The Medical Manager ANSI 835 To ERS Transformer:

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2.91e: Release on 07/02/2008
2008-07-02
PLB dummy record will show original adjustment account # with the procedure code
2008-07-02
Header record 'reserved4' has full check #

2.91d: Release on 07/02/2008
2008-07-02
PLB dummy account was having amounts posted with the wrong sign

2.91c: Release on 07/01/2008
2008-07-02
Negative detail amounts have 'NEG' added to the proc code to force rejects.
2008-07-02
Duplicate ckfile.dat header issue resolved
2008-07-02
Default CheckTruncate to R9 when not in INI file

2.91a: Release on 07/01/2008 for Windows/SCO/AIX
2008-07-01
Header record 'reserved4' now has same truncated check# as the main identifier

2.91: Release on 07/01/2008 for Windows/SCO/AIX
2008-07-01
If [Medical Manager]/PLB is defined with a 'dummy' account number, PLB information will post to it (non-10.3 functionality). Default: 999989
2008-06-25
If [Receiver XXX] section not defined, application will look for [Receiver GS02 XXX]
2008-06-25
Updates for 10.3 to allow for non-eraXXtmp.dme functionality

2.90: Unreleased
2008-03-14
If [Receiver XXX] section not defined, application will now look for [Receiver Default] section
2008-02-14
Added 'CheckForNonPayment' option to receiver section in INI. When set to "Y", even non-payments will use the check # instead of ERS + date.
2007-11-25
Allowed=charges if no CAS*CO values in detail
2007-11-25
Numerous enhancements for MM 10.3 and higher
2007-11-07
Support for BPR04 = FWT

2.05: Release on 09/12/2007 for Windows/SCO
2007-10-08
Application now aborts if ansi2ers_standard.ini is not present.
2007-09-12
LQ segment codes are now read to indicate that an individual line item has been denied. THERE IS AN UPDATE TO ANSI2ERS_STANDARD.INI
2007-05-27
Fixed a problem with reading taxable information from the INI file

2.04: Release on 03/20/2007 for Windows/SCO
2007-03-20
Ignore '#' characters in Medicare ID

2.03: Release on 01/09/2007 for Windows/SCO
2007-01-09
MM reject codes will include deductible, coinsurance, withheld after reject codes as space permits

2.02: Release on 11/20/2006 for Windows/SCO
2006-11-20
Dramatic performance improvement for Windows
2006-11-20
Log warnings for unbalanced 835

2.01: Release on 09/25/2006 for Windows/SCO/AIX
2006-09-19
Version 10.3 support

2.00: Release on 08/09/2006 for Windows/SCO/AIX
2006-08-09
Added IgnoreAMTB6 option to [Receiver ...] section
2006-08-08
Improved reject code ranking logic
2006-08-08
Prevent duplicate codes from appearing as 2 reject codes (e.g. PR23, OA23)
2006-08-08
Removed LQ codes from rejected codes
2006-08-07
Input file size is now recorded in log file
2006-08-02
Added CAS 145 to withheld list.
2006-08-02
Added CAS 126 to decuctible list.
2006-08-02
Added CAS 127 to coinsurance list.
2006-08-02
2100-level CAS searches include children in most cases
2006-08-02
Using ansi2ers_standard.ini for distributible adjustment code types
2006-08-02
Dynamically determine adjustment code type via INI file

1.78: Release on 01/23/2006 for Windows/SCO
2006-01-23
Adding "EFTDate=DTM" in the [Receiver ...] section of the INI file will cause the check date field for NON-CHECKS to be pulled from the DTM segment instead of the BPR segment.

1.77: Release on 01/06/2006 for Windows/SCO
2005-11-16
Check for duplicate check numbers within a single ANSI 835 file.
2005-11-15
Support for AMT*KH late fee amounts in loop 2110

1.76: Release on 10/27/2005 for Windows/SCO/AIX
2005-10-27
Support for BPR04 = BOP (works like a check)
2005-10-27
Non-payment claims will pull the date from GS-04 unless in the [Receiver] section a RejectDate entry is defined that begins with DTM.
2005-10-06
Non-payment claims will now have the "ERSyymmdd" check number pull the date from DTM-02 instead of GS-04. If no DTM is defined, GS-04 is still used.

1.75: Release on 09/23/2005 for Windows/SCO
2005-09-23
Can specify truncation of policy in INI just like the check number.

