SimDay® Updates

Release Date 14/07/2008 - Version 2.07.03

Below are listed the latest update changes in this release:

  1. Appointment Screen
  2. Billing Screen
  3. Back of Hospital Claim Form
  4. Onset Flag added for WA
  5. NSW Cancer Registry
  6. ADA tick box
  7. Discharge Screen
  8. ICD 6th Edition
  9. Reverse Invoice
  10. Length of Stay Report
  11. Incomplete Report
  12. Possible Double Pats
  13. General Statistics Report
  14. Security Setup

  1. Appointment Screen

    A new field in the Appointment screen has been introduced, called 'Planned Time in Theatre'. This field does not have to get used, should you not want to.
    It is has been added so that 'Length of Stay' reports can be used for comparison. It will allow users to find out the difference between the 'Planned' and 'Actual' theatre time.

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  2. Billing Screen

    When entering the items for billing in the Billing Screen, it will now go to the next line for faster data entry.

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  3. Back of Hospital Claim Form

    SimDay can now print the back of the Hospital Claim form when needed.
    The button to print this is in the Bookings screen next to the other Hospital Claim form buttons.

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  4. Onset Flag added for WA

    The coded screen has been amended for the new Onset Flag introduced for all Diagnosis codes for WA facilities. The default value of the Onset Flag will be 2 meaning the condition was present on admission.

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  5. NSW Cancer Registry

    You can now enter NSW Cancer information for any episode to the Cancer Registry.
    Data entry for the registry is from the Coding Screen.

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  6. ADA tick box

    In the MBS setup window, there is a tick box to determine whether the item is a Dental or MBS code.
    This will get rid of issues in the HCP & PHDB Data Extract, where Dental codes were being sent as Miscellaneous codes, if the ADA tick is on, these codes will be sent in the MBS field.

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  7. Discharge Screen

    When entering the 'Times in Theatre', it will now calculate the mins in theatre.

    Also when entering the theatre items in the Discharge screen, upon saving them, SimDay will now reorder the items with highest banding first. A message will popup if automatic ordering has occurred.

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  8. ICD 6th Edition

    All new ICD 10 6th edition codes (Diagnosis and Procedure) have been linked to SimDay for discharges on or after 1st July 2008.

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  9. Reverse Invoice

    You can now reverse an entire invoice instead of having to create a journal. This feature will allow the Gross figures to be more accurate, as a negative transaction of the original bill is created.
    To reverse an invoice, simple go to the Journal section in SimDay.

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  10. Length of Stay Report

    A few more parameters have been added so that the report can not only give length of stay statistics but can also give comparative statistics.
    Such as Procedure Time (difference between 'Planned' and 'Actual' time) and Interoperative Time (difference between actual time in Theatre and Booked Length).

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  11. Incomplete Report

    An extra option to the already existing 'Incomplete Report' has been added. The extra option is 'Online Invoices'. This report option shows Invoices that have not been sent to Thelma or MBF.

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  12. Possible Double Pats

    An extra option to the already existing 'Possible Double Patients Report' has been added. The extra option is 'Double MRN'. The report option shows patients with the same MRN in the system.

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  13. General Statistics Report

    A few more general statistics have been added to this report.
    Added statistics include : Patient Category and Deleted Bookings.

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  14. Security Setup

    Two more levels of Security have been added. These are Coding and Journals.

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