To assist with complex DRG Health Fund contracts, we have implemented additional fields to improve our simplified billing. There are now 3 steps down fields available for Long Stay ‘LS’ with ‘from’ and ‘to’ days.
Additions to the Length of Stay Report
The Length of Stay Report can now be generated based on Booking Time to Pre-OpTime.
Additions to Mandatory Fields
Gender has been added as a mandatory requirement for WA, VIC and TAS submission. If the ‘On admission, make patient fields mandatory’ feature is enabled in your System Configuration, a warning will pop up if this is missing from the patient screen on admission.
New Webhook Fields Added
Episode webhooks now have the PreAdmissionContacted and PostDischargeContacted fields with True or False values.
Bug Fixes
The issue some users were experiencing with amending the DVA Casebase Fee Set Up has been resolved.
FYDO Hospital Update – 27/06/2024
1st July National Procedure Banding Update
By the 1st of July, the National Procedure Bandings update will be loaded into FYDO. All new items will be added, along with any amendments to the National Banding.
1st July Prescribed List / Prostheses Update
By the 1st of July, the Other Services update will be loaded into FYDO. All new items will be added, and all fees amended.
Additions to the Unbilled Revenue Report
To further enhance the Unbilled Revenue Report, facilities will now be able to view the Admitting Doctor, Doctor Speciality, and Coding Status of each episode. The Provisional DRG feature in the Edit Appointment screen can now be utilised for inpatients with DRG-based health fund contracts to generate more accurate revenue predictions.
New Fields added to Theatre Roster API
The getTheatreScheduleSyncList API has been updated to include additional fields from the theatre roster. These new fields are:
“ReasonForDelayedStart”: “”
“ReasonForDelayedStartDesc”: “”
“ReasonForDelayedFinish”: “”
“ReasonForDelayedFinishDesc”: “”
FYDO Clinic Update – 20/06/2024
Practice Enhancements
Clinics are now able to easily print address labels for Practices from Settings > Practices. The Practice Email Address can now also be documented.
Religion added to Patient Screen
Clinics are now able to document a patient’s Religion in the Patient Screen.
Facilities are now able to document a patients Religion in the Patient Screen.
Practice Enhancements
Facilities are now able to easily print address labels for Practices from Settings > Practices. The Practice Email Address can now also be documented.
FYDO Clinic Update – 13/06/2024
Patient Stats Report
If a user tries to run the Patient Stats Report for any data that falls outside the restrictions assigned to them, in Settings > User, they will now be shown a pop up of the categories they do have access to.
API Key
FYDO now has the ability to provide multiple API Keys, eliminating the need for third parties to share keys. Each API Key now includes a user field where facilities can label the user of each key. This enhancement improves control over disabling third party access and quickly identifies those that possess a key.
Facilities are now able to add the File Number and Doctors Contact Phone Number to their IFC templates.
File Number <<IFCFileNum>> This information is populated from the Patient Screen field called File Number
2. Doctors Contact Phone Number <<IFCDocPh>> This information is found in Settings > Doctors for each individual Doctor
An example of these new tokens on an IFC are as below:
Revenue Report
The Number of Nights has been added to the Revenue Report > Excel – Raw Data Export.
Billing Status Report > Show Not Billed Only
Users will now be able to efficiently access the Certificates Screen from the Billing Status Report > Show Not Billed Only Report using the Right-Click Menu.
Patient Stats Report
If a user tries to run the Patient Stats Report for any data that falls outside the restrictions assigned to them, in Settings > User, they will now be shown a pop up of the categories they do have access to.
API Key
FYDO now has the ability to provide multiple API Keys, eliminating the need for third parties to share keys. Each API Key now includes a user field where facilities can label the user of each key. This enhancement improves control over disabling third party access and quickly identifies those that possess a key.
FYDO Clinic Update – 30/05/2024
New User Group Access Level
There is a new access level that allows clinics to restrict users from Creating Custom Views for the Appointments Screen. All users will still have access to utilise the Custom Views that have been created for the clinic and will be able to choose their default preference.
For Preadmit forms that are not automatically linked, FYDO now makes it easier to check for possible matches in the database.
The Link Patient feature will now open the search box with the Date of Birth from the Preadmit Form already populated and searching for possible matches.
If no matches are found, you can simply click the Patient search option to populate the search with the Name from the Preadmit Form.
New User Group Access Level
There is a new access level that allows facility to restrict users from Creating Custom Views for the Appointments Screen. All users will still have access to utilise the Custom Views that have been created for the facility and will be able to choose their default preference.
FYDO Clinic Update – 24/05/2024
SSO – Single Sign On
FYDO now gives users, and facilities, the option to utilise Single Sign On (SSO). Please click on the link below to view our wiki page for more information on this feature.
To enhance the usability of the Maiden Name field, we have now renamed it to Previous Name. This change will be reflected across all screens in FYDO.
Billing Alert for HCF/BUPA Backdated Claims
When billing a patient whose health fund cover is with HCF or BUPA, if the date of service is 3 months prior to the fee levels threshold date, the below alert message will pop-up.
We have introduced this alert message to help avoid preventable rejections and underpayments due to incorrect fees being used for backdated claims.
FYDO now gives users, and facilities, the option to utilise Single Sign On (SSO). Please click on the link below to view our wiki page for more information on this feature.
We have added to our Interactive Reports collection with new additions to the:
Incomplete > Uncoded Episodes Report
Incomplete > Ungrouped Episodes Report
These reports have been fitted out with the famous FYDO Right-Click menu, to allow users to easily and efficiently complete tasks at hand. With essential information being displayed, and columns that can be sorted this report will assist in efficiently and workflow improvements for facilities.
Removing Episodes – New Permission Level
A new permission level that allows facilities to restrict the ability to Remove Episodes from FYDO. Since this function was previously available to all users, it will be defaulted too ON. Facilities wishing to restrict this functionality from certain User Groups will need to change the setting to OFF.
Rename Maiden Name field to Previous Name
To enhance the usability of the Maiden Name field, we have now renamed it to Previous Name. This change will be reflected across all screens in FYDO.
New Colour Coding Option for Pre-Op
Facilities, that utilise the Status View in the Appointments Screen, are now able to set a colour for when patients enter Pre-Op. This colour will be triggered as soon as a time is added to the Pre-Op field on the Theatre Screen.
New Check List Options Added
There are now two new Check List Options added for facilities to utilise to assist in workflow and the completion of tasks.
Pre-Admission Contacted
Post-Discharge Contacted
These options are accessible from the Right-Click Menu > Checklist or from the Edit Appointment Screen.
Bug Fix
A couple issues, affecting the new theatre time checkers, have been resolved.
