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HealthData Resources-NEWS 4th Quarter for 1997 |
updated 12/23/97
10/10/97
Ctrl F6 Fixed on WinNT
Ctrl F6 Account Activity function was not routing the print portion of this option to the right LPT port. It would use the correct printer driver for the control codes but the port was always set to LPT1
File(s) Changed:
MBS02.EXE
MBS02N.EXE
MBS23.EXE
10/10/97
Resources Scheduler Fixed
Resource Scheduler, Template Setup and Resource Scheduler Report Had a problem with any blocked appts around the hour of 12 noon. This time would always be classified as midnight instead of noon.
Any template entries with an hour begining with the hour of 12. e.g. 12:15 or 12:20 or 12:30 or 12:55 , etc will have to be cleared by using SHIFT F10 , re-entered by using F10 Set Time and then updated into the database by using F8 Update.
Any blocled appt entries with an hour begining with the hour of 12. e.g. 12:15 or 12:20 or 12:30 or 12:55 , etc will have to be updated by using the change appt function.
New appts entered once this patch is installed will be handled correctly.
File(s) Changed:
SCHN01.EXE
SCHN02.EXE
SCHN05.EXE
10/22/97
CLIA Number On Claims & Walk Out Claim Print Problem
CLIA Number to box 23 on paper HCFA 1500 form.
Walk-out claim would force exit to the menu due to not enough stack space on the executable.
File(s) Changed:
MBSP09.EXE
MBS02.EXE
MBS02N.EXE
Resource Scheduler
Resource Scheduler, Template Setup and Resource Scheduler Report Had a problem with any blocked appts around the hour of 12 noon. This time would always be classified as midnight instead of noon.
Any template entries with an hour begining with the hour of 12. e.g. 12:15 or 12:20 or 12:30 or 12:55 , etc will have to be cleared by using SHIFT F10 , re-entered by using F10 Set Time and then updated into the database by using F8 Update.
Any blocled appt entries with an hour begining with the hour of 12. e.g. 12:15 or 12:20 or 12:30 or 12:55 , etc will have to be updated by using the change appt function.
New appts entered once this patch is installed will be handled correctly.
Problem with 8.1d Update fixed and CLIA # added to HCFA
Problem with Previous 8.1d not allowing walkout claim to print. Add the CLIA Number to box 23 on paper HCFA 1500 form.
EDI error fixed
Texas electronic claims Group Practices. Ensure that record BA0 19-21 and FB1 14-16 match exactly. This affects the Warning message "Multiple rendring providers not allowed". This problem was corrected in a previos patch but group practices were still having the warning message.
Electronic claim batch number display in the NSF Parameters Setup
was not reading the batch log correctly. The current batch number
should display on this screen correctly now.
EDI Edit using modifier QB,Q1 and QU
Electronic Claims NSF TX Format program was modified to include the EA1 record for procedures with modifier QB Q1 and QU. Per new specs, this record is now required for these specific modifiers.
11/19/97
Referring Physician EA0 and FA0 Changed
NSF Format electronic claims: corrected referring physician EA0 and FA0 records to match. Previously ref phys on EA0 came from demographics and FA0 from any ~MD entries in charge entry notes field.
File(s) Changed:
MBSENS.EXE
12/05/97
Corrected usage of ~MD
Some usages of ~MD were not reporting the refering Doctor in EClaims correctly
Update NSF 2.0 format for PA
There are two issues in this update for PA.
1. The first consult date in the demographics record was used to reprot the release of Info Date EA-14.
2. Made sure that the following fields were zero filled:
FA0-27,FA0-8,FA0-42,FA0-43,FA0-44,FA0-45,FA0-47,FA0-48
12/08/97
Texas EDI NSF PDF files available.
Users of Texas EDI can look at field
definitions and general specifications right from our web site! You should bave the Adobe
PDF viewer plugin installed or be using Microsoft's
Internet Explorer 4.0 with the PDF ActiveX
Control installed. If you like you can download the PDF files to your local machine
and view them locally. You would need to install the Adobe PDF viewer on the local machine
which can be downloaded from Adobe.
see FAQ List Page
12/09/97
MBS 8.1D Windows95 Utilities Beta Release
A collection of utilities for users
of MBS DOS running under Windows95. These utilities run only in Windows 95! These programs
are not intended to replace any portion of your current MBS DOS application but are
designed to provide an upgrade path to future versions of MBS. This is BETA release and
should only be used by the most expierenced of users! This release is intended for current
users of MBS 8.1d only. Other users should contact Technical Support to upgrade to 8.1d in
order to use this program. This zipped program is PASSWORD protected and made available
ONLY to Technical Support contract users.
Options include:
- Edit Workstation configuration in a Windows Screen
- Edit Soap Notes template in a Windows Screen
- Put a shortcut to MBS on your desktop!
- Put a shortcut to MBS on your startbar!@
- Update your client files with one button!#
- Edit your Eclaims batch log file. (Be careful here!)
- Edit your Month End Sort Key (not needed by all users)
New Options:(These featues are NOT available in DOS)
- Scan the network and clean up scratch files for everyone from one machine! You can view them before you trash them!
- Scan the newwork for claim or statement batches formated on the wong machine and move them to you!
- Scan the MBS directory and verify you have the latest files and check for expired/missing files.
- Scan the network and view or print Process Logs, Reports, and Purged Data Files.
- Create a MBS batch file to launch MBS.
- Create a BON batch file to lauch data engine Betrieve or Brequest.
- Create or edit BTI.INI, used for windows.
Options available soon:
- Windows based file recovery, this BETA will run file recovery however it only runs the DOS version.
- All other maintainence items currently available in DOS.
If you have a idea for future versions and would like to submit it email it to Programming. If you begin using these
utilities, we caution you once again, these are BETA products and you should be on a
constant backup schedule to insure against the lost of data.
If you have any problem using these BETA programs you can call techincal support or email our BETA Team Updates will only be available over the web or email. No diskettes will be mailed.
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@ The file mbs.bat or similar file should be in your /mbs/ directory, this program makes a
copy of it to your users directory and creates a shortcut to it. It also creates a pif
that will automatically close the DOS session upon exiting MBS.
# Currently with Windows 95 clients peer to peer or attached to a Novell/NT server, you
must manually copy the file MBS51.LIB anytime you get an update diskette from us, now
after you install such diskettes you can simply click on this button and update your
private copy of this file automatically.
12/23/97
New Mr. Clean Edits
Texas NSF Electronic claims Mr Clean Edit #649. New edit implementation For procedures with a Place of SErvice other than 11 (office), 12 (home), 32 (Nursing facility), 33 (custodial care facility), 34 (hospice), 41 (ambulance), 42 (air/water ambulance), 54 (intermediate care fac./mentally retarded) records EA0 and EA1 with facility information is now required. File(s) Changed:
MBSENS.EXE
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