1.74b: Release on 07/06/2005 for Windows/SCO
2005-07-06
Modifications to licensing algorithm

1.74a: Release on 06/17/2005 for Windows/SCO
2005-06-17
Modifications for taxable code support for Hawaii

1.74: Release on 05/25/2005 for Windows/SCO/AIX
2005-05-25
Ability to left or right justify check number
2005-05-24
Modifications for taxable code support for Hawaii

1.73: Release on 03/30/2005 for Windows/SCO
2005-03-30
Added taxable code support for Hawaii

1.72: Release on 03/15/2005 for Windows/SCO
2005-03-15
Support for DOS or UNIX file 835 input (UNIX version)

1.71: Release on 06/29/2004 for Windows/SCO
2004-06-28
Option to strip leading zeros from the account number
2004-06-24
NameSource=IL will now update only last name (not first)
2004-06-13
Reject codes used in order listed in the ansi2ers INI file
2004-06-10
Display the version number in 'BEGIN ERS..' log line

1.70: Release on 05/04/2004 for AIX

1.70: Release on 04/29/2004 for Windows/SCO
2004-04-27
If none of the delimiters are CR or LF, all CR / LF chars will be stripped from the incoming ANSI 835
2004-04-21
Revised logic for calculating the provider ID values going into ckfile.dat.
2004-04-19
[Receiver XXX] section of INI can now have "UB=1"

1.62: Release on 04/15/2004 for Windows/SCO
2004-04-15
If check# + prefix more than 10 chars, warn & truncate
2004-04-15
Use TRN02 for anything other than non-payment
2004-04-15
If TRN02 begins with 'EFT', strip leading zeros after it.
2004-03-30
Added NameSource option to [Receiver XXX] section of INI

1.61: Release on 03/21/2004 for Windows/SCO
2004-03-21
Fixed -clean on UNIX
2004-03-04
Switched sign of interest from negative to positive
2004-03-01
Add 1 to detail count in claim if there is interest record
2004-03-01
Add the LQ field data to ckfile.dat

1.60: Release on 02/24/2004 for Windows/SCO
2004-02-17
Include an "Interest" detail line when appropriate
2004-02-16
Include middle initial in name if defined
2004-02-16
Include co-pay in detail field #23
2004-02-16
Group code 'CR' entries are marked as reject codes
2004-02-16
In CAS segments, internally strip leading zero from codes
2004-02-16
Use single-space modifiers when not defined in ANSI 835
2004-02-10
When CLP-01 in form [acct]C[claim#], claim header populated
2004-02-10
Minor modifications to -clean option for UNIX fix: not done!
2004-02-10
Remove leading zeros from the check number

1.54a: Release on 01/08/2004 for Windows/SCO
2004-01-06
Support for BPR04 = ACH

1.54: Release on 12/22/2003 for Windows/SCO
2003-12-18
Corrected 1-check bug when ANSI 835 has multiple ST segments
2003-12-16
Corrected licensing issue when practice has no Medicare ID
2003-12-09
Added support for separate license.ini file

1.51: Release on 11/17/2003 for Windows/SCO
2003-11-17
Add CO*45 and CO*A2 values for step (2) listed below.
2003-10-29
New calculation for detail 'approved' amount.
1) If AMT*B6 exists, use this as the approved amount.
2) If CO*45 exists, use total charges minus this as approved.
3) Else, add decutible, copay, coins, provider payment, etc.
2003-10-19
Don't show a message in the log if the Medicare ID is blank.
2003-10-19
SCO build had MM file sizes off by one

1.5: Release on 10/14/2003 for Windows/SCO
2003-10-14
Added licensing structure.
2003-09-30
Claim detail 'units' now uses SVC07, then SVC05, then '1'.
2003-09-22
Procedure-level status override works with paid/denied items
2003-09-22
Denied detail gets status of '2'.
2003-09-22
Support for version 10.x
2003-09-21
SCO: only '-' is supported as command-line parameter qual.

1.03B: Release on 9/16/2003 for SCO
2003-09-11
Added -clean option to remove extra rows from ckfile.dat
2003-09-04
Now creates proper date formats for Med Mgr v8 databases

1.03B: Release on 9/3/2003 for Windows
2003-09-03
Perf provider ID will only look at 2110 REF segments with valid ref provider IDs
2003-08-29
Ability to specify a carrier and a carrier suffix based on GS02 values
2003-08-29
Support for overriding Item Status code at the procedure level
2003-08-28
Use ersparm.dat provider field# for validating incoming REF information
2003-08-28
App rejects submission if not mapped to a valid Med Mgr carrier code
2003-08-28
For detail performing provider ID, only look at 2110 REFs (not 2100 REFs)
2003-08-28
Get detail performing provider ID from a number of different types of REF segments
2003-08-28
Allow any policy type
2003-08-27
Make the writing of the CRLF at the end of the MM data platform independent
2003-08-27
Remove leading non-digits from CLP01 to get account # when patient class is defined
2003-08-27
'END ERS LOAD TO' message now displays correct path
2003-08-26
Can specify alternate log filename on command line
2003-08-26
Support for ANSI 835 transactions with no DTM segment
2003-08-26
Support for non-printable segment terminators
2003-08-26
Support for multiple command-line options
2003-07-31
*** RELEASE V1.0.2B FOR WINDOWS
2003-07-31
*** RELEASE V1.0.2B FOR SCO UNIX
2003-04-29
Now modifies the ckfile.dat header record


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