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 7.9.0

Major Features

Patient, Guarantor, other portals

  Experimental feature: This is not generally available to all customers at this time, and is subject to further revision.

Main article: Patient Portal

Statutory Reporting 2025

ICD-10 13th Edition

CareRight now ships with an updated ICD 10 version, suitable for coding of admissions from 1st July 2025.

https://www.ihacpa.gov.au/resources/icd-10-amachiacs-thirteenth-edition

Diagnosis Cluster Identifiers (DCID)

https://www.ihacpa.gov.au/health-care/classification/icd-10-amachiacs/cluster-coding

https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/793121/Print?templateMode=Technical

When coding an admission, a new DCID data entry input is available.

Where there are multiple clusters, subsequent diagnoses can be added to new clusters.

Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) reporting

We've reviewed and updated CareRight's HCP reporting in the following areas:

• HCP 2025: Update to AR-DRG versions, to allow v12 to be selected
• HCP 2025: Mode of separation and Provider Number of Hospital to which transferred
• HCP 2025: Birth weight of infant, neonate, stillborn
• HCP 2025: Front end deductible (not applicable)
• HCP 2025: Sex
• HCP 2025: Care type
• HCP 2025: Other changes

As a general reminder and following communications by AHSA, we'd like to encourage customers to ensure they review the configured HCP Codes for guarantors against the published guides. 

https://hospitals.ahsa.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/20563171395225-AHSA-fund-codes

VAED

We've reviewed and updated CareRight's VAED reporting in the following areas:

• VAED 2025: Add new Admitting/Discharging Unit/Specialty codes for Early Parenting Centres
• VAED 2025: Add code 999 to Triage Score on Admission
• VAED 2025: NDIS Participant Flag – reported by mental health care types
• VAED 2025: Add Diagnosis Cluster Identifier (DCID) for implementation in 2025-26

Note that VAED changes to palliative care data modelling have introduced new fields; specifically:

• In an Admission, where PCOC data capture is not used, Primary PCOC Phase Type is now relabelled PCOC Phase Type at Admission; and continues to report as it did previously. A new field, PCOC Phase Type at Separation is available.
• Preferred Place of Death, distinct from the existing Place of Death is required by VAED over and above the PCOC v3 standard.
• Leave Days can be manually entered, where appropriate in a PCOC Phase. This is not directly linked to admission leave.

ISAAC/APC

• ISAAC/APC 2025: Add Diagnosis Cluster coding
• ISAAC/APC 2025: ICD 10 13th Edition 

TSMS

• TSMS 2025: Gender vs Sex
• TSMS 2025: ICD 10 Changes, DCID

QHAPDC

• QHAPDC 2025 : Report DCID
• QHAPDC 2025 : ICD-10 13th Edition

HMDS

• ICD 10 changes

PHISCO

• ICD-10-AM / ACHI / ACS Thirteenth Edition Implementation

PCOC v4

Not available

Enhancements

Better handling of medicare account setup for patients under 14 

Its now possible to one click fill out a claimant where a Parent or Legal Guardian is indicated at a relationship level.

Locations > Occupancy > Easier access to shift handover assessments

Patient Portal w/Login - Be able to revoke a communication related token

We've improved the ability to share, and revoke shared content for patient portal user accounts.

Charts - Ensure 24 hour time is available

For overnight hospital customers, a recommended default date and time format is now available.

This has been primarily focused on charts and assessments, but over time will apply to all areas of the system.

Permit archive/turn back into draft for old confirmed correspondence

In Correspondence, we've more widely enabled the ability to Recall an unsent letter or communication, so it can be further edited; or archived.

Rooms, Beds - Ability to import CSV

For easier setup, we've added the ability to import a series of rooms, beds for a given location.

Main article: Locations - Add Rooms and Beds

Statutory Reporting > Ability to specify a date range

Prior to submission to a statutory reporting authority, a limited preview can be generated.

Ability to remove send/print buttons in correspondence

In a learning environment, you may wish to only provide certain access to correspondence authors.

A new permission is available.

When enabled, users can only create draft correspondence.

Defects & minor enhancements

• Minor revisions to screen locking behaviour
• Patient Portal > Patient Banner > Revise the displayed content
• Patient Portal > Ensure auditing is aware of patient users
• Patient Portal > Share by (method) helpers > Refactoring and code clean up.
• Importer > Fix minor bugs with location mapping 
• Avoid crash on letter without provider uploading to MHR being viewed through task list
• Fix no Metrics showing in Assessment Reports
• Error on Appointment Deletion: Entitlement Current Value Above Maximum
• Assistant / Student Translation not coming through
• Admission Report > Errors when querying Leave Start/End without episode
• Enquiry Assessments > Ensure concurrency warning works
• Assessments > On screen submit controls > Fix display issue with date picker
• Current Assessments > Date range doesn't cast to timezone correctly
• Add further controls for appointment status changes; when previously cancelled
• Display of uploaded letters with no attachment is wrong
• Send correspondence should handle Net::SMTPServerBusy: 451 Temporary local problem - please try later
• Appointments > System is allowing to create the waitlist without adding appointment type
• ICD 10 13th edition
• Grouper 2025.1.3
• Ensure stat report preview allowed in future
• Fix admin > grouper certificates display
• Fix crash with malformed care plan frequency
• For group location assignments, default to including non open locations
• Fix crash on referral warning with professional contacts who lack professional category.
• Fix HCP values for pre 1st July 2025 admissions vs post 1st July 2025 admissions for mode of separation
• Remove admission date sorting from location occupancy for older SQL Server customers