What’s
New in Lytec 2011 SP1
The Lytec 2011 Service
Pack 1 (SP1) offers many new corrections, improvements, and enhancements
to help you manage your practice. Some of the highlights include:
17167 – Correction:
Lytec unable to load CrossProduct DLLs.
This service pack
corrects an issue where the installer would not install the CrossProduct
DLLs. At log in, the user would receive an error.
19623 – Correction: Date is in the future in the birthday field.
If the year of the
patient’s birthday is entered with a future year, an error is generated
and the user cannot change the date. The system goes into a loop. This
has been fixed.
19706 – Correction: A/R Management tool causes Lytec to crash.
This service pack
corrects an issue in which Lytec would generate a database error when
using the A/R Management tool and trying to add a billing.
20034 – Correction: RelayHealth connection type in Communications
Manager not creating GT1 segment.
For the RelayHealth
connection type, Communications Manager was not creating the GT1
segment. It would create this segment for other connection types,
however. This has been corrected for RelayHealth.
21359 – Enhancement: Patient labels by Date Last Seen range including
only active patients.
Users need the ability
to filter Patient labels by Date last Seen and by the Active/Inactive
status of the patient record. This feature is now available.
21360 – Correction: User Name on Login by default is incorrect.
The User Name that
displays at login should default to the last person who logged into the
workstation and not the last person who logged into the network as a
whole. It was displaying the name of the last person who logged in
anywhere on the network, causing users to get locked out of the system
because they aren't looking at the user name when they log in. This has
been corrected so that the last person to log in on that particular
workstation will be called up the next time Lytec starts.
21391 – Correction: InitialStartPosition Incorrect for Lytec lookups
when using partial words and F3 key to Lookup
When entering a partial
match in a lookup and pressing F3, the Lookup window does not position
itself correctly on the screen when it opens. This has been corrected.
21392 – Correction: When closing the Print dialog in Custom Reports,
such as Practice Analysis, Audit Trail, or Appointment Report, Lytec
loses focus and the computer jumps to another application.
When closing the Print
dialog box from certain custom reports, the computer assigns a different
parent window and another open application on the computer comes to
focus, hiding the Lytec window. This has been corrected.
21393 – Correction: Lytec database focus changes after print appointment
schedule.
If the user has more than one database open, the focus will switch to
the second database when the user would print the Appointment Schedule
in the first database. This has been fixed.
21394 – Correction: Pressing F3 or magnifying glass to search by
provider or transaction code is not working.
This service pack
corrects a search location issue that would occur in the following
situation: If the user has Charges and Payments open, places the cursor
in the Provider or Tx Code fields, types in the first letter of a search
term and presses F3, instead of opening the Find Provider or Transaction
Code window at the letter or number entered in the field, the focus is
on the first option in the list. Now, the Find window will open with the
focus on the first item with that number or letter.
21403 – Correction: Adding Lytec tutorial database after installing
Lytec does not properly ensure Admin / Report users on the database have
all the permissions
This service pack
corrects an issue where the installation of the Lytec tutorial database
does not ensure that the Admin and Report users have all of the correct
permissions.
21408 – Correction: Communications Manager--deleting HL7 triggers takes
too long.
The time it took for the
system to delete HL7 triggers was excessive. Changes have been made to
the code to correct this.
21435 – Enhancement: Integrate Clinical Quality Reporting into main
Practice Partner Server install.
Clinical Quality
Reporting is now included as part of the installation of Practice
Partner Server for Lytec MD.
21446 – Correction: LoginUser() inaccurately locking out a user
continuously, even after the user lockout was disabled.
This service pack
corrects issues with the system inaccurately locking out users.
21467 – Correction: Lytec Report Designer fails to launch, giving an
Access Violation Error.
This service pack has
corrected an issue where Lytec Report Designer would not start. Instead,
it would give an Access Violation error.
21473 – Enhancement: The Lytec DVD should include the Practice Partner
documentation.
The DVD for Lytec MD now
includes the documentation for the Practice Partner program.
21479 – Enhancement: The Lytec DVD should include the Practice Partner
Growth Plot Files installer.
The installation of
LytecMD now includes the Practice Partner Growth Plot Files. The 3-97%
PLT files used for plotting children’s growth charts will be installed
with Lytec MD 2011 SP1. If your organization would like to use the 5-95%
PLT files, you can run the Lytec MD Server-5-95 installer located on the
Lytec MD DVD after installing or upgrading to Lytec MD 2011. This
installer will add the 5-
95% files (this does not
include the BMI files) and remove the 3-97% files.
Important: If you
upgraded to Lytec MD 2011, and your organization currently uses the
5-95% files, and you would like to continue using them, you must run the
Lytec MD Server-5-95 installer to remove the 3-97% files, and add the
5-95% files.
To
run the installer:
1. Make sure all
users are logged out of the system.
2. Navigate to the Lytec
MD DVD on the DVD-ROM drive of your server.
3. Double-click the
Lytec MD Server-5-95.msp. The Welcome screen appears.
4. Click the Next
button. The Ready to update Lytec MD Server screen appears.
5. Click the Update
button to begin the installation.
6. A message appears
when the installation is finished. Click the Finish button.
If
you uninstall the 5-95 patch (using Add or Remove Programs), the 3-97% .plt
files will be restored and active in Lytec MD.
To
uninstall the patch:
1. Open the Control
Panel (click Start > Settings > Control Panel) and the click
Add or Remove Programs link. The Add or Remove Programs screen
appears.
2. Select the Show
updates check box.
