HCHB 2017.A2 Release August 23, 2017

Maintenance Production Release – Evening of Tuesday, August 29, 2017 PointCare Users – Valet and Selective Refresh Production Databases anytime after 3am MST on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 When an application update and schema change occur, a Sync must be performed after the Valet. When users log in following a Valet, the device will automatically initiate a Sync.

Security Focus Features

Security – Provider Link Password complexity updates to Provider Link Options to choose from are: Minimum character length – default is 8 characters Upper Case Numeric Special Characters Added to Admin Setup Page

Clinical Outcomes

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Need to Easily Capture More Precise Vital Sign Data Oxygen Saturation Characteristics in PointCare Clinicians can now denote characteristics of 02 sats The list of 02 sats can be edited by agency What it looks like in PointCare:

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Need to Easily Capture More Precise Vital Sign Data Clinicians can now indicate whether the left or right circumference measurements were taken for: Ankle Calf Instep Thigh Mid Upper Arm Remember, you can always add more than one reading for each vital sign

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Need to Easily Capture More Precise Vital Sign Data Clinicians can now denote sub-staging score of Alzheimer’s Disease for scores 6 & 7 When the score is 6, a-e sub- stages can be entered When the score is 7, a-f sub- stages can be entered The sub stage won’t appear for any other scores The number and letter score will display on the main vital sign screen in PointCare:

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Need to Easily Capture More Precise Vital Sign Data ‘Vital Signs’ visit action label in PointCare updated to read ‘Vital Signs and Measures’ Within this section, ‘Optional Vitals’ label reads ‘Tests and Measures’

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Visit Notes Grid Now shows characteristics in visit notes beneath each vital sign reading

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements ‘Print Visit Note’ report also displays Vital Sign characteristics

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure combined into one row as “Blood Pressure” on Vital Signs grid Prior Display:

Clinical Outcomes – Vital Sign Enhancements Approximately 10 reports were updated to show the vital signs characteristics, 02 saturation comments, FAST sub- staging scores and the combined blood pressure reading. This includes PointCare’s Vital Signs History Report:

Clinical Outcomes – POC Update Order Enhancement Need to more easily review and update the existing plan of care Plan of Care Update Order – When updating the POC from PointCare, the existing problem statements will be automatically checked Problem Statements on the POC Update Order can be added, removed and updated Reduces confusion around knowing which problem statements to select during the update of the POC

Agency Efficiency

Agency Efficiency–Mandatory Refresh Project Enable seamless selective refresh in PointCare to improve refresh success and accuracy System setting is now available at the agency level to select the date to have the selective refresh required Based on the settings, the user may see either a ‘hard stop’ warning message that forces the refresh or a ‘soft stop’ warning message that will allow them to bypass the selective refresh only until the required date

Agency Efficiency–Mandatory Refresh Project Enable seamless selective refresh in PointCare to improve visit synching success and accuracy Agent Last Renew and Refresh Report Sync from Date and Las Sych Date– new parameter filters out users who have not performed a synch since the selected date Sych is what compares the date in the table Last Sync date Better compare when users are synching and when their

Revenue Cycle

Revenue Cycle – Efficiency for Billing Enhancements now allow billing team to select multiple invoices in the Hospice Claim Adjustment module Icons provide alerts when invoices require additional information, such as post Date, Reason Code and Remarks

Revenue Cycle Report added for user to confirm adjustment details and must be previewed to complete the final step to process the invoices Process button will become activated after the preview is complete and will be the final step to completing the hospice claim procedure

Online Learning Hub OLH Curriculum have been updated to include the A1 Release Updates There are high level “From – To Courses” for each category A2 Release – PointCare 0205 - Review A2 2017 Release Upgrades (for Pointcare) A2 Release – Back Office Financial 4904 - Review A2 2017 Release Upgrades for Revenue Cycle 

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