Panacea Version History

7.0.28

• "Read messages" privilege implemented (you can configure which users see messages)
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.27

• You now have the choice to compress backups (or not)
• Negative allocations introduced - can allocate from debits
• Improvements to ICD validation
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.26

• ICD browser added - available on Tools menu, ICD shortcuts and Cases
• Detailed validation of ICD codes when saving invoices and preparing eClaims
• Age Analysis - new option: Split balances between person responsible and funder
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.25

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.2.4

• Hyperspace: Added support for multiple exchange hosts (currently hosted in Cape Town and Johannesburg)
• Hyperspace: Added Find best exchange host button on Hyperspace server settings
• Hyperspace: Server diagnostic added - tries to detect configuration problems
• Added support for sleep/hibernate mode
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.2.3

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.2.2

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.2.1

• Hyperspace  - secure remote access to your database (without the need for a VPN)
• Multiple terminal profiles  - can use one Panacea terminal to connect to more than one database
• Automated adding of person responsible as a statement recipient
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.11

• SnapScan  payment system integration
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.10

• Code Maintenance Wizard added
• All latest 2016 info (tariffs, medical aid plans, code formulas etc)
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.9

• "Days in ward" automated for certain hospital codes
• Person selector can search on ID number
• Totals added to eClaims report
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.8

• Improved automated software updates for terminals on VPN's
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.7

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.6

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.5

• Improvements to claim reversals
• Improvements to VAT and addition of facility to recalculate VAT on existing transactions when VAT periods are modified
• New privileges for Electronic Remittance Advices (can restrict user access)
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.4

• Notifications sent to user when feedback is received (from Compensation Commissioner) on Injury on Duty claims
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.3

• Can reverse eClaims for certain administrators
• New user privileges: edit/delete/view other user's batches/invoices, access previous period items, reverse eClaims
• "Owner" added to invoice header & transaction batches - needed for "use other user's invoice/batch" privileges
• Full switch details can be viewed for eClaims - includes Compensation Commissioner feedback
• Context menu added to Invoice tab - move line up/down, remove line
• Improvements to backups
• Many bug fixes and refinements

7.1.2

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1.1

• Date format standardized and numeric format is now configurable
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.1

• Electronic Remittance Advices  implemented
• Account Categories implemented
• Passport number field added to People
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.34

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.33

• ICD10 Master Industry Table updated (July 2014 version)
• Various improvements to the ICD browser
• Invoicing: can add a case directly from the ICD browser (right-click on case selector)
• eClaims: option to send all unsent eClaims for an account
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.32

• Admission & discharge dates/times added to cases
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.31

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.30

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.29

• Medprax subscribers can maintain and use their own set of NAPPI codes (right-click in invoice NAPPI column)
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.28

• "Read messages" privilege implemented (you can configure which users see messages)
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.27

• You now have the choice to compress backups (or not)
• Negative allocations introduced - can allocate from debits
• Improvements to ICD validation
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.26

• ICD browser added - available on Tools menu, ICD shortcuts and Cases
• Detailed validation of ICD codes when saving invoices and preparing eClaims
• Age Analysis - new option: Split balances between person responsible and funder
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.25

• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.24

• Medprax licencing and updates automated
• Membership queries improved
• Popup message notifications can be disabled

7.0.23

• Optometry functionality added
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.22

• Medprax product browser  added (available as an optional monthly subscription)
• Medicine types introduced (e.g. acute, chronic)
• Plan field added to Accounts
• PowerComboBox  drop downs can now be resized
• Backups improved and are now compressed (backup files will be smaller)
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.21

• Account number prefixes added
• Manually entered account numbers added
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.20

• Diary appointment status field added - with notifications to other users when changed
• Mastermed import / data conversion facility added

7.0.19

• Med-e-mass Elixir import / data conversion facility added
• Age Analysis report improvements: can set the order of accounts, subtitle displays selected options.
• Account Transactions tab and Allocations panel improved: can select all outstanding amounts by clicking column header or using context menu (right-click)
• HPCSA search link re-enabled (on People tab)
• Improvements for operating theatre invoices
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.18

