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ULTRACare
2007 - Version 15
Thanks to a successful
product development and Beta Test cycle, we are pleased to announce
that the annual new version update of ULTRACare will be available
for general release in May 2007. ULTRACare 2007 contains almost
200 new and enhanced features, so be on the lookout for more details
including pre-release "need to knows", detailed release
notes, and more.
In
case you just can't wait to know what the new features are, here's
the Top 10:
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Expanded
the follow up note size in Pre-Admissions by 400%
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Resident Care Plans can be automatically created from the library
based on RAPs identified from the MDS
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Staff
can now validate (countersign) physician orders entered by a
co-worker
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Facility
minimum and maximum ranges for vital statistics can be set up
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Tasks
can now be set up allowing you to display or print a list of
ULTRACare tasks/data to be completed by certain staff
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A
new Occupancy Statistics report provides several levels of location
occupancy analysis
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Batch
printing of NO PAY claims
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Resident
Funds has a new Average Daily Balance report
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Changes
to a Care Plan are written to a history file and displayed on
screen during editing to know who, what, and when it was changed
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Record
and play back shift notes as audio messages (.wav or .mp3 format)
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UB-04
Updates
The
UB-04 and NPI transition period has begun and many of the Fiscal
Intermediaries and state Medicaid programs are releasing final specifications.
The information now being released shows that there are still many
variations of the new standard UB-04 related to how certain form
locations are being used.
The
National Uniform Billing Committee reports "some laser printers
are having difficulty meeting the print specification of the UB-04
form. The UB-04 form and the UB-92 contain identical margin specifications.
Both forms are 82 characters across. To accommodate the 80 character
limitation of some laser printers, many users of the UB-92 form
developed workarounds that basically "cheated" on the
printing layout. This was commonly accomplished by starting in the
second position and ending in the 80th position, basically ignoring
the first column on the left and the last column on the right. The
UB-92 had no critical data elements in these fields."
We
have adjusted the printing of the UB-04 form on a regular laser
printer to the best of our ability to get the information to appear
inside the boxes. Due to the layout of the new form, there are issues
related to the margins:
A
laser printer has a 4mm margin on the left and right, so the contents
of certain boxes will print outside the box:
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On
the left: box 31 a/b - occurrence code, 42 - revenue codes,
and 66 - DX indicator
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On
the right, the following will truncate the last digit: box 41
- value amounts, and 76 & 78 - ID number for qualifier
The
NUBC further recommends that "in order to meet the UB-04 print
specifications, users should utilize laser printers that have "edge-to-edge"
print capability (4 mm margins on the left and right) or wide carriage
impact printers (dot-matrix or line printers)." Reportedly,
the HP9000 series printers have the ability to Turn On Edge-to-Edge
printing (1mm vs. 4mm) margins. This ability comes at a cost of
roughly $3,000.
We
recognize this presents a potential problem to paper-claim filers
(it has no affect on the electronic file). To print a pre-printed
color UB-04 form using ULTRACare and a laser printer, you must set
the printer control device for program ID "PTUB92" to
QPQ:53. This tells the printer to ignore print margins, but most
laser printers will only print 80 characters across the page.
What's
so different about the UB-04?
Most of our clients have attended training sessions provided by
their Fiscal Intermediaries to learn about the changes and requirements
related to the revised claim form. For more information, we recommend
contacting your FI or access internet based resources such as this
one: http://www.ugsmedicare.com/index.asp.
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Directions 2007 User Conference
Mark
your calendar for September 10 - 13, 2007 and plan to enjoy our
best-ever ULTRACare users conference. We're planning lots of new
learning opportunities this year, so watch for all the registration
details in early May.
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Sage
MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 4.2 Warning
The latest update
of Sage's accounting software has begun shipping. We recommend that
you do not load Version 4.2 yet. There are significant changes to
certain modules that we are testing. We will notify our Sage customers
when it is advisable to move to the new version. Also, please
keep in mind that neither MAS 90, MAS 200, nor ULTRACare is certified
for Windows Vista or a 64-bit processor computer.
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your copy of the ULTRACare eNewsletter doesn't get mistakenly blocked
by antispam software! Be sure to add julie@mditech.com to your list
of allowed senders and contacts.
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