ABILITY EASE Medicare – Product Updates
EASE® MEDICARE 2.3.2 RELEASE NOTES EXTERNAL
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.3.2 scheduled for customer distribution on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table summarizes the enhancements in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Suspense Report: New Multiple Agency Selection. |
| Cancelled Report: New Multiple Agency Selection. |
| Add Pagination: · ADR/Pre-Pay Claims esMD Status Report · RAC/Post-Pay esMD Status Report · Discussion Period Status Report |
| esMD Options Bar: Change ‘Add’ to ‘Create.’ |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.4 feature release.
EASE® MEDICARE 2.3.1 RELEASE NOTES EXTERNAL
Quick View Summary
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.3.1 scheduled for customer distribution on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
The following table summarizes the enhancements in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Unpaid Claim Report: New Multiple Agency and Heading Search/Filter. |
| System Profiles: New Claims Report and Error Report. |
| Changes Report and Rejected Claims Report: Type column removed. The Type column applies to HHA lines of business only. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.4 feature release.
EASE® MEDICARE 2.2.3.1 EXTERNAL RELEASE NOTES
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.2.3.1 scheduled for customer distribution on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
The following table summarizes the enhancements in this release.
Quick View Summary
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| UB-04: New Cancel Action for NOE Claims. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.3 feature release.
EASE® MEDICARE 2.2.3 EXTERNAL RELEASE NOTES
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.2.3 scheduled for customer distribution on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table summarizes the enhancements in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Alerts Dialog Box and Notifications Dialog Box: Additional information · New No HETS Authorizations panel in Alerts dialog box · Eligibility Data Updates in Notifications dialog box |
| UB:04: Updates to FL-14, FL15, and FL-17. |
| esMD (ADR/Pre-Pay): New capability to open and view closed and past-due audits and appeals. |
| esMD (PCR): Resubmission flow for not tracked PCRs now shows a read only view of documents submitted for previous submissions. |
| Track HICs/MBI renamed to Bulk Refresh Claims. |
| Track HICs/MBI renamed to Bulk Refresh Claims. |
| ADR Report: Reason code value(s) now appear with reasons hover text. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.3 feature release.
EASE® MEDICARE 2.2.2 RELEASE NOTES
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.2.2 scheduled for customer distribution on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Report Enhancements: New Online Descriptions and Title Detail. |
| Eligibility Check Report: New Status Detail. |
| Patient Information: Updates to Number of Inpatient Spells and Date/Timestamp. |
| Patient Navigation: System keeps Record Display selection. |
| Advanced Search: New Alert on Maximum Records to Export. |
| New Report: Patient Eligibility. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.3 feature release.
EASE® Medicare 2.2 Release Notes
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.2 scheduled for customer distribution on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Report Pages: Maximize visible data through new menu icon. Provide more space to display data and improve readability. |
| T-Status report: New Outlier Amount column. Advanced Search: New Outlier Claims profile. New Outlier Amount column. New Outlier Claim report. |
| Changes Report: New columns to provide visibility to claim and eligibility updates. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
EASE® Medicare 2.1.5 Release Notes
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.1.5 scheduled for customer distribution on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Patient Information page: New NOA Indicator column for June 2022 HETS Release. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.2 feature release.
EASE® Medicare 2.1.4 Release Notes
These release notes describe the EASE® Medicare 2.1.4 scheduled for customer distribution on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| PCRs: New Multiple Periods of Care selections |
| PCR Submissions: Auto-populate Palmetto Pre-Claim Submission Request form with Periods of Care selected on the Add/Edit PCR Information page. |
| PCR Reports: Updates for multiple PCR selections. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.2 release.
EASE® Medicare 2.1.3 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.1.3 scheduled for customer distribution on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| esMD April 2022 Regulatory Changes · Multiple Periods of Care on one Pre-Claim Review · EASE Medicare Updates |
| Status and Progress reports: Decision Status and Unique Tracking Number display for each billing period entered on a Pre-Claim Review submission. |
| Edit Claim Dialog Box: New Line Level Physicians fields. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.2 release.
