EZClaim Support

EZClaim Scheduler 7 Release Changes

Release 79 - 7/2/2014
NEW FEATUREAppointment TransferThe program will now show eight diagnosis codes, if the database has been updated by Advanced 8.
NEW FEATUREGeneralThe 'EZClaim!' button will now open EZClaim Advanced 8 rather than EZClaim Advanced 7, if Advanced 8 is available.
NEW FEATUREGeneralThe program should now make an IB backup when a user deletes a resource that has any appointments associated with it.
NEW FEATUREGeneralModified the error reporting information to accept an unlimited number of error tracking notes.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded appointment reminder preference field and last reminder datetime field.
NEW FEATUREReportsBackground and border criteria can now be assigned when printing reports.
MODIFICATIONAppointment TransferThe appointment transfer screen will show the verbiage ‘Use Initial Charge Values’ rather than ‘Use Default Values’, if the database has been updated by Advanced 8.
MODIFICATIONDatabase UpdateThe 'Claim Archives w/Date' query was changed to match what is now in Advanced 8.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged the underlying methods that look for running processes when the program first launches.
MODIFICATIONGeneralRemoved the minimize button from the patient screen, waiting list, and authorized visits library screens.
MODIFICATIONGeneralThe user will now have a dialog box that prompts them to confirm that they want to 'Assign to Appointments' from the authorized visits library.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged 'Snap to Cell' to false.
MODIFICATIONGeneralPut 'SnapToCell' (or align appointment borders to schedule cells) functionality back on by default. Added an option to turn it off in the profile options.
MODIFICATIONGeneralThe program now reports errors to our Netgain server.
MODIFICATIONGeneralThe spash screen will now only disappear once the main screen has fully opened.
MODIFICATIONGeneralErrors occuring during a certain portion of program startup were being suppressed by the program. They will no longer be supressed.
MODIFICATIONGeneralWhen 'Remote Mode' is activated, the option to open an exported report file should be suppressed.
MODIFICATIONPatient ScreenThe patient screen will no longer force patient data to be saved in caps.
BUGFIXAppointment Edit ScreenThe new appointment edit screen wasn't properly putting 'Appointment Resource Association Table' entries in the database when creating new recurrent appointments.
BUGFIXAppointment Edit ScreenWhen saving an appointment with a valid authorization number, the appointment edit screen could improperly lock the appointment object (resulting in the appointment object not reflecting the changes made to it).
BUGFIXAppointment Edit ScreenOn the appointment edit screen for a non recurring appointment, hitting the delete button would bring up the delete recurrence window.
BUGFIXAppointment Edit ScreenDeleting all appointments in a recurrent series from the appointment edit screen would lock the scheduler from being able to change dates.
BUGFIXAppointment GridOpening and appointment from the grid could sometimes leave the scheduler control in an update locked state.
BUGFIXAppointment TransferThe program could crash when adding an additional service line to the appointment transfer screen by typing first into the from date column.
BUGFIXAppointment TransferThe program was not reading '' as '' from the patient record in the appointment transfer screen when connecting to an Advanced 8 database.
BUGFIXAppointment TransferThe program would not allow service lines to be entered in the transfer appointment screen when '' was selected, but there was no previous claim to use.
BUGFIXDatabaseTwo additional errors will now be caught and trigger the scheduler to believe a compact and repair of the database is required. These errors are "The search key was not found in any record." and "Unrecognized database format".
BUGFIXGeneralSorting the detail grid (listing individual appointments) of the authorized visits library could cause the program to crash.
BUGFIXGeneralThe scheduler's setup screen could perform a select statement that didn't properly account for apostrophizes in the names of resources, with could cause the program to crash.
BUGFIXGeneralAddressed a crash that could occur when navigating forward in scheduler (via the next date button).
BUGFIXGeneralSuppressed error when the program cannot open report deployment file as the program opens. It will just leave the files and continue.
BUGFIXGeneralThe appointment screen was not properly limiting the number of characters allowed in the payment reference field.
