Version 2.3.13 (9/15/2005) - View All Updates

Here is a list of new features and enhancements

• New First Databank source files.
• Order entry warnings when an item isn't stocked on the shelf have been expanded. In addition to the warning, you can now force another item to be selected during order entry. Also, the warnings can now be set at an inventory level (under Utilities...Inventory...Inventory Control) in addition to the global setting.
• New Schedule screen added under the Clinical menu to help schedule room/bed assignments.
• Billing message added to the inventory record. This message will display when billing the inventory item.
• Warning message added when saving an inventory record with a NDC that already exists.
• A physical description has been added to each inventory record.
• AWP History under the Inventory screen has been changed to Price History. All price changes (Cost, AWP, Red Book, Retail and ASP) are now logged.
• Claim Type list added under Utilities...Options...Billing. Claims can be assigned a Claim Type and the A/R and Claim Log reports can be filtered by Claim Types.
• Orders can now be confirmed. The user that confirmed the order will display in the status bar at the bottom of the order detail screen.
• Unbilled orders (under Financial...New Claims...Ready To Bill) can be filtered by confirmed date.
• Distributor and Item Number has been added to the inventory screen and is used to specify an item number (reorder number) for a distributor.
• New security option added so users can be granted access to inventory without having to grant access to all utility areas.
• User security permissions can be granted from the security group level. You can create different security groups (pharmacy, billers, etc.) and create permissions for each group instead of maintaining permissions for each user.
• Billers can be assigned to specific payers so when billing under the Financial menu they only see their payers.
• Provider Id added to the provider record.
• A tool tip window has been added to the order entry screen for the memo fields (physician orders, patient instructions, mix instructions and comments).
• The First Databank search screen will now display the unit AWP price in addition to the package AWP price.
• Inventory filter for drugs and supplies added to the order entry screen.
• Metric quantity is now visible in the claim on the NCPDP tab.
• If a user has access to all facilities, they will be prompted during the login to select which facility they want to view.
• Facility Id added to the facility record.
• Doctor Id added to the doctor record.
• Inventory screen displays which facility the inventory item has been assigned.
• When a patient has more than one primary payer and billing is being done from the patient profile screen, the program will ask the user which primary payer should be billed.
• Patient Status has been added as a user-defined required field when admitting a patient.
• Option added under Utilities...Options...Order Entry not to allow editing an order after it has been billed.
• Option added under Utilities...Options...Order Entry for a 2nd prescription counter. Order Types can user Rx Counter 1, Rx Counter 2 or Supply Counter 1.
• Option added under Utilities...Options...Printing to print the location info instead of the facility info on labels and forms.
• Retail price added to the Claim Log.
• A link to your own custom help document (Microsoft Word file) can now be added by placing the file in the Ascend-HI\Help folder on the server. A link will appear on the Help menu if the file exists.
• Patient caregiver increased from 15 to 50 characters.
• Payer name increased from 30 to 50 characters.
• Doctor specialties are now user-defined and can be maintained under Utilities...Options...Patients.
• 30-1 form prints the provider's Medicaid number in the Provider Id field. 
• 30-1 form prints 99 in the Prod Id Qual if the Product Qualifier is not specified.
• 30-1 form formats the metric decimal quantity using X.XXX.
• Min/Max shows ranges for 3 categories: pediatric, adult and geriatric. Previous versions only show adult ranges.
• New profile view added to the order entry tab to include refill quantities and refill authorized. Setting can be configured under Utilities...Options...General.
• Ascend-HI.INI configuration file can be stored in a location other than the application path. Alternate location is entered in the Setup screen on the client.
• Order type can now be blank on a common order template.
• When entering a new catheter order, if there is only one catheter order type then it is already selected by default.
• CTRL-A selects all items in the list on the purge patients screen.
• Payer Policy Number, Payer Group and Payer Subscriber added to the HHLA interface record.
• When editing a patient record, the focus is set to the Save button.
• Ordering Doctor's DEA added to the Prescription Log with Detail report.
• "Refill x of x" or "1st Fill" text added to the Prescription Log with Detail report.
• Order Date added to the Prescription Log with Detail report.
• Patient Status can now be marked as a required field on the admission screen.
• Catheter dates now appear in the catheter drop down on prescription order entry screen.
• Drug Utilization can now be run by drug description, NDC or Charge Code. Also the date on the report reflects the date field chosen by the user and is no longer always the Fill Start Date.
• Fill Start Date prints on the IV Label instead of the current date.
• Doctor Specialty list can now be edited under Utilities...Options...Admission.
• HHLA Interface now sends the payer policy (Patient Insurance...Policy Number/Group Id), payer group (Payer...Group Number) and pay subscriber (Patient Insurance...Insured First and Last Name).
• Home Health Agencies can be added from the patient admission screen.
• Factor Label added (currently shares the same settings as the IV Label).
• Inventory Counts with Lot Data can be run for all items or for items with a quantity less than or greater than 0.
• Common orders cannot be added to discharged patients. 
• Clinical Intervention report can be filtered for Completed and Incomplete Clinical Interventions.
• Users can be assigned to All Facilities for multi-facility locations.
• Payer option added to send the ML quantity for NCPDP claims. Click here to read more about this setting...
• Option added under Utilities...Options...Admissions to turn on/off prompt to discontinue all active orders when discharging a patient. Option will be turned on by default.
• New views added under Orders...Orders View to filter by Rx Counter. 
• 3 New Multi-facility Rx counters added. These Rx counters are shared across all facilities.
• Home Health Agency phone and fax numbers added to the Intake Summary.
• Inventory Waste report added.
• Distributor can be flagged as a "waste" distributor for tracking damaged, lost and/or expired lots. These waste distributors will print on the Inventory Waste report.
• Additional profile views added when viewing the orders tab on the patient profile screen. Filters have been added to filter by Rx counter so you can view only orders using Rx counter 1 or orders using Supply counter. Multi-facilities can also view orders using the multi-facility counters (counter is shared across all facilities).
• The following lookup tables can now be shared across facilities by setting the FacilityRef to 0: Allergic Reactions, Catheter Brands, Catheter Types, Clinical Intervention Actions, Clinical Intervention Outcomes, Clinical Intervention Problems, Doctor Specialties, Order Types, Security Groups, Shipment Methods, Sig Code Lists, Storage Notes, Therapy Types and Visit Types.

