | Code updates, Added ability to term providers (mark them as inactive) | ||
22.4.4 | Oct 2022 | Error/bug fixes | ||
22.4.2 | Sept 2022 | Error/bug fixes | ||
22.4 | Sept 2022 | Code updates; New Claim Form; Modified Case / Patient, Guarantor & Insurance tab by adding Eligibility & Last Checked fields and Review Eligibility button ; Modified Eligibility tab by adding Resubmit Inquiry button | CNCT_22.4.pdf | |
22.3.5 | Aug 2022 | Code updates; Added ability to filter records display on Account AR tab by a DOS range; Added Practice TIN to the Claim Information window; Modified Box 31 on NUCC 1500 Paper Claim to print full Medical License Number; Modified ERA functionality to allow foreign or blank address fields; Modified multiple reports, including: Payment Analysis Summary, Financial Activity Summary - Charges Billed Detail | ||
22.3.3 | July 2022 | Modified Payment Batches search functionality to save search criteria for Status, Practice, & Date Mode fields; Modified the Practice Performance Summary report | ||
| 22.3 | June 2022 | Eligibility Request functionality updates (iteration 2); Code updates, Updated Admit Date population functionality on cases with Place of Service: 51, 52, 56, 61; Updated Place of Service codes; Added Health Dashboard; Added SSN masking functionality; Deployed updated Launcher 1.2.0; Added No Surprise Act accommodations including Network Status designations; Modified Override Payer ID window to allow for 6 Additional Payer IDs to be added; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Charge Analysis Summary, Coding Auditing Report, AR Aging Analysis Detail, Insurance Collection Action Detail, Practice Performance Summary, Insurance Payment Denial Detail, Collection Trend Analysis Summary, Case Analysis Detail, Plan Detail | ||
| 22.2.1 | Apr 2022 | Updated default filters on the Eligibility / Benefit tab; Updated the external collection file | CNCT_22.2.1.pdf | |
| 22.2 | Mar 2022 | Added Clear Records option to EDC Interface Configurations page; Updated Facility Place of Service Types; Modified AQI Report to meet 2022 requirements; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Account Summary, Payment Recoup, Case Utilization - Performing Provider Output, Billing Analysis Group by Procedure Summary, Practice Performance Summary | ||
| 22.1 | Feb 2022 | Eligibility; Code updates; Collection Letters delete confirmation; System check to prevent Case Hold Reason updates on submitted cases; Updated DLT104 Refund Check format; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Charge Payment Posting Summary, Insurance Payment Denial Detail, Practice Performance Summary, Practice Detail, Production Analysis Summary, Payment Analysis Detail, Anesthesia Case Utilization - Case Output, Case Analysis Detail, Charge Analysis Detail | ||
| 21.7.5 | Dec 2021 | Code updates, Log4j updated to v2.17.0 | ||
| 21.6.4.1 | Nov 2021 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 21.6.4 | Oct 2021 | Modified External Collections export files to meet new Regulation F requirements; Added missing COVID-19 diagnosis codes | ||
| 21.6.1 | Sept 2021 | Error/bug fix | ||
| 21.6 | Sept 2021 | Added option to automatically add Collections Notes to the Account Notes; Added Patient Name to the Concurrency Log for quick reference; Updated logic on Charge Batches to allow accounting dates to be entered for a date up to 14 days in the future; Code Updates; Added ability to delete Collection Letters; Modified functionality to auto-append 99100 and 99140 procedure codes when requirements are met; Group By search option added to multiple reports; Added Email Support link to the Support menu | 21.6 Release | |
| 21.5.11 | July 2021 | Updated Claims logic pertaining to 2310B loop; Modified Charge Batches / EDC Files tab to facilitate searching by Facility Case # and SSN and selecting specific (multiple) records for the EDC file | ||