BUGFIXGeneralFailed update statements (because the underlying data had been changed without the program knowing yet) were not being properly handled when the appointment was a blocking appointment pattern.
BUGFIXGeneralThe edit blocking appointment screen allowed too many characters to be put in the subheading field, which could lead to a crash in certain circumstances.
BUGFIXGeneral'Operation must use an updateable query' exception will now be caught and the program will close without an error dialog. It will tell the user that they don't appear to have proper permissions and will give them an option of setting a new database path, if they so choose.
BUGFIXGeneralThe program could improperly report that the database needed to be repaired when attempting to insert user records into the database.
BUGFIXGeneralGeneral printing errors are now being caught more liberally.
BUGFIXGeneralAdded safeguards intended to be even more certain that an appointment reload isn't happening when we don't expect it to. Also, extra tracking information was added that will help us know if appointments are being reloaded unexpectedly.
BUGFIXGeneralHitting the 'EZClaim!' button could cause crashes, if certain values were present in the registry.
BUGFIXGeneralThe appointment note in the APPT tab was not being updated properly. The caption was also changed to 'Note' from 'Description'.
BUGFIXGeneralAn 'Error creating window handle' exception was thrown from code that was intended to reset the multi-user timer when the user clicks around the scheduler control. This liberal reseting seems like overkill and perhaps the root of the issue.
BUGFIXGeneralAdded a check to confirm proper subheading length in a section that reported an error.
BUGFIXGeneralThe default modifier was not being loaded into the appointment transfer screen.
BUGFIXGeneralThe program could crash when putting an apostrophe into the procedure code field in the appointment transfer screen.
BUGFIXGeneralFixed a bug that could cause a crash related to creating a new appointment with an authorization and use of the edit appointment screen.
BUGFIXGeneralNow catching an error that relates to getting process information.
BUGFIXGeneralWhen applying a template from the edit appointment screen, the max size requirements for heading / subheading could be violated.
BUGFIXGeneralThe program is now catching printing errors more liberally.
BUGFIXGeneralOn the appointment transfer screen, the 'To Date' could be filled-in in a way that could lead to an error, when entering the from date in certain ways.
BUGFIXGeneralIf a patient's reminder note was longer than a certain length, the program would crash when opening the edit patient screen.
BUGFIXGeneralWhen transferring an appointment from EZClaim and using a template, the generated service line would assign that template's responsible party.
BUGFIXGeneralThe program will now properly catch 'is not a valid path' database connection errors.
BUGFIXGeneralThe transfer appointment screen could crash the program when non-numeric data was put into the units field.
BUGFIXGeneralThe patient face sheet showed double apostrophes when they should have only been singles.
BUGFIXGeneralThe program allowed input larger than the database could contain on a field in the patient table.
BUGFIXGeneralThere was a problem with version 38 that wouldn't allow the program to be run on machines without SmartAssembly.
BUGFIXGeneralThe full setup program deployed a version of that program that had not been processed by SmartAssembly.
BUGFIXGeneralCertain key code combinations (probably just advanced 9) could prevent the program from opening as it tries to check whether or not the user is connecting with a basic database.
BUGFIXGeneralThe was a problem with borders not being set on new recurring patient appointments
BUGFIXGeneralSome customers were still having trouble with advanced 9 key codes with 79.36.
BUGFIXGeneralThe last version was not pointing to the correct web service for error reporting.
BUGFIXGeneralThe program should now close gracefully when errors happen when it attempts to access the registry.
BUGFIXGeneralWhen selecting an inactive patient from the new patient screen (by filling in their name), the program would not properly load the patient's detail (because it was inactive).
BUGFIXRecurring Patient AppointmentsAfter deleting appointments from a recurrent series, the appointments grid was not being refreshed.
BUGFIXRecurring Patient AppointmentsWhen opening a recurring appointment from the appointment grid and attempting to delete a single instance, the instance wouldn't be deleted.
BUGFIXReportsIf a report deployment file is spotted, but the contents are somehow blank, the program will now recover from this odd situation without crashing.