Here is a list of things fixed

• Patient notes no longer limited to 65K characters.
• User drop down in the Batch Verify/Refills screen shows all users that have entered orders instead of just users who have entered inactive orders.
• BAXA PAT file show the correct patient even if you change the profile to another patient during order entry.
• Invalid column name fixed when exporting outcomes.
• Error 76 fixed when attaching a patient picture.
• Error 7 when scrolling through inventory, doctors or the payers list.
• When merging lines on a claim, the cost is not included in the new merged line.
• Problem resolved when canceling an order then activating the order again. If a user cancelled an order and/or reactivated the order, quantities were not returned to the current inventory counts.
• Error 6 fixed when adding more than 255 pricing rules.
• Duplicates patient user-defined fields are deleted.
• Associated items are not erased after editing an inventory item.
• Eligibility Verification works using SecureTrans from the patients menu.
• The inventory item's order entry message now displays when changing the inventory item.
• Duplicate patients show no longer show on the Patient Admit report.
• NCPDP claims fixed to transmit EZ and 2E fields when using two user-defined doctor fields for the id. Previous versions were incorrectly sending two EZ fields.

First Databank Updates

• AWP Pricing Update - 7/29/2005
• Patient Education Monographs (English) - 7/29/2005
• Patient Education Monographs (Spanish) - 7/29/2005
• Drug-Drug Interactions - 7/29/2005
• Drug-Food Interactions - 7/29/2005
• Duplicate Therapy Checking - 7/29/2005
• Geriatric Precautions - 7/29/2005
• Lactation Precautions - 7/29/2005
• Min/Max Adult Daily Dose - 7/29/2005
• Pediatric Precautions - 7/29/2005
• Pregnancy Precautions - 7/29/2005

HCPC Codes

• HCPC Codes - 11/5/2004

Medical Coding .NET ICD9 Codes

• ICD9 Codes - 8/9/2004

Report Updates

• Claim Log
• Delivery Label
• Drug Education
• Financial Notes Follow-up
• Inventory Waste
• Invoices Based On Orders
• Order Label