SimDay® Updates

Release Date 29/06/2010 - Version 2.07.15

Below are listed the latest update changes in this release:

1. Re-occuring appointments now available for dummy appointments
2. New ICD10 7th edition codes now available
3. WA Health
4. QLD Health - Date of Birth Estimate
5. Grouper version 6.0 update
6. Ability to change the Health Fund Code
7. Disable the ability to create a new patient
8. Hide Other Services when charge is $0
9. Date of Service on the Hospital Claim form

1. Re-occuring appointments now available for dummy appointments

   When making a dummy appointment, you will now be able to make it a reoccuring appointment.
   
   Useful when wanting to make permanent notes about the rostered anaesthetist or surgeon, for example.

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2. New ICD10 7th edition codes now available

   SimDay has all the latest ICD10 7th edition Diagnosis, Morphology and Procedure codes.

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3. WA Health

   As of July 2010 WA Health has slightly modified the Admission Status option. There has traditionally been 3 options, however the 'Emergency' option as of July 2010 will now be replaced with 2 more descriptive options called 'Emergency - Emergency Department Admission' and 'Emergency - Direct Admission'.
   
   You will notice for admissions after July 2010 it will still show the non available option 'Emergency' and discharge prior to July 2010 will show the extra options. When admitting the patient, Simday will potentially allow you to select the wrong option, however when submitting your data, you will not be able to submit your data if the wrong options are selected.

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4. QLD Health - Date of Birth Estimate

   QLD Health would now like to know if the patients date of birth has been estimated.
   
   In the Patient Screen, next to the date of birth, there is now a tick box. Click inside the tick box to tick it (click it again to untick it) if you have had to make an estimate on the patients date of birth. This field will be reported to QLD health as of July 2010.

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5. Grouper version 6.0 update

   SimDay has been modified to interface with the latest 6.0 grouper from 3M and Visasys.
   
   If using the 3M grouper you will need to go to the Maintenance Menu, click on System Param and :
   - Select version 6.0
   - change\select the grouper destination path
   NOTE : This needs to be done on each computer that you group from. It should be ready to test it now.
   
   If using the Visasys grouper, go to the Maintenance Menu, click on System Param and :
   - Select version 6.0
   -change\select the grouper destination path
   NOTE : This needs to be done on each computer that you group from.
   NOTE : You will need to call ACSS Helpdesk to configure your command files only on the computers that you group from.

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6. Ability to change the Health Fund Code

   Since many funds are currently changing their Health Fund code, you will now be able to manage these changes yourself, instead of having to call the ACSS Helpdesk team.
   
   To change the Health Fund code for a fund, simply go to the Setup menu, then click on Health Fund List and then find the fund in question and click on Okay.
   Once inside the Health Fund details screen, bottom left corner of the screen you will see a button called "Change Code".

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7. Disable the ability to create a new patient

   Some facilities that have their patient data feed into Simday from their primary patient administration system do not want staff accidentially creating new patients in SimDay.
   
   You will now be able to prevent staff from accidentally creating new patients by going to the Maintenance Menu, then clicking on System Param and then ticking 'Disable Creation of New Pats'.

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8. Hide Other Services when charge is $0

   It has been requested to be able to track Other Services, however when your contract asks you to bill as a bundled rate, Case Base or DRG, you are not permitted to enter the Other Services, regardless of setting a $0 charge.
   
   You will now be able to enter in the Other Sevices with $0 charges, and they will not show up on the Invoice nor on the Hospital Claim form.
   
   However you will need to specify you want this setting by going to the Maintenenace Menu, then System Param and then ticking the "Hide Other Services when $0" tick box.

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9. Date of Service on the Hospital Claim form

   The Date of Service will now be printed on the back of the Hospital Claim form.

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