Release 78 - 6/22/2010
NEW FEATUREResourcesAdded the ability to sort resources in program setup.
MODIFICATIONAppointment TabB1 - Shrunk down the appointment fields to allow more room for the appointment grid. Took out appointment attendance status from field list.
BUG FIXAppintment ScreenFixed tab order.
BUG FIXAppointmentsFixed an issue where the focused appointment was not properly maintained. When the proper appointment doesn't keep focus, various issues could spawn.
BUG FIXPatient ScreenReminder note field allowed too many characters.
BUG FIXProfilesB5. Fixed issue where patient list was not being reloaded based on patient groups when the selected profile changed.
BUG FIXProgram SetupFixed how background, borders, and resources deal with blank names.
BUG FIXResourcesFixed a bug with setting the resource sort.
BUG FIXTrial RegistrationFixed the layout / size of the trial registration splash screen.
Release 77 - 2/22/2010
BUG FIXAuthorizationsFixed an issue where the sorting of the authorized visits library could be faulty.
BUG FIXGENERAL7.77.6 - Added 'Control+Alt+B' to turn on the bolding of appointments, which circumvents the inability to drag appointments onto the date navigator. This, however, will disable dynamic resource visibility.
BUG FIXGeneralBuild 9. Fixed an issue where the find patient's grid's filter was being kept between uses.
BUG FIXGENERALAdded a way for the program to recover from a situation where appointments have a greater timestamp than the database actually thinks it is.
BUG FIXRemoteBuild 9. Allowed the EZClaim! Link to be removed from the menu bar via the config file. There is a tag for this, but it also defaults to the inverse of 'AllowWebBrowser'.
BUG FIXREPORTSRemoved some static text that should not have been there when a patient's DOB is not entered on the superbill & followup reports.
BUG FIXUpdatesBuild 9. The program will automatically check for updates if the user cannot connect to the database because of the version it is running.
Release 76 - 10/23/2009
NEW FEATUREGeneralChanged the program to allow resolutions lower than 1024 X 768 by implementing scrollbars.
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded insurance company phone numbers to face sheet reports.
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded an RTF editor. When the superbill report or the followup report is selected in the report menu, a button appears at the bottom of the screen that opens / edits the RTF files linked to those reports.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed issue where copay amount due was not being populated when transferring to EZClaim.
BUG FIXGeneralUpgrade to DevEx 9.2.6 ito eliminate the taskbar appointment cut off bug.
Release 75 - 9/28/2009
NEW FEATUREGENERALAdded an 'Other cancelled' attendance status.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a config file to allow for a 'private label' presentation.
BUG FIXGENERALFixed an issue where patients with no authorizations could have appointments that show up as unauthorized.
Release 74 - 6/17/2009
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a profile option under 'View' that allows the user to show / hide a resource navigator at the bottom of the schedule.
MODIFICATIONReportsAdded a column to the appointment summary report that displays the total number of hours.
Release 73 - 6/16/2009
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a '+' and '-' to the calendar in the upper left to allow the user to easily increase and decrease the number of months shown.
BUG FIXAuthorizationsFixed an issue where patients could lose their auth tracking flag.
Release 72 - 4/17/2009
MODIFICATIONGeneralAdded the ability to lock down patients and libraries.
Release 71 - 3/26/2009
NEW FEATUREGeneralUpdates can now be customized to individual users via their key codes.
NEW FEATUREGeneralWhen transferring an appointment to EZClaim, you can now use templates or the previous claim as a source of new service lines when you "Add to existing claim".
NEW FEATUREGeneralAppointments transferred to EZClaim after this version is installed will keep track of the ClaimID of the claim they were transferred to. You can find this ClaimID by opening an appointment and double-clicking on the "Export Status:" text.
BUG FIXGeneralAn end time of 12:00 am on the scheduler could cause an error when printing. This was a limitation of the control. Therefore, the maximum end time was changed to 11:59 pm.
Release 70 - 2/18/2009
BUG FIXGeneralFixed issue with appointment locks.
