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Manual Software Updates Web Sites		EMS Fast Cash Billing Software Updates 04/01/2004 - 03/31/2005
		V17.0 - 04/01/2004 New option added to INSURANCE company record that controls printing block 19 on HCFA1500 form. The third modifier “WL” is no longer printed on the HCFA1500 form for FL Medicare. The INSURANCE record for FL Medicare claims (insurance code MEDICARE for FL customers) should have the “Block 19” field set to “Option 6”. EmsClaims V1.59 - 04/06/2004 EdiView V1.1 improved using QueryStatusWB. EmsClaims V1.60 - 04/08/2004 Modified to not use EdiView for ".7" filetypes (TN Medicare).. V17.2 - 04/12/2004 New field added to COMPANY file (page 5). The data path for export files is now separate from the data path for collection letter files. EdiView V1.2 menu improved. V17.3 - 04/13/2004 Added new option to INSURANCE file to allow printing no modifiers in Block 24D of HCFA 1500 form. V17.4 - 04/14/2004 New totals added to transaction log report. V17.5 - 04/15/2004 Name of condition code “A” changed to “Admitted to hospital”. New condition code “N” added , “Transported to nearest facility”. Block 19 on HCFA 1500 form when INSURANCE “Block 19” field set to “Option 6” now prints: “ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL” if condition code “A” “TRANSPORTED TO NEAREST FACILITY” if condition code “N” EmsClaims V1.61 - 04/16/2004 GA Medicare FTP ReadTimeout changed to 5000 msecs for login. V17.6 - 04/20/2004 New transaction log report totals only count invoices with a debit to the AR account. V17.7 - 04/20/2004 HCFA 1500 improved (block 9) when AL Medicaid is secondary to Medicare.A V17.8 - 04/26/2004 HCFA 1500 improved (block 24I – “E”) when AL Medicaid and emergency. V17.9 - 04/26/2004 Condition indicator help screen corrected. ANSI 837 now transmits admission date if condition indicator “A” used. V17.10 - 05/04/2004 Export #12 program improved“Export List of Payments With Age” with new fields: Payment lock box date Patient’s first name Patient’s last name Invoice revision code Invoice revision date Invoice revision status V17.11 - 05/12/2004 HCFA1500 form modified for AL Medicaid to always print 2 modifiers if selected in INSURANCE file. V17.12 - 05/14/2004 Added new export program “List Payments By Date of Service” for selected month and year sorted by date of service. The columns are: Invoice date of service Invoice code Payment amount Payment date V1.62 - 05/18/2004 - ECLAIMS MS Medicare FTP filenames changed for ANSI claims. V17.13 - 05/19/2004 HCFA1500 form block 19 improved for TN Medicare. V17.14 - 05/21/200 HCFA1500 form block 33 pin number field improved for AL Medicaid. From the AL Medicaid web site: http://www.medicaid.state.al.us/MANUALS/April%202004/Apr04_05.pd Section 5.2 of manual Block 33 - Physician’s or supplier’s name, address, zip code, and telephone number PIN# GRP# Enter the payee’s name and address in the space provided. The payee name is printed in the upper right corner of the EOP. PIN# is not a required field. Do not enter PIN#. Enter the payee’s nine-digit Medicaid provider number in the GRP# field. The payee number is the number printed in the upper left corner of the EOP. NOTE: If the payee is a group or clinic, the rendering (performing) provider whose number is listed in Block 24k must be enrolled as a member of the group or clinic. 