• Split Billing Until field added to Accounts.  Can be used to make patients responsible for their accounts until their benefits kick back in.
• A Default treatment modifier can now be configured on a Place of Service.  e.g. physios can now configure modifier 0014 on hospital visits.
• Old statement images are now purged after 180 days during Housekeeping.  This should reduce the size of your backups.  (Go to System - Practice Settings - Statements - Statement Settings, General tab, Housekeeping to set this up.)
• The Funder Age Analysis now indicates funders that are eClaims-enabled.
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.17

• Operating Theatre Invoices automated (using Code formula engine)
• Formula explanations can be viewed by moving the mouse over the relevant invoice line (Unit price,Qty,Units & Total columns).
• Document and Reference No. moved to Other tab on invoice.  End date/time moved to Main tab.
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.16

• Quotations added
• Printing of individual invoices can be done after invoicing and from Account Transactions tab
• Improvements to Account and Person searches
• Quick Transactions added (useful for single payments etc)
• Many bug fixes and refinements

7.0.15

• Improvements to online updates
• Improvements to installer and uninstaller
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.14

• Email account settings can be tested
• Statement footer added - appears below statement messages
• Automated updates improved
• Various "under the hood" improvements, bug fixes and refinements

7.0.13

• Validation on person relaxed to allow medical aid members without a first name (initials still required)
• Improvements to Panacea's web browser
• Various bug fixes and refinements

7.0.12

• Account search-by-name improved - searches person responsible, member, beneficiaries and statement recipients
• Icons displayed on invoice tab when notes available for account or patient
• eClaims can be disabled on certain tariff and NAPPI codes
• Account transactions allows multiple amounts to be moved between person responsible and funder (previously these had to be done one-by-one)
• Medikat import facility added
• Various bug fixes and refinements.

7.0.11

• Diary report now has a column for patient's account number(s)
• Various bug fixes and refinements.

7.0.10

• Online updates available from Tools - Updates.  Should assist especially with frequent tariff updates.
• Various "under the hood" improvements, bug fixes and refinements.

7.0.9

• Single Statements - can now select the from period - similar to a "date range" statement in Panacea 6.3e.
• When adding a statement recipient, default and automatic values are used as default.
• Generate Statements completely re-written to solve "fatal read errors" on slow computers.  Statement runs can also be stopped and resumed.
• EFT payment by person (transaction type) added.
• Various tariff-related improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

7.0.8

• Improved "exclude eClaims" logic for imported accounts (used in Tools - Generate Statements)
• Various bug fixes

7.0.7

• Context-sensitive help.
• Diary: improved display performance.
• Various bug fixes.

7.0.6

• Selection and adding of patient's cases during invoicing improved.  ICD codes can be used to select a case instead of clicking on the selector.  If an ICD code is not found on the patient's cases then matching items on the ICD shortcuts will be displayed, enabling the user to "auto add" an ICD shortcut to the patient's cases.
• Unit of measurement proportional added.  This is used for codes where the charge is determined by the value of other codes on the invoice.  When a code is configured as proportional it will not be affected by modifiers or the quantity column when invoicing.  This setting is intended for specialist codes such as 0018, 0008 and 0009.
• eClaims option added to Split Billing enabling the user to determine if the full charge or just the funder's portion is claimed in eClaims.  This makes balance billing much more powerful, particularly when using a dual pricelist.
• Clone pricelist period option added.  This is likely to be used when setting up dual pricelists for Split Billing.
• Price period details (description, applies from and applies until) can now be edited.
• Cash, cheque and card payment transaction types added.
• iKat import facility added.
• Funder and pricelist displayed when entering an invoice.
• Various minor bug fixes.

7.0.2 to 7.0.5

• Automatic software updates via internet

7.0.1

• Biometric data added to People.  Used to calculate BMI, which is needed for certain billing codes.

7.0.0

• Initial release version.