Enhancements - Release 23.2
Enhancements include new features and modifications for the following issues:
Application | Category | Issue | Description |
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Back Office | Accounts | 16305 | Added Address 2 information to the Account / General tab, displayed in the Address field following a comma after the Address 1 information. |
16342 | Updated the Phone search functionality on the Account page to include both the daytime and evening phone numbers on the account in the search. | ||
Charge Batches | 16382, 16434 | Added new Provider Group field to the Case/General Case Information tab. Disabled the Delete button on the Practice / Provider Groups tab if the Provider Group has been associated with a case. | |
Code Updates | 16019 | Updated the CLIA codes with the current list. | |
EDC | 16681 | Modified logic of the Connect 2C EDC to pull the Mobile Phone into the Day Phone field in Connect. | |
Eligibility | 16057 | Added Review Eligibility button to the Account/Patient List tab to access and review a patient’s Eligibility Request history. Reduced Eligibility history stored and accessible in Connect to the past 180 days. | |
16097 | Added new Eligibility > Configuration tab to set eligibility rules for automatically running Eligibility checks and applying case holds. | ||
16379, 16514 | Added new Actions sub-tab to the Charge Batches/Eligibility tab to more quickly update any actionable insights identified on the Demographics tab. | ||
16380, 16515 | Added new bottom grid to the Charge Batches/Eligibility/Actions grid that presents other insurance options returned in the 271 response. Quick action buttons facilitate the insurance to be added to the patient from here. | ||
16381 | Added new Submit and Review Response button to the Check Eligibility/Check Eligibility: Submission tab to submit and open the Manage Charge Batches / Eligibility tab for the selected Charge Batch ID with a single mouse click. | ||
16389, 16473 | Updated the Charge Batches/ Eligibility tab:
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16409, 16505 | Updated the Collections/Insurance tab:
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16410, 16421 | Updated the Check Eligibility/Check Eligibility: Submission tab:
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16411, 16506 | Added new Eligibility/Excluded Payers tab to designate payers for exclusion from Eligibility checks. | ||
16529 | The Eligibility/Payer List tab was renamed Payer Mappings. The page header on the Eligibility/Payer Mappings tab was renamed Eligibility Payer Mappings. | ||
16549, 16690 | Added new fields to the Check Eligibility: Errors tab:
The new Override button can be clicked to remove a line item from the Errors tab and move it to the Submission tab to submit for an Eligibility Inquiry. (NOTE: For the button to be enabled, it must have at least one of the following fields checked: Prior DOS Config, Non-Primary Rank, Medicare Crossover.) | ||
16709 | Added new Check Eligibility button to the Case/Patient, Guarantor & Insurance tab. | ||
External Collections | 16425 | Updated the Files export to include Patient Email and Guarantor Email. | |
Fee Schedules | 14102, 15935 | Updated the percentage fields for the Solo Provider Billing and Directing/ Directed Provider Billing sections on the Fee Schedule/Anesthesia Billing Information tab to now allow for up to three decimal places. | |
General | 16275, 16622 | F1 Help links added for new topics. | |
Payers | 16036 | Added Payer ID in multiple places in Connect:
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Payers & Plans | 15110, 16571 | Added new Auto-Rebill to Secondary after ___ days checkbox to the Plan/General tab.
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Payment Batches | 14956 | Added AR grid to the Distribution page and Add Distribution pages. | |
Practices | 16456, 16474 | Added new logic to validate and confirm upon saving that any new/updated Provider Group names are not duplicates. | |
Reports | 14968, 15554, 15665 | Updated the Insurance Collection Actions Detail and Guarantor Collection Actions Detail reports:
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16095 | Updated the Patient Responsibility Detail report:
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16350 | Updated the Practice Performance Summary (DOS) report:
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16383 | Updated the Charge Analysis Detail report:
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16393 | Updated the Account Note Detail report:
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16519 | Updated the Case Mix Trend Summary report:
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16576 | Updated the Billed vs. Expected vs. Collected Summary report:
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Front Office | Application | 16233 | Removed Front Office from the Connect install bundle. |
Fixes - Release 23.2
Fixes include corrections for the following issues:
Application | Category | Issue | Description |
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Back Office | Adjustment Codes | 15556 | Fixed issue causing an error message when creating an adjustment code and clicking Save & Add Next. |
Cases | 16653 | Improved slower performance for case creation via an EDC file resulting from the addition of the Save & Add Next button in the prior release. | |
Charge Batches | 16513 | Fixed issue causing an error message when selecting and de-selecting a row multiple times in the Case Holds tab. | |
16731 | Fixed issue causing the Preview Submission report to split with page breaks. | ||
16736 | Fixed issue causing the Preview Submission and Submission reports to not accurately reflect billed service lines. | ||
Claims | 16317 | Fixed issue, when printing paper claims, where the printer Tray option is reverting to the first option in the dropdown and not saving any changes. | |
External Collections | 16281 | Fixed issue causing the exported XML file to not properly report the Facility Name. | |
Payments | 16119 | Fixed issue that was applying the contractual writeoff amount to a posted payment when the View Transaction button is utilized on the Account/Active AR tab. | |
Reports | 16802 | Fixed issue for Practice Performance Summary (DOS) causing the data to not be sorted correctly by date if the custom date was set for longer than a year time period. |
Release Notes Archive
Release | Date | Highlights | Release Notes | Related Webinar(s) |
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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 |