5-16 April 2004 AL customers should change the MEDICAID INSURANCE record as follows: Block 33 – Provider ID Number – BLANK Block 33 – Group Number – AL Medicaid provider number V1.63 - 05/26/2004 - ECLAIMS AL Medicaid now supports different submitter id and passwords. V17.15 - 05/19/2004 AL Medicaid TELECOM file now supports different submitter id and passwords. V17.16 - 06/09/2004 New flag added to COMPANY file (page 4) to select whether printing invoice generates export file (INVOICE.DAT) and sets the privacy flag. Customers who use EXPORT14 to generate privacy notices should set the new flag to “N”. New field (Invoice Code) added to EXPORT14 data. ANSI 837 extraction improved to check for blank paycode 6 policy numbers. V17.17 - 06/10/2004 A new condition indicator “N – Transported to nearest facility” was added to page 2 of the invoice. Before, the reason code “A” was used to determine whether the patient was transported to the nearest facility; however, it is possible that you may need to use reason code “E” to indicate that the patient was transported to a rehabilitation facility and also that this was the nearest facility using the new condition indicator. The ANSI837 file will indicate that the patient was transported to the nearest facility if either the reason code is “A” or the condition indicator contains a “N”. V17.18 - 06/17/2004 The word “REVIEW” is no longer printed at the top of HCFA 1500 forms. V17.19 - 07/01/2004 Export14 wording changed in menu. V17.20 - 07/07/2004 AL Medicaid/Medicare form 340 modified to print Medicare provider number in the performing provider number block. V17.21 - 07/07/2004 Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands added to valid list of states. V17.22 - 07/08/2004 Improved printing of EMT file to include certification and extra training info. V17.23 - 07/09/2004 T hree new writeoff types added: M – Provider Takeback N – Duplicate Billing O – Unreconcilable Credit V17.24 - 07/12/2004 When entering physician certification statement notes, F5 will now copy information from purpose of stretcher field. V17.25 - 07/20/2004 Special message tag feature for Invoices and Statements added for Logisticare. <PROVIDER> tag is replaced with name of provider. New message (#43) added to appear on all statements after each invoice detail. V17.26 – 07/20/2004 New option added to “Print Files Option A – Invoices With Selected Payor”. New “Option 8” allows printing a list of all invoices that include a payor with a specified insurance code V17.27 – 07/22/2004 Cleanup messages improved. V17.28 – 07/26/2004 New EXPORT 18 added that lists all collection invoices in EXPORT18.DAT file. Invoice status (C, C1, C2, C3, C4) Collection agency Collection agency account # Patient name Invoice code Date of service Date of first payment to paycode 9 (writeoff) with writeoff type of “D” (bad debt) Amount of first payment to paycode 9 (writeoff) with writeoff type of “D” (bad debt) V1.64 - 07/27/2004 - ECLAIMSEmsClaims V1.34 AL/GA/MS Medicare improved error recovery. V17.29 – 07/30/2004 New fields added to INSURANCE file to support CA Medicaid requirements for the HCFA 1500 form: Block 9A - <blank> use normal logic, 1-print patient’s social security number Block 31 – additional info (ex: CA Medicaid provider number) V17.30 – 08/03/2004 AL Medicaid crossover form modified to allow printing even if carrier is not MEDICAID. V17.31 – 08/04/2004 Print Insurance company mailing labels added. V17.32 – 08/04/2004 New COMPANY flag added (page 2) to specify whether to include negative balance invoices on statements. V17.33 – 08/05/2004 New option 4 added to Block 24D field in INSURANCE file allows only printing modifiers contained in the charge file on the HCFA 1500 form. V17.34 – 08/26/2004 New Block 32 field added to INSURANCE file which controls what prints on HCFA 1500 form. The correct value for AL Medicare is “3”. 1 – Origin and destination 2 – Origin only 3 – Destination only The insurance code “DEFAULT” is now reserved to be used to specify the default settings that are used when a new insurance record is added. You can now enter your most common settings for your insurance records in the “DEFAULT” record. V17.35 – 08/30/2004 HCFA 1500 form bug (V17.34) corrected. Improved validate program (rounding). V17.36 – 09/01/2004 New flag added to COMPANY file (page 4) that controls whether invoices with no charges and zero balance are removed when cleanup is run. Contract invoices can now be moved to collections. Invoices for contract