| 21.5 | June 2021 | Last Insurance and Last Guarantor Payment info added to Account / General tab; Added Assisted Living Facility (13) to the Box 32 options on the Plan / Paper Claim Options page; Added Referral # option to the Box 171 (shaded) field of the Plan / Paper Claim Option; Added option to the Plan / claims tab to designate use of the facility-specific billing provider address for a plan; Updated Facility Name field to perform 25-caracter limit validation; Added additional fields to the Charge Analysis Detail and Patient Responsibility Detail reports; Added new Back Office rights to the Role page: Account - Merge (Update) and Images (Delete) | 21.5 Release | |
| 21.4 | May 2021 | Copy paste functionality for Account Notes; Note field added to Create Case Hold Reason and Update Case Hold Reason windows; Code updates; Added Load next image set in batch functionality to Preferences and Image Viewer; Added Force all typing to Uppercase throughout instance preference for Admin users | 21.4 Release | |
| 21.3.1 | March 2021 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 21.3 | March 2021 | AQI XML Version field; Deluxe DLM105 refund check format; Updates to support DMA e-statements (pay-by-text); Ability to use/not use On-Account Balance when calculating Account Balance on Statements | ||
| 21.2 | Feb 2021 | AMA Copyright notice; Code updates; Image Viewer Fix Width and Fit Page functionality updates; AQI/ePreop report updates | ||
| 21.1 | Jan 2021 | AQI/ePreop report updates; Removed Support menu hotkey | ||
| 20.4.2 | Dec 2020 | Code updates | ||
| 20.4.1 | Dec 2020 | Coding window updates; eClinical Works EDC updates; Cognizant rebranding; ePreop report updates; Moved Support links to new Support menu | ||
| 20.4 | Nov 2020 | Cognizant rebranding; Practice/Affiliated Providers tab filter updates | ||
| 20.3.2 | Sept 2020 | Added texting/electronic communication preferences to Facilities; Code updates | ||
| 20.3.1 | Sept 2020 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 20.3 | Sept 2020 | Added Send to AQI checkbox added; Updated case preference option to '>70 years old'; Added ability to post/deny multiple refunds simultaneously; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Charge Payment Posting Summary, Case Analysis Detail, Case Hold Detail | ||
| 20.2.1 | June 2020 | Modified EDC screen layouts to properly display error messages | ||
| 20.2 | May 2020 | Code updates; Base Class EMC updates; Credit card refund processing; Prevented plans from being assigned to more than one fee schedule; Modified search functionality on Payment Batches page; Streamlined Preferences options to omit items determined at the page level; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Charge Analysis Detail, Practice Performance Summary, Payment Batch Detail, Billing Analysis Group by Procedure Summary | ||
| 20.1.1 | April 2020 | Code updates | ||
| 20.1 | Mar 2020 | Charge Entry updates: new Case Holds tab (Charge Batches page), new Case & Claim Holds tab (Case: ID page), new Case Hold Reasons page; Added Ability Clearinghouse EMC; Added Hire/Term Date fields to Providers page; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Payment Analysis Detail, Case Hold Detail, AQI XML | ||
| 19.1.10 | Feb 2020 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 19.1.9 | Jan 2020 | Added Enable Deductible Monitoring checkbox and functionality to support PayorLogic service | ||
| 19.1.8 | Jan 2020 | Code updates | ||
| 19.1.7 | Dec 2019 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 19.1.4 | Oct 2019 | Code updates; Added permission to allow users to delete modern report outputs for any user; Modified report: Survey Vitals | ||
| 19.1.3 | Sept 2019 | Added ability to create payment plan at the account from from Guarantor Collections page; Added ability to assign default Next Action; Added/modified multiple reports, including: AQI, ePreop, Anesthesia Case Utilization | ||
| 19.1.1 | Aug 2019 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 19.1 | Aug 2019 | Added Collections Admin page to consolidate collections information and activity in a single location; Moved the Guarantor Collections and Insurance Collections tabs to new Collections Admin page; Created new Collector Groups and Denial Collections tabs (Collections Admin page); Enhanced the Guarantor and Insurance tabs (Collections page) to include additional fields and new functionality; Added Fee Schedules Audit Trail; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Guarantor Collection Actions Detail, Insurance Collection Actions Detail | ||