EASE® Medicare 2.1.2 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.1.2 scheduled for customer distribution on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| New 32D NOA Claim Cancellation. |
| Q1 2022 HETS Regulatory Changes. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.2 release.
EASE® Medicare 2.1.1 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.1.1 scheduled for customer distribution on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Alerts: Panel for agencies with no configured credentials. |
| Batch Import: Notice of Admission and Cancellation of Admission (NOA/COA) claim support. |
| Dashboard: Export feature. |
| Dashboard: Refresh selection. |
| Projected Payment Report: Two tab format. |
| UB-04: Required Fields Indicated for TOB 32A. |
| Paid Reports: Submit column. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.2 release.
EASE® Medicare 2.1 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.1 scheduled for customer distribution on Thursday February 3, 2022 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| New EASE Medicare Dashboard including esMD has the following tiles: • Eligibility Issues • Claim Issues • Audits • Appeals • Payments • Projected Pay |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
EASE® Medicare 2.0.7 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.0.7 scheduled for customer distribution on Tuesday, December 9, 2021 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has a brief description for the item in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| RAP to NOA Regulatory Changes for HHAs: · Advanced Search: Type of Bill enhancement for new 32A · Two New Reports: Active Admissions and NOA Status |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.1 release.
EASE® Medicare 2.0.6 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.0.6 scheduled for customer distribution on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has brief descriptions for the items in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| NOE Template and NOTR Template: New Remarks column. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.1 release.
EASE® Medicare 2.0.5 Release Notes
These release notes describe EASE® Medicare 2.0.5 scheduled for customer distribution on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 9PM Central Time.
Quick View Summary
The following table has brief descriptions for the items in this release.
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| RCD Not Started Report: Start Date and S/Loc label changes. |
| Final Paid with Value Codes Report: New Multiple Agency, Search, and Filter Enhancements. |
| Append Modifiers: System appends a modifier to claims with and without existing modifiers. |
User Documentation
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.1 release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 2.0.4, Release Date: September 22, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Notice of Elections: New Import FeatureAdministration: New Import Maps selectionCSV Import Tab: New CSV Import Map selection |
| Claims: New Claims Status History column |
| Patient Details: New Outlier Amount column |
| Final Paid Report: New Claim Line HIPSS and Paid HIPPS columns |
| Appeals Submissions and Reports: New DCN column |
| Final Paid with Value Codes report: New Value Codes sort in CSV export file |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.1 release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 2.0.3, Release Date: August 24, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| NOE, NOTR, and RAP: New import process similar to current Roster Billing |
| Reports: Columns with asterisk indicate presence of hidden text column |
| Advanced search:New Suppressed selectionNew HCPC code fields |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.1 release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 2.0.2, Release Date: July 21, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| HHA Report updates:Removal of RAP Auto Cancelled and RAP at Risk reportsColumn Updates to RAP Accepted Report and RAP Cancelled Report |
| HHA Report: PDGM Comm. vs Inst. renamed to HIPPS Code Changes |
| Patient Information Page and Eligibility Report Page: Exposed Payer/Provider Contact Fields |
| Ad Hoc Reports: Rename selections from Main Navigation Bar and Report Creator page |
| Agency Selection: System remembers user’s agency selection and retains that selection each time user logs in |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 2.1 release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 2.0 Phase 2, Release Date: July 1, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| User Interface redesign:ReportingClaimsUB-04SupportLogout |
| Alerts and notifications on home page:Alerts dialog box with password, credential and setup issuesNotifications and Notice Detail dialog boxes |
| Enhanced Agency selection:Active Agency vs. Selected AgenciesBy Agency tabBy Group tab |
| Enhanced roster billing:New Batches tabCSV Import tabForm Entry tab |
| Reports: Fixed header |
| Renamed Self-Service BI to Ad Hoc Report Center |
