What's New in AWARDS - January 2025
E-Signatures for ACT Billing (Starting 1/15/25)
Within the BillingBuilder, you can now at the billing type level have an e-signature billing requirement for hard-coded ACT billing. This new Configure Billing Types setting is called Require Electronically Signed Notes. This is only visible for billing types where the Billing Type (name) equals ACT and the setting called No Billing Rules Entered in AWARDS is selected. This new billing requirement only works with invoice generation in the BillingBuilder, it will not communicated with the MSR (Medicaid Services Report). For information on configuring billing types please see: Configuring Billing Types.
Unpost and Delete Re-Bill Batch and COB Batch (Starting 1/15/25)
Within the BillingBuilder, you can now unpost and delete a Re-bill batch and COB batch. To unpost and delete a batch navigate to the Create Insurance Claims screen. After selecting the Re-bill/COB batch to unpost and delete, click the unpost batch button. You will need to confirm the action within a modal that will provide you with information on the unposting and deletion of a batch.
Note Field for Invoices (Starting 1/15/25)
Within the BillingBuilder, you can now enter a free text note for an invoice transaction within a remittance worksheet. There is a new field called Note to the right of the Adjudication Date field to enter a note. This field can have data entered in it for both an unposted or posted remittance worksheet. The data entered in the Note field can also be seen within the Consumer A/R History Report > Note column and within BillingBuidler ReportBuilder > Note data Field. For more information on remittance worksheets please see: Viewing and Posting a Remittance Worksheet (835).