3. Select 5/95%
growth charts for Lytec MD 9.5 (underneath Lytec MD Server).
4. Click the Remove
button. A confirmation message appears. Click Yes.
21484 –
Correction: The No check box is not marked on CMS 1500 form when Patient
Insurance Accept Assignment is No.
When Accept Assignment
was set to No on the Patient’s Insurance tabs, the No check box on the
CMS1500 form was not being checked. This has been fixed.
21489 – Correction: Crystal Reports crashes Lytec intermittently and may
also cause user logout Issues.
This service pack
corrects an error in which Crystal Reports would cause Lytec to close
without warning when the user would first open a report. Error handling
has been updated to stop Lytec from closing and the problem has been
fixed so Crystal Reports will not cause this.
21503– Enhancement: Add Practice Partner 9.5.1 to Lytec MD 2011 SP1.
Lytec MD 2011 Service
Pack 1 will install Practice Partner 9.5.1.
21507 – Correction: The unified installer should detect whether the
Practice Partner Server installation has failed so that it can alert the
user.
This service pack
corrects an issue in which the unified installer was not notifying the
user if the installation of Practice Partner Server had failed. Now, it
will alert the user.
21537 – Enhancement: The Lytec MD DVD should include the PPConnect
installer.
The PPConnect installer
has been added to the Lytec MD DVD.
21575 – Enhancement: Add the Practice Partner ancillaries to the Lytec
DVD.
Several new options have
been added on a sub-menu of the installer called “Lytec MD Add-Ons.”
These include:
ePrescribing
Templates
Growth Charts
LabCorp
Clean Add/Remove
To install these
options, insert the DVD and allow the Autorun to start. Click Lytec MD
Add-Ons. Zoom is installed with Practice Partner.
21621 – Correction: Collection aging radio option in preferences will
not save any option other than date of service.
When a user selected
Admin > Preferences > Aging Tab and attempted to modify the Collection
Aging rows radio button to any other option and then saved, the button
would reset itself to the default (Date of Service) when it went back
into preferences. This has been fixed.
21632 – Correction: BillFlash statements not updating Patient Billed To
date.
This service pack
corrects an issue in which the Bill To date for a patient was not being
updated on BillFlash statements.
21641 – Enhancement: Lytec conversion status log displays customer’s SA
password.
The code has been
modified so that the SA password for the customer no longer shows on the
Conversion Status log.
21748 – Correction: The unified installer should specify the desired
data path when upgrading an SQL instance.
When a user is upgrading
from an existing release of LytecMD, the installer will now specify the
existing data path for Lytec data during the install.
21726 – Correction: Exiting Lytec without first closing the practice
sometimes returns a Windows "Lytec has stopped working" message.
When exiting Lytec using
the Red X button after clicking the Lytec L icon without closing the
practice first, a Windows dialog appeared indicating that Lytec had
stopped working. In general,
this occurred when the application is closed before the database
connection is closed. This
has been fixed.
21749 – Correction: After paying an item and saving in Charges &
Payments and then performing a patient chart lookup, users sometimes
receive a spurious message: "Current billing has been modified.
Do you want to save it?"
Users were sporadically
receiving the message “Current billing has been modified. Do you want to
save it” after they had paid an item in Charges and Payments and then
performed a lookup on the patient chart. This was occurring even though
the user had saved the billing just prior to performing the lookup. This
has been fixed.
21780 – Correction: Lytec Client-Server and LytecMD options in the
installer should default to Client rather than Server.
The installer has been
updated so that the default selection is Client rather than Server,
since the Client is installed more often than the Server.
21781 – Correction: Some Statuses are causing a deletion in Practice
Partner.
This service pack corrects a problem where certain
statuses for appointments were causing appointments to be deleted when
they were transferred to Practice Partner. These statuses were: Missed,
Canceled, Rescheduled, and Recalled. Now, appointments with Missed – NS
and Cancelled – CA will send Update as the action. Appointments with
status of Recall will be deleted. Appointments with status of Reschedule
– RS will send a Cancel for the original appointment and Update for the
new one.
21791 – Correction: Lytec MD DVD should include PPConnect.exe instead of
PPConnect.msi.
The DVD contents have
been updated so that PPConnect.exe is available instead of
PPConnect.msi. This change will allow users to install multiple
instances of PPConnect.
21800 – Correction: User name should never default upon Login. It should
always be blank.
This service pack
corrects in issue where the User Name field is prefilled on log in. Now,
it will be blank. This ensures extra security and access for users.
21803 – Correction: In the Apply Insurance Payment wizard the Insurance
field will not retain the carrier code other than for the carrier in
bold letters.
This service pack
corrects the following issue:
While using the Apply Insurance Payment wizard, if users change
the value in the Insurance field, it will not remain the default value
later if the patient is called up again. Instead, the default value in
bold will populate the field and users will post the payment for the
wrong insurance company if they do not notice this. This situation will
occur when the initial payment comes from the secondary or other
insurance company and NOT the primary insurance company, or if the
primary insurance company makes a second payment and Lytec expects that
this new payment is for the Secondary insurance. Now that the issue is
fixed, the insurance company that is selected will be retained through
the entire process. If the default value is left, it will be retained;
if the user changes the default to another insurance company, the new
value is retained.
21822 – Enhancement: Lytec DVD and AutoRun menu should include PP Remote
Connect Client.
The user can now install
PP Remote Connect Client from the LytecMD Add-Ons submenu in the Autorun
menu.
21845 – Correction: Installer detects 32-bit or 64-bit operating system
rather than existing SQL Instance on upgrