v8.3 Release Notes (Release Date: April 29, 2025)

v8.3 Release Notes (Release Date: April 29, 2025)

Overview 

ICANotes+ version 8.3 brings new features and improvements to enhance functionality and user experience.  


New Fields Added to Demographics Report

In the Demographics Report, the following new columns have been added. These columns will appear when you run the report or export it to CSV, Excel, or PDF.
  1. DOB: Displays client's date of birth.
  2. Last Appointment Date: Displays the most recent appointment date. Cancelled, late cancellation, and no show appointments are not considered.
  3. Last Appointment Status: Displays the most recent appointment status such as Confirmed, Occurred, etc.
  4. Last Note Date: Displays the most recent note date.


Use the right-side scroll bar to view the last appointment date, last appointment status, and last note date.


Enhanced Refund Options: Partial Refund Now Supported

A new enhancement to the refund process allows users to issue partial refunds in addition to full refunds. This update provides billers with greater control and flexibility when managing client payments.

What’s New

Support for Partial Refunds

Previously, the system only supported full refunds. With this release, billers can now choose to issue a partial refund directly from the Refund/Reverse option.

A new Refund Type section has been added to the refund interface. Users can select:
  1. Full Refund (default selection)
  2. Partial Refund (new option)

Refund Amount Behavior

The behavior of the refund amount fields varies based on the selected refund type.

Full Refund

When selected, the refund fields are auto-filled with the full transaction amount.
  1. The values are read-only and cannot be modified.
  2. The total amount appears under the Total Refund label.

Partial Refund

When selected, refund amount fields become editable.
  1. Users must manually modify the desired refund amounts per service line.
  2. The total is dynamically calculated and shown under Total Refund.

Unapplied Amount Field

The Unapplied Amount field is displayed underneath the table. This field shows any unapplied funds available and allows users to issue refunds from those funds as needed.

Account Payments/Adjustments Behavior

When a partial refund is processed, a negative transaction to reflect the refund. This ensures the account and claim balances are adjusted appropriately.

Example

  1. A $50 payment was made on January 20, 2025.
  2. A $30 partial refund is issued on February 1, 2025.
  3. The following entry will be created:
    1. –$30 refund transaction
If the remaining $20 needs to be refunded later, it can be refunded from the original transaction entry.

Navigate to client's chart > click the Account button > expand the Account Payments/Adjustments tab > click the Refund button.




Full Refund


Partial Refund



Reallocating Extra Client Payments to Unapplied

To ensure accurate claim balances and reduce manual corrections, the system now automatically moves extra client payments to the unapplied balance when posting insurance payments through ERA (Electronic Remittance Advice) or MPP (Manual Payment Posting).

What’s New

When posting insurance payments using ERA or MPP:
  1. When the total applied client payment exceeds the insurance-allowed client responsibility amount, the system will:
    1. Apply the appropriate insurance payment to the claim.
    2. Move any excess client payment to the client's unapplied credit.
This enhancement prevents claim balances from going negative and allows the reallocated funds to be used for other claims or future services.

Why This Matters

Previously, overpayments from clients could result in negative claim balances when the insurance payment was posted. Correcting this required manual refunds or adjustments.

With this update:
  1. The system automatically ensures claim balance accuracy.
  2. Extra client payments are preserved as unapplied funds, making them available for use on other claims for the same client.

Key Benefits

  1. Prevents negative balances on claims.
  2. Reduces manual intervention to correct overpayments.
  3. Enables efficient reuse of unapplied amounts across the client's account.

Example Scenario

  1. Date of Service: 01/20/2025
  2. Procedure Code: CPT 99242
  3. Billed Amount: $200
  4. Client Payment: $50
  5. Insurance Balance: $150
  6. Client Balance: $0
  7. Total Balance: $150
When posting the insurance payment:
  1. Insurance Paid: $100
  2. Adjustment (CO-45): $70
  3. Client Responsibility (PR-01): $30
System Calculation:
  1. Total allowed amount = $100 (Insurance Paid) + $70 (Adjustment) + $30 (Client Responsibility) = $200
  2. Client is responsible for $30, but has already paid $50
  3. Result: The system applies $30 of the client payment and automatically moves the remaining $20 to the client's unapplied credit.

New 'Details' Button in Account Payments/Adjustments

A new 'Details' button has been added to the Account Payments/Adjustments tab, allowing users to view a breakdown of all services associated with a specific payment or adjustment.

What’s new

A Details button is available for each payment or adjustment entry. Selecting the Details button displays a summary of how the amount was applied, including:
  1. Line item
  2. Service code
  3. Encounter date

Navigate to client's chart > click the Account button > expand the Account Payments/Adjustments tab > click the Details button.






Transaction Details

  1. Payment Date: Displays the date when the transaction was made.
  2. Posted Date: Displays the date when the payment was posted in the system.
  3. Reference Number: Displays unique identifier for the transaction.
  4. Transaction Type: Displays type of transaction (e.g., Client Payment, Insurance Payment, Adjustment).
  5. Amount: Displays total transaction amount.
  6. Source: Displays source of the payment (e.g., cash, cheque).
  7. Description: Displays the description of the transaction.

The table shows how the payment was applied to individual encounters. It includes the following columns:
  1. Encounter Date: Displays the date of the associated encounter.
  2. Service Code: Displays the code for the billed service.
  3. Charge: Displays the original charge amount for the service.
  4. Applied: Displays the amount of payment applied to the service.
  5. Unapply: A button that allows users to unapply the payment from a service and move it to unapplied.
Notes
Note: The Unapply column is visible only for transactions of type Client Payment. This feature will become functional in an upcoming release.


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