Release 69 - 2/9/2009
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded appointment locking. Two users should not be able to have the same appointment open for editing. A user should also be unable to change an appointment's status / transfer an appointment to EZClaim while another user has an appointment open for editing. Ctrl-Alt-U removes patient locks and appointment locks.
MODIFICATIONGeneralOne instance of the scheduler can now be run per user per machine rather than just per machine.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged the way proc codes are loaded into the transfer to EZClaim screen for the changes made in Advanced 7 Rel > 39.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed an issue where resource visibility was being loaded incorrectly on program startup.
Release 68 - 2/2/2009
NEW FEATUREGeneralIn the 'Find Patient' screen, a 'Show Inactive Patients' checkbox will show inactive patients in the grid when checked. This will allow users to schedule appointments / edit patients that are inactive. Also, when selecting an inactive patient the user will be given the option to activate the patient.
NEW FEATUREGeneralThe program will prompt to compact and repair the database automatically, if the database appears to have suffered damage.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a registry entry file that will make the program do a compact and repair. 'Compact and Repair.reg'.
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded a 'Follow up' report that behaves in a similar way as 'Superbill'.
MODIFICATIONAuthorized VisitsIn the patient screen, changed the 'Track Authorized Visits' checkbox to a 'Stop Tracking Authorized Visits' button that will only appear when a patient is tracking authorized visits.
MODIFICATIONGeneralWhen an appointment it selected, if they don't exist in the patient dropdown (because they were inactive or in a group not used in the scheduler), they will be dynamically loaded into the dropdown.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanges to resource visibility will no longer be saved when using the ‘Dynamic’ resource visibility option.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed an issue where the patient dropdown could be loaded with all patients, despite individual patient groups being specified for use.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed an issue where using patient templates with apostrophes caused an error.
Release 67 - 12/29/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded captions to toolbar icons.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded the ability to print and restore grids through a popup menu shown when right clicking on grid headers.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Dark Side', 'Pumpkin', and 'Summer 2008' visual styles.
MODIFICATIONGeneralUpgraded to DevEx 8.3
MODIFICATIONGeneralWhen printing, rather than subdividing the timescale when there is room for division, the timescale viewed on the scheduler will be used.
MODIFICATIONGeneralAdded registry entries for clearing the SDBVersion and clearing the database version. Moved the registry entry for forcing a database update.
BUG FIXGeneralCleared grid layouts to make way for saving and loading full grid layouts.
BUG FIXGeneralAddressed issue where invalid durations could be assigned to blocking appointments.
BUG FIXGeneralAddressed issue where report criteria can be applied incorrectly.
Release 64 - 11/26/2008
BUG FIXGeneralFixed a situation where existing authorizations in the authorized visits library could not be modified.
Release 63 - 11/20/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralA 'print' button has been added to the patient waiting list screen.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged how code library entries are applied in the transfer to EZClaim screen. New codes are now loaded completely whether or not existing values are in the grid.
BUG FIXGeneralPrevented a situation where duplicate authorization numbers could be used for the same patient in the authorization library.
Release 62 - 11/12/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded the ability to enter patient payments, patient payment references, contract adjustments, and copy amounts due to the billing items transferred from the scheduler. Added the ability to customize that grid.
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded reports: 'Mailing Labels By Appointment Date', 'Mailing Labels by Recall Date', and 'Superbill'
BUG FIXGeneralPrevented a situation where the user could start up multiple instances of the scheduler on one PC.
Release 61 - 11/11/2008
BUG FIXGeneralFixed an issue where the buttons in the authorization library could become hidden.
BUG FIXGeneralImproved exception handling
Release 60 - 10/22/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded the ability to limit dragging appointments between resources.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Patient Amount Collected' and 'Payment Reference' text fields to the appointment screen. Added 'Receipt' button to appointment screen.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Amount Collected' field to the 'Transfer To EZClaim' screen that will create a corresponding payment to the first transferred billing item.
