• ULTRACare Reminders
• Year End Information for MAS 90 and MAS 200, and Abra Payroll
• ULTRACare Training
• NPI: Are you ready?

ULTRACare Reminders
Now is the time to review any rates you have set up in the ULTRACare Billing module. Many facilities have rate increases that take effect on January 1st. Don't forget about the 2007 Medicare co-insurance rate increased to $124.00 per day for days 21 through 100 each benefit period. Keep in mind that these rates are maintained on your resident type codes as well as override rates if you've used them. You must have any rate changes and their effective dates in place before you generate any charges for January dates of service. You can enter them in advance. ULTRACare checks the effective date against the dates of service to know which rates to use.

The latest ULTRACare updates are published the 3rd Friday of each month, ready for you to download and install from our Secure Site. The most recent update was December 15, 2006.

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Year End Information for MAS 90 and MAS 200, and Abra Payroll
For your convenience, we have posted many of the manufacturer's documentation guides at our Secure Support Site. We highly recommend that you download and review any that pertain to your company before doing any year end processing or beginning any for calendar year 2007. You can access these with your Monette login and password at https://support.monetteinc.com/documentation/Year%20End%20Processing.

MAS 90 Year End Information
Sage Software recently released an Interim-Release Download for the 2006 Year-End (also referred to as an IRD). If you are planning to print W2's or 1099's through MAS 90 or MAS 200, please read the year-end FAQ document provided by Sage Software.

This information will assist you in determining if you will need the MAS update to print W2's and 1099's. If you use the Magnetic Media module (now referred to as Electronic Reporting), you will need this update installed prior to processing your file.

You can also access much more information directly from the manufacturer at the Sage Software Knowledgebase using your Sage Support login and password as follows:

1. Log on to Sage Software Online at www.sagesoftwareonline.com
2. Click on the link for Interim Release Download (http://support.sagesoftareonline.com/mas/irdinstall.cfm)
3. Carefully follow all on-screen and 2006 IRD instructions to ensure correct W-2s, 1099s, and electronic reporting.

If you have any questions regarding this update (including how to obtain it, install it, whether or not this update applies to your company), please contact Karen Kavanaugh via email at karenkavanaugh@monetteis.com or call her at (800) 666-3883, extension 8715.

Abra Payroll Year End Information
Sage Software has published the release notes and tips for year-end processing for Abra Payroll. This document is available on the Sage Software Support web site (login and password is required) and at our Secure Site at https://support.monetteinc.com/documentation (login and password is required).

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ULTRACare Training
Registration is now open for the first quarter of 2007 ULTRACare training classes at http://www.monette.com/free_training.htm.

The first sessions will focus on all ULTRACare Clinical module features on February 6 - 10, 2007. The second set of sessions will focus on ULTRACare Marketing, Admissions, and AR/Billing features on March 13-16, 2007.

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NPI: Are you ready?
Less than 5 months remain until the National Provider Identifier (NPI) compliance date. Over 1,300,000 NPIs have been issued so far - do you have your NPI yet?

Don't procrastinate; getting your NPI is only the first step in preparing for the compliance date. You should allow time to share your NPI with your payers and other trading partners, update your referral lists, and add the number to your ULTRACare setup. CMS has compiled a list of resources that will help to answer many questions on NPI at http://cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentstand/07_Questions.asp#TopOfPage.

Your NPI should be entered in ULTRACare in the Admissions module under the Setup menu option. From there, choose System Setup, and look for the NPI field. In the Clinical Application module, go to Clinical, Assess, Utilities and choose "Edit Electronic Header Record Control Date". Look for the NPI field and enter your number there. For the doctor's NPI, enter those on the doctor codes setup in Admissions, Setup, System Codes.

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