| 18.3.9 | July 2019 | Modified AQI XML Version field to include 2019 Version 1 option; Added Facility filter to ePreop and AQI reports. | ||
| 18.3.8 | May 2019 | Code updates; Modified Edit Note functionality on Coding tab to view previous notes and make edits to it; Added Credit, EFT, and Lockbox Transaction Types to the Payment page; Added Account ID to Refunds page; Modified report: Insurance Collection Actions Detail | ||
| 18.3.7 | Mar 2019 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 18.3.5 | Feb 2019 | Effective Date and Expiration Date added to the Create/Update Insurance windows; Modified fee schedules to capture modifier fee calculations as a percentage; Modified Fee Schedule field display; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Payment Analysis Detail, Case Analysis Detail | ||
| 18.3.4 | Jan 2019 | Improved calculation time for report: FAS - Charges Billed Detail | ||
| 18.3.3 | Jan 2019 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 18.3.2 | Dec 2018 | Updated invoice "Base" pricing to support Trizetto electronic claims; Code updates | ||
| 18.3 | Dec 2018 | Added ability to copy Account Notes; Added Claim Holds designation to cases on Account/Active AR tab; Stop Pre-Coll button functionality updated to Suspend in the Stop File; Added functionality to select alternate Expected Fee Schedule to override default fee schedule in the Case / Procedures & Provider Time tab; Code updates; Confirmation window added to Post All function on the External Collection page; Fields added/updated on the Pending and Transaction tabs of the External Collections search window; Added New Image Batch window; Updated Password Policy disable functionality; Payment button added to the Case/Procedures & Provider time tab for payment entry; Expected Fee Schedule field added to Distribution page; Bill CRNA Only option added to the Plan/Anesthesia tab; Added ability to print preview statements with marking statements as printed; Modified report: Charge Analysis Detail | ||
| 18.2.3 | Sept 2018 | Added Show Password option to Create/Reset Password windows; Added Date of Service search option to Pre-Collections/Start Files page | ||
| 18.2.2 | Aug 2018 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 18.2 | Aug 2018 | Added Claim Inquiry Request and View Claim Status functionality; Added Denial Management / Denial Code Groups tab; Modified Denial Management functionality; Added new fields to External Collections/ Pending tab; Added ability to customize Home page and auto-launch up to three pages upon logging into Connect; Added Search button to Image Batches tabs to facilitate searches; New Quality topic added to house Outcomes, Outcome Groups, AQI reports; Added new Transaction Type and Payment Type fields to Payment Batch Information tab and relevant reports; Added case alert option to Preferences/Case tab | 18.2 Release Overview | |
| 18.1.2 | July 2018 | Code updates | ||
| 18.1.1 | May 2018 | Added AQI changes; Modified logic to require City field on plan's address; Added New Balance field on Guarantor Payment / Distribution tab to calculate balance following an adjustment; Modified report: ePreop | ||
| 18.1 | April 2018 | Roll-to process modifications; Added new Refund Note Type to the Accounts/Notes page; Added ability to select new Responsible Party for service fee line during insurance recoup; New Statement Hold Removal section added to Practice/Statements tab; Transworld rebranded as Pre-Collections in Connect; Roles permission updates; Added ability to auto-generate statements for practices configured for DMA; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Account Note Detail, Audit Trail, External Collection Analysis Detail, Case Analysis Detail, Claim Activity Detail, External Collection Payment Detail | 18.1 Release Overview | |
