6.86 Release Notes

About this Release

In each release there may be new features and functions that require one or all of the following:

· Purchase of a module to access

· User Training

· Specific process to be used to ensure the correct functioning

Please read the release notes and the corresponding manual pages to ensure that you understand the changes being made, what module they are associated with, and how they impact your business processes.

If you have any questions about anything in a release, please contact support either by phone or through a Redmine ticket.

Release Notes for CareRight 6.86

Major Features

Online Payment for Online Appointments, with Stripe

We've expanding our Online Booking capabilities with Online Payments with Stripe.

This is considered a pilot release, where we will make this functionality available on request for feedback.

Admissions & Program Enrolments > Checklists

When performing an admission or enrolment, CareRight now enables you to associate a checklist of steps so that you can more easily track a patient's progress.

Credentials checked against a data breach service

CareRight now validates user credentials against a data breach API. System Administrators will need to whitelist the following endpoint: https://haveibeenpwned.com/API/v3

This feature ensures the CareRight product conforms with the requirements of Security Requirements for My Health Record Connecting Systems Conformance Profile 1.0; SEC-0082 Single-factor authentication (SFA) breached credential validation.

Two Factor Authentication (2FA) via TOPT available

Where organisations are using CareRight, and do not have an external authentication service providing 2FA such as SAML/Azure Active Directory, it is now possible for users to secure their accounts with Two Factor Authentication.

This feature ensures the CareRight product conforms with the requirements of Security Requirements for My Health Record Connecting Systems Conformance Profile 1.0.

Main article: Setting up Two Factor Authentication (2FA)

Appointments > Wait list modernisation

See Wait List - Overview. The Wait list functionality has been improved to:

Click here to view the updated Guide.

Allow re prioritisation from one screen
Show more patient details, for managing triage/urgent care scenarios
Display waiting time
Display, where enabled, room allocation of the patient
Display elapsed waiting time, to assist in triage/prioritisation decisions
Display an associated assessment, to allow for flexible data capture.

Enhancements

Admissions > Ability to exclude from HDMS reporting

Click here to view the updated Statutory Reporting guide.

In some circumstances, certain admissions should not be submitted to HDMS, particularly with regard to Same Day ACHI Procedure Codes.

CareRight now allows you to omit a specific admission from HDMS data, while reporting other stat reporting obligations such as HCP.

Internal ref: 98152

Rate Limiting for sign in attempts

CareRight now features rate limiting controls to prevent abuse accessing accounts by malicous actors.

Internal ref: 97451

Location > Occupancy Summary > Track room utilisation for appointments

Main article: Location Occupancy

In addition to tracking bed and room utilisation in the context of admissions, the occupancy report now also details any appointments currently taking place in a given room.

This allows providers and other staff to ensure they have good visibility of where specific patients are or if a particular specialised room (ie with specific equipment) is free.

Provider > Accounting > Not Normal Aftercare by Default

Click here to access the updated User Guide.

Where a provider does a consult (MBS Item 105), it is often important to flag where subsequent visits are not part of the typical post procedure aftercare, and therefore eligible to be claimed.

Following changes to the MBS, we have expanded the behaviour of this control to cover all telehealth and phone items, in addition to face to face consults.

The setting in the provider record has been renamed.

When set, when an invoice is claimed, the After care override flag is set to indicate the items billed are NNAC.

Internal ref: 98539

Defects & minor enhancements

Fix HC21 form should not show condition onset flag
Security: CareRight now defaults to a minimum password length of 14 characters. Control: ISM-0421; Revision: 8. We highly recommend using a password manager or creating a pass phrase.
Security: CareRight now sends a permissions policy header
Patients > Health Funds > Validate IRN maximum length as up to 2 characters.
Fix issue with printing OEC
Fix Calendars session types (Application Error)
Find Next Available - Search by Suburb/Postcode - More button when searching by distance
Fix performance regression with patient pictures
Fix appointment list update status calls triggering refresh regression
Fix ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError in pictures_controller
Online appointments avoid showing past appointments
Online appointments will no longer show providers who are enabled for calendaring, but do not do online appointments.
Printing an unapproved current assessment causes crash
Waitlist - Show wait time in hours/minutes
Admin > Calendar Holidays > Show "all providers" text or more clearly indicate with a calendar holiday applies globally.
Admin > Calendar Views > It is now possible to see more detail of which providers are in which views
Bug - Create a waitlist item, then update it will sometimes remove the location
Copy admissions - avoid scenario where only half transaction commited