patients can now include the driver and EMT’s name. New flag added to PATIENT file. V17.37 – 09/10/2004 Invoices for contract patients modified to include the driver and EMT’s number rather than their names. V17.38 – 09/14/2004 Homeland Security export program modified to include all ICD codes as requested by Melissa Kranz, Regional Epidemiologist. V1.65 - 09/14/2004 - ECLAIMS AL/GA/MS Medicare log and file list made read only. V17.39 – 09/14/2004 New message #11 added to MESSAGES file if invoices for Medicaid patients are printed. V17.40 – 10/04/2004 HCFA 1500 improved to not print “EOB Attached” in block 10D if disabled in COMPANY file. V17.41 – 10/14/2004 Aged report by paycode improved to include 91-180 days overdue and >180 days overdue columns. V17.42 – 11/04/2004 Aged report by paycode improved to include 91-180 days overdue and >180 days overdue columns V17.43 – 11/05/2004 Print all invoices problem corrected. V17.44 – 11/11/2004 AL Medicaid/Medicare form 340 modified to print Medicaid provider number in the performing provider number block (V17.20 change removed). V17.45 – 11/16/2004 New flag added to INSURANCE file to allow printing purpose of stretcher in block 24 line 4 of HCFA1500 form. The INSURANCE edit screen is now 2 pages. V17.46 – 11/17/2004 New flag added to INSURANCE file to control printing HCFA 1491 block 20: 1 – leave blank (Medicare), 2 – only include private payments. V17.47 – 11/22/2004 Corrected Export18 problem with extra patient field. Added Message #44 to print on all statements if Medicaid patient. Past due statements for private pay pending no longer includes monthly payers. V17.48 – 11/23/2004 V17.46 HCFA 1491 bug corrected. V17.49 – 11/24/2004 HCFA 1500 no longer automatically prints origin zip code in block 23 for Medicare claims. Use the Block 23 Yes/No field in the INSURANCE file to specify this feature. It has been reported that GA Medicare is now rejecting claims that have the origin zip code printed in block 23; therefore, GA customers should edit the MEDICARE insurance record and set the Block 23 option to “No”. V17.50 – 11/29/2004 Option 4 in Patient List improved to allow selecting the invoice status. V17.51 – 11/30/2004 V17.50 bug corrected. V1.66 - 12/07/2004 - ECLAIMS AL/GA/MS Medicare added error message if compression was unsuccessful. V17.52 – 12/15/2004 INSURANCE block 31 field size reduced to 20 characters. V17.53 – 01/08/2005 EXPORT2 modified for cases where private pay is the payor. The first date filed is set to the date the invoice was printed. The second date filed is set to the last statement date. V17.54 – 01/12/2005 Daily payment posting summary report for insurance improved to include insurance writeoffs. V17.55 – 01/14/2005 Patient list improved to show paid/rejected status, social security no., and date of birth. V17.56 – 01/31/2005 Payment pending by insurance company report improved to allow selecting one insurance company. V17.57 – 02/05/2005 Support for new clearinghouse (CareVu) added. V1.67 - 02/07/2005 - ECLAIMS Support for CareVu clearinghouse added. V17.58 – 02/17/2005 Improved support for new clearinghouse (CareVu) added V17.59 – 02/23/2005 New flag added to COMPANY file (page 4) to allow specifing the default value for accepting assignment (paycodes 3, 5, & 6). KY Medicaid ready for ANSI 837 testing. V17.60 – 03/10/2005 Automatic writeoffs improved to allow specifing any writeoff type: A-O, or BLANK. Writeoff legal invoices now creates WOFF2.DAT rather than WOFF.DAT. V17.61 – 03/17/2005 Problem entering months 11 & 12 in EXPORT17 corrected. V17.62 – 03/22/2005 EXPORT2 improved to accept wildcards (* or ?) when entering insurance codes. V17.63 – 03/29/2005 New suffix field added to patient’s name, responsible party’s name, and insured’s name. This field is used to indicate: JR, SR, II, III, IV, etc. ANSI 837 electronic claims improved to transmit the suffix field.

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