MODIFICATIONGeneralMoved visible patient group option to the profile level
MODIFICATIONGeneralAdded auto-complete features to the patient editing screen.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed the setting of responsible party when line items are transferred to EZClaim.
Release 59 - 9/12/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded attendance status icon to appointment list grid
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Transfer to Claim' column to the authorized visits library.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Day View Resource Visibility' option to the view category of profile options.
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded patient balances to the patinet face sheet type reports.
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded recall list report
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded appointment list detail with notes report
NEW FEATUREReportsAdded last appointment report
Release 58 - 8/18/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Appointment Attendance Status Summary' report
BUG FIXGeneralRestored location of print button.
Release 57 - 8/11/2008
BUG FIXGeneralCustomized exception handling
Release 56 - 8/5/2008
BUG FIXGeneralFixed an issue where appointment tooltip generation could cause program crashing in some circumstances.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed an issue where reports import could cause a crash when description or category fields were left blank.
Release 54 - 7/17/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded authorization information to the tooltip shown when hovering over an appointment.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a splitter to the main appointment screen.
MODIFICATIONDatabaseEnforced new primary key scheme.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged the appointment listbox into an appointment grid.
Release 53 - 6/23/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded an 'INSERT DATE AND TIME' button for the appointment notes in the patient appointment dialog.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a 'Note' field to the Authorized Visits Table.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged title text of appointment transfer screen to reflect appointment heading.
BUG FIXGeneralResolved an issue where appointment icons could be hidden on the scheduler screen.
Release 52 - 6/19/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a 'INSERT DATE AND TIME' button for the notes field in the New / Edit patient screen
NEW FEATUREPrintingAdded an option in the profile to 'Hide Appointment Images' while printing.
MODIFICATIONGeneralAdded an extra confirmation for when a user decides to delete / modify all appointments in a recurrent sequence.
Release 51 - 6/16/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralRefined the resource deletion process. Added ability to move appointments from the deleted resource to another resource.
BUG FIXGeneralResolved issue where pressing the 'EZClaim!' button would not start EZClaim.
Release 50 - 6/10/2008
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Office cancelled' attendance status
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Patient Reminder Note' to the patient info tab.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded 'Renewal Countdown' and 'Visits Assigned' to Authorized Visits Library. Removed visibility of 'Visits Remaining'. Added master detail view of appointments with a given authorization number assigned. Added an 'ASSIGN TO APPTS' button to assign valid auths to appointment with a red A. Added a print button to provide an auth report functionality.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded ability to clear out grid layouts. CTRL-ALT-C from the main screen.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a 'Date Added' column to the 'Waiting List'. Added patient contact numbers to the patient lookup column in the waiting list grid.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded the concept of hiding / showing Authorizations in the Authorized Visits Library.
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded ToolTips to the timespan adjustment buttons.
NEW FEATUREPrintingAdded the 'Printout Orientation' option to the profile under 'Printing'.
NEW FEATUREPrintingAdded the 'Hide Appointment Times' option to the profile under 'Printing'.
MODIFICATIONGeneralChanged the up and down arrows on the right side of the scheduler screen to '+' and '-' symbols.
MODIFICATIONGeneralAdjusted code that sizes dropdowns various dropdowns.
MODIFICATIONGeneralAdjusted the code so that auths are not assigned to appointments that are not completed successfully (Patient Didn't Show, Patient Cancelled, Office Cancelled, Patient Rescheduled)
MODIFICATIONGeneralRemoved the 'accordion effect' when changing to a profile that has different resources visible.
BUG FIXGeneralFixed issue where appointment dialog may not open when double clicking an appointment in the appointment list.
BUG FIXGeneral[Appointment Resource Association Table] table entries now written properly during the appointment changed event.
Release 22 - 10/24/2007
NEW FEATUREGeneralAdded a check to see whether a copy of the scheduler was already running. If so, the checking version kills itself.
MODIFICATIONUpdatesThe scheduler will now only automatically look for updates once every two months.