| 4.8.1 | Jan 2018 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.8 | Jan 2018 | Notes functionality now opens new Note: Account [ID] page; Notes search functionality; Modified Search Criteria window layout on all Claims page tabs; New merge fields added to Collection Letters; Added override functionality to contractual write-off amount on non-primary payments; New paper refund check format; Added folders to modern reports in Back Office; Added/modified multiple reports, including: Insurance Payment Denial Detail, Financial Transaction reports, 12 Month Payment Waterfall Summary, Practice Performance Summary (DOS), Charge Analysis Detail, Account Adjustment Analysis, Case Outcome Details | CNCT_4.8_Final.pdf | 4.8 Release Overview |
| 4.7.3 | Jan 2018 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.7.2 | Dec 2017 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.7.1 | Nov 2017 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.7 | Oct 2017 | Added fields to Insurance Information window; Code Updates; Added ability to assign Payer ID to ERA file without one; Rebill 2 functionality modifications; Added/modified multiple reports, including: AQI, Provider Details; Patient Responsibility Detail, Charge Analysis Detail, Outcome Details | CNCT_4.7.pdf | 4.7 Release Overview |
| 4.6.6 | Oct 2017 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.6.3 | Aug 2017 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.6 | July 2017 | Added ability to clone submitted cases; Setting claim holds and release dates at the case level; Claims search functionality; Paper claim form customization; Fee Schedules moved to Enterprise-level; Added Messages page and functionality; Added new Generate one claim per provider option; Added "contains" search functionality to Payment Batches; Added ability to affiliate referring providers to practices and facilities; Scheduled and Output tabs added to the Reports page; Reports scheduling; Page layout updated for the User and Role pages; Security and Admin topic permissions; Reports Dashboard | CNCT_4.6.pdf | 4.6 Release Overview |
| 4.5.14 | June 2017 | Added ability to copy Charge Batch from one Practice to another; New fields added to Payment pages; Suspense payment updates | ||
| 4.5.12 | May 2017 | Ability to update Custom Field values on submitted cases | ||
| 4.5.11 | April 2017 | Code Updates | ||
| 4.5.9 | Mar 2017 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.5.7 | Feb 2017 | Modified reports, including: Deposit Analysis Detail, Charge Analysis Detail | ||
| 4.5.5 | Jan 2017 | Error/bug fixes | ||
| 4.5.3 | Jan 2017 | Rebill functionality modifications; Revenue Advantage file updates; Modified reports, including: ePreop | ||
| 4.5.2 | Dec 2016 | Code Updates | ||
| 4.5 | Dec 2016 | Password Policy Updates | CNCT_4.5.pdf | 4.5 Release Overview |
| 4.4.3 | Oct 2016 | Code Updates | ||
| 4.4.2 | Oct 2016 | Added ability to attach images to account-level SVCFEs, IPYMTs, and GPYMTs | ||
| 4.4 | Sept 2016 | Added ability to create Procedure Codes (pseudo codes); Added ability to attach images to Guarantor Accounts; Added Charge Received Date field to Charge Batch and Coding form; Added Facility field to Distribution page for insurance payments; Code Updates | 4.4 Release Overview | |
| 4.3 | July 2016 | New Revenue Advantage page and functionality added; Added/modified multiple reports, including: AQI, Fides, Charge Analysis Detail | 4.3 Release Overview | |
| 4.2 | June 2016 | Connect Portal launched; 30 new reports; Added custom Case fields functionality | 4.2 Release Overview | |
| 4.1 | April 2016 | Concurrency Log functionality; Hotkey/button names updated for application consistency | CNCT_4.1.pdf | 4.1 Release Overview |
| 4.0.25 | Feb 2016 | Code Updates | ||
| 4.0.24 | Feb 2016 | Claims Hold functionality updates; Modified report: AQI | ||
| 4.0.17 | Dec 2015 | General updates to Charge Entry, Payment Entry, and External Collections functionality | ||
| 4.0 | 4.0 Release Overview | |||
| 3.9.7 | June 2015 | General updates to Cases, Claims, and Outcomes functionality; Modified report: AQI | ||
| 3.9.6 | Apr 2015 | General updates to Claims and Roles functionality | ||
| 3.9.5 | March 2015 | General updates to AQI/Outcomes, Claims, Facilities, and Plans functionality | ||
| 3.9.4 | Nov 2014 | General updates to AQI, Facilities, Financial Classes, Charge Entry, Claims, Credit Balances, Payment Batches, People, and Preferences functionality |