| Ad Hoc Report Creator:Schedule tabNotifications tab |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 2.0, Release Date: May 6, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| ABILITY EASE Medicare user interface refresh |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for phase two of this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.18.2, Release Date: April 8, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| MBI: Termination dates |
| RCD progress report:Updated Last NA Decision columnNew Submit Date column |
| RCD: Task 2 enhancements |
| RCD: Manually update submission state |
| RAPs: New batch process to submit claims in bulk |
| ADR report: Reason column |
| Stuck in Suspense report: New multi-agency selection |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 1.19 release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.18.1, Release Date: March 04, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD: Receive RCD Decision Responses and View Decision Details. |
| Updated Inpatient Spells: Patient Information page and Eligibility Report. |
| Hospitals, Hospices, and SNFs: Rename Summary Report to Changes. |
| HETS: Q1 2021 Changes to Eligibility Page. |
| Navigation Bar and Submenu: Update Navigation. |
| User Interface: Remove Table Graph/Toggle View. |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for the 1.19 release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.18, Release Date: February 11, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD: RCD enhancements:RCD Status ReportRCD Progress ReportRCD Not Started ReportRCD Task TrackingResubmission of RCD claim in Rejected statusUpdate decision of RCD claim in Not Received status |
| esMD: Streamline workflow |
| esMD: Combine ADR and special ADR requests |
| eMDR: Alerts |
| eMDR: Report enhancements |
| Navigation menus: Drill down arrows |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.17.1, Release Date: October 20, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Administration menu: Claim Edit Configuration renamed to Sequential Billing |
| ADR/Pre-Pay and RAC/Post-Pay: Patient HIC/MBI and DCN fields are not editable for claims created from an eMDR to ensure consistency in identifiers between eMDR and claim |
| Claim Line dialog box: Add MOLDX Z-Code field to Edit Claim Line dialog box. Use this field as an indication of authorization to perform certain molecular diagnostic tests |
| Hospice coverage response changes: HETS now returns up to 50 historic billed hospice episodes. Hospice benefit information includes Date or Earlier Billing Activity (DOEBA), Date of Latest Billing Activity (DOLBA), and Number of Hospice Days left. |
| eMDR Registration:EASE Medicare esMD now allows eMDR registration for agencies that span multiple accounts within the application. Contact your ABILITY account representative to request registration.Registration selection column separated into Register and Terminate. Status column separated into Registration, Request Type, and Request Status. |
| esMD: Increase esMD total maximum upload submission size from 300MB to 500MB |
| PDGM Community vs. Institutional Report: New Paid HIPPS Column (HHAs only) gives you the full view of your claims’ HIPPS code history |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.17, Release Date: September 16, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| eMDR feature enhancements:New eMDR registration optionNew pre-pay eMDR selections and post-pay eMDR selections: eMDR letters and requested documentseMDR status report: Enhanced NPI sort for ADR/pre-pay and RAC post-pay |
| esMD enhancements for all submission types:RCD screens enhancementsRename “ADR” to “ADR/Pre-Pay”Rename “RAC” to “RAC/Post-Pay”Automatically save supporting documents after you uploadAutomatically include original letters and forms if you previously uploaded them |
| New PDGM Community/Institutional report |
| Advanced search page: Diagnosis code search available |
| esMD menu enhancements |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.16, Release Date: May 20, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Customized due dates |
| Rejected claim report enhancements |
| esMD response documents: Save capability |
| Sequential billing enhancement |
| Multiple NPI permission selection |
| Analytics: Line item detail report with line item denial |
The ABILITY EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.15.2, Release Date: March 17, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| ADR Email Notification Message: Click the EASE link to open the ADR Submission page. This link previously opened the Claims Detail page. |
| esMD RAC Audit Alert: Enabling this alert now sends you an email notification. Click the EASE link in that message to open the RAC Audit Submission page. NOTE: The Alerts feature is turned off by default. Main Administrators must turn this feature on for themselves and their Billers. |
| Discussion Period Alert: Enabling this alert now generates an email notification. Click the EASE link in that message to open the Discussion Period Submission page. NOTE: The Alerts feature is turned off by default. Main Administrators must turn this feature on for themselves and their Billers. |
| Advanced Search: Enhanced instruction now appears for removing Claim Tags. Text now reads hold Ctrl to select/deselect multiple tags. Previous instruction was to select tags, only. |
User Guide updates from this release will be incorporated with the 1.16 feature release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.15.1, Release Date: February 13, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD email notification enhancement: Streamlined multi-step process for submission is in place by allowing an email notification to be generated when a user adds a new Special ADR |
| NOE and NOTR options no longer appear for non-hospice providers |
| Agency listings for Date of Earliest Billing Activity and Date of Latest Billing Activity now appear correctly |
| Users can now export reports in an Excel format |
| Palmetto Level 1 Appeals Link : “Jurisdiction M” has been renamed to “Level 1 – Jurisdiction M” |
| Palmetto Level 1 Appeals Link : “Level 1 – Jurisdiction JJ” has been added |
| Termination dates agree between the CWF and HETS systems |
| MSP information from HETS now appears in the Eligibility Check Report |
| Hover text is now displaying for all plans under “Latest Plans” on the Patient Information Page |
| HMO Patient Report corrected to allow selecting of various dates |
| The “Latest HMO Plan” link has been renamed to “Latest Plans” and a new “Plan Type” column has been added to the Patient Information Page |
| HMO Patient Report displays full range of dates, including 7 days from current date |
| HMO Move Catcher: Users are now able to re-add previously expired patients |
| Removed patients no longer appear on HMO Move Catcher report |
| Daily EFT email now shows all claims |
| CGS Level 1 Appeal: “Level 1” renamed to “Level 1 HHH Jurisdiction 15” |
| CGS Level 1 Appeal: Added new, “Level 1 – Part A Jurisdiction 15” |
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.15, Release Date: January 9, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| DDE password management |
| DDE credential sharing notification |
| Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) flag on patient information page |
| PDGM changes |
| Grouping feature |
| Review choice demonstration (RCD) |
| esMD – Increase transmission size |
| esMD – Allow users to select 1 or more files at one time |
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.14, Release Date: September 12, 2019
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD email notification of new ADR and appeals |
| Option to limit number of review contractors |
| Add a discussion period |
| Project Payment Report claim counts will now show as links |
| New ad hoc report for secondary payer coinsurance |
| Highlight of code/claim line that needs correction |
| Removed the 10-file cap |
These enhancements are designed to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.13, Release Date: May 21, 2019
We are pleased to announce enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Eligibility formatting changes on EASE Dashboard |
| Customer Scraping Status Dashboard |
| Search within an NPI/Agency widget |
| Undo Last Change in UB-04 Form |
| Customizable credential times |
These enhancements are designed to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.12, Release Date: Dec. 13, 2018
We are pleased to announce enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| KX Modifier Enhancement |
| Report Updates: Final Paid ReportMedicare Cancelled RAPs |
| Pre-Populated Eligibility |
| Supervise exercise therapy sessions remaining |
| Refresh all claims |
| EFT Consolidation |
| Advanced Search by DCN |
| Patient and eligibility details updates |
| HETS data span update |
ABILITY EASE Medicare Analytics
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Single sign-on integration |
| User Productivity Report |
| Save Adhoc reports |
| Simplified report delivery |
EASE Medicare Analytics report improvements will only be available to current ABILITY EASE Medicare Analytics customers. To learn more about adding EASE Medicare Analytics to your myABILITY portal, contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
ABILITY EASE Medicare esMD
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| New Review Contractor Added |
| Auto-creation of Level 1 Appeals |
EASE esMD updates will only be available to current ABILITY EASE esMD customers. To learn more about adding EASE esMD to your myABILITY portal, contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
These enhancements are designed to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.18, Release Date: February 11, 2021
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD: RCD enhancements:RCD Status ReportRCD Progress ReportRCD Not Started ReportRCD Task TrackingResubmission of RCD claim in Rejected statusUpdate decision of RCD claim in Not Received status |
| esMD: Streamline workflow |
| esMD: Combine ADR and special ADR requests |
| eMDR: Alerts |
| eMDR: Report enhancements |
| Navigation menus: Drill down arrows |
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.17.1, Release Date: October 20, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Administration menu: Claim Edit Configuration renamed to Sequential Billing |
| ADR/Pre-Pay and RAC/Post-Pay: Patient HIC/MBI and DCN fields are not editable for claims created from an eMDR to ensure consistency in identifiers between eMDR and claim |
| Claim Line dialog box: Add MOLDX Z-Code field to Edit Claim Line dialog box. Use this field as an indication of authorization to perform certain molecular diagnostic tests |
| Hospice coverage response changes: HETS now returns up to 50 historic billed hospice episodes. Hospice benefit information includes Date or Earlier Billing Activity (DOEBA), Date of Latest Billing Activity (DOLBA), and Number of Hospice Days left. |
| eMDR Registration:EASE Medicare esMD now allows eMDR registration for agencies that span multiple accounts within the application. Contact your ABILITY account representative to request registration.Registration selection column separated into Register and Terminate. Status column separated into Registration, Request Type, and Request Status. |
| esMD: Increase esMD total maximum upload submission size from 300MB to 500MB |
| PDGM Community vs. Institutional Report: New Paid HIPPS Column (HHAs only) gives you the full view of your claims’ HIPPS code history |
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.17, Release Date: September 16, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| eMDR feature enhancements:New eMDR registration optionNew pre-pay eMDR selections and post-pay eMDR selections: eMDR letters and requested documentseMDR status report: Enhanced NPI sort for ADR/pre-pay and RAC post-pay |
| esMD enhancements for all submission types:RCD screens enhancementsRename “ADR” to “ADR/Pre-Pay”Rename “RAC” to “RAC/Post-Pay”Automatically save supporting documents after you uploadAutomatically include original letters and forms if you previously uploaded them |
| New PDGM Community/Institutional report |
| Advanced search page: Diagnosis code search available |
| esMD menu enhancements |
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.16, Release Date: May 20, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Customized due dates |
| Rejected claim report enhancements |
| esMD response documents: Save capability |
| Sequential billing enhancement |
| Multiple NPI permission selection |
| Analytics: Line item detail report with line item denial |
The EASE® Medicare User Guide will be updated for this release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.15.2, Release Date: March 17, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| ADR Email Notification Message: Click the EASE link to open the ADR Submission page. This link previously opened the Claims Detail page. |
| esMD RAC Audit Alert: Enabling this alert now sends you an email notification. Click the EASE link in that message to open the RAC Audit Submission page. NOTE: The Alerts feature is turned off by default. Main Administrators must turn this feature on for themselves and their Billers. |
| Discussion Period Alert: Enabling this alert now generates an email notification. Click the EASE link in that message to open the Discussion Period Submission page. NOTE: The Alerts feature is turned off by default. Main Administrators must turn this feature on for themselves and their Billers. |
| Advanced Search: Enhanced instruction now appears for removing Claim Tags. Text now reads hold Ctrl to select/deselect multiple tags. Previous instruction was to select tags, only. |
User Guide updates from this release will be incorporated with the 1.16 feature release.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.15.1, Release Date: February 13, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD email notification enhancement: Streamlined multi-step process for submission is in place by allowing an email notification to be generated when a user adds a new Special ADR |
| NOE and NOTR options no longer appear for non-hospice providers |
| Agency listings for Date of Earliest Billing Activity and Date of Latest Billing Activity now appear correctly |
| Users can now export reports in an Excel format |
| Palmetto Level 1 Appeals Link : “Jurisdiction M” has been renamed to “Level 1 – Jurisdiction M” |
| Palmetto Level 1 Appeals Link : “Level 1 – Jurisdiction JJ” has been added |
| Termination dates agree between the CWF and HETS systems |
| MSP information from HETS now appears in the Eligibility Check Report |
| Hover text is now displaying for all plans under “Latest Plans” on the Patient Information Page |
| HMO Patient Report corrected to allow selecting of various dates |
| The “Latest HMO Plan” link has been renamed to “Latest Plans” and a new “Plan Type” column has been added to the Patient Information Page |
| HMO Patient Report displays full range of dates, including 7 days from current date |
| HMO Move Catcher: Users are now able to re-add previously expired patients |
| Removed patients no longer appear on HMO Move Catcher report |
| Daily EFT email now shows all claims |
| CGS Level 1 Appeal: “Level 1” renamed to “Level 1 HHH Jurisdiction 15” |
| CGS Level 1 Appeal: Added new, “Level 1 – Part A Jurisdiction 15” |
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.15, Release Date: January 9, 2020
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| DDE password management |
| DDE credential sharing notification |
| Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) flag on patient information page |
| PDGM changes |
| Grouping feature |
| Review choice demonstration (RCD) |
| esMD – Increase transmission size |
| esMD – Allow users to select 1 or more files at one time |
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.14, Release Date: September 12, 2019
We are pleased to announce the following enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| esMD email notification of new ADR and appeals |
| Option to limit number of review contractors |
| Add a discussion period |
| Project Payment Report claim counts will now show as links |
| New ad hoc report for secondary payer coinsurance |
| Highlight of code/claim line that needs correction |
| Removed the 10-file cap |
These enhancements are designed to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.13, Release Date: May 21, 2019
We are pleased to announce enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Eligibility formatting changes on EASE Dashboard |
| Customer Scraping Status Dashboard |
| Search within an NPI/Agency widget |
| Undo Last Change in UB-04 Form |
| Customizable credential times |
These enhancements are designed to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.12, Release Date: Dec. 13, 2018
We are pleased to announce enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| KX Modifier Enhancement |
| Report Updates: Final Paid ReportMedicare Cancelled RAPs |
| Pre-Populated Eligibility |
| Supervise exercise therapy sessions remaining |
| Refresh all claims |
| EFT Consolidation |
| Advanced Search by DCN |
| Patient and eligibility details updates |
| HETS data span update |
ABILITY EASE Medicare Analytics
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Single sign-on integration |
| User Productivity Report |
| Save Adhoc reports |
| Simplified report delivery |
EASE Medicare Analytics report improvements will only be available to current ABILITY EASE Medicare Analytics customers. To learn more about adding EASE Medicare Analytics to your myABILITY portal, contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
ABILITY EASE Medicare esMD
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| New Review Contractor Added |
| Auto-creation of Level 1 Appeals |
EASE esMD updates will only be available to current ABILITY EASE esMD customers. To learn more about adding EASE esMD to your myABILITY portal, contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
These enhancements are designed to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.11.1, Release Date: August 14, 2018
We are pleased to announce enhancements to your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| RAPs Cancelled Report |
| Suspense Report |
These enhancements are just the latest updates to ABILITY EASE Medicare to help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. Please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310 if you have additional questions.
ABILITY EASE Medicare Version 1.11, Release Date: July 24, 2018
We are pleased to announce enhanced features in your ABILITY EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| EASE Medicare improvements |
*ABILITY EASE esMD updates will be available only to customers using that application. To learn more about adding this application to your myABILITY portal, contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
ABILITY | EASE Medicare Version 1.9, Release Date: Oct. 17, 2017
We are pleased to announce enhanced features in your ABILITY | EASE® Medicare application.
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| ADR Report Enhancements |
| Enhanced Eligibility Verification – New integration now available between ABILITY | EASE Medicare and ABILITY | COMPLETE® |
Past Release: ABILITY | EASE Medicare Version 1.8, Release Date: May 03, 2017
We are pleased to announce enhanced features in your ABILITY | EASE® Medicare application.
The following updates can now be found in your EASE Medicare application:
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| Claims correction improvements |
| Enhanced advanced search options |
| User Account Management improvements |
| Claims processing updates |
| Notice of Elections and Notice of Termination NOTE: This change will be released toward the end of May. You will be notified when this change is available for use. |
The following updates can now be found in your EASE Medicare Analytics application:
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| EASE Medicare Analytics report improvements |
EASE Medicare Analytics report improvements will only be available to current ABILITY| EASE Medicare Analytics customers. To learn more about adding EASE Medicare Analytics to your myABILITY portal contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
The following updates can now be found in your EASE esMD application:
| ENHANCEMENT |
|---|
| EASE esMD updates |
EASE esMD updates will only be available to current ABILITY | EASE esMD customers. To learn more about adding EASE esMD to your myABILITY portal contact your account executive at 866.561.4909.
These enhancements are just the latest updates to ABILITY | EASE Medicare to help you help you streamline your Medicare revenue cycle workflow. If you have further questions, please call Customer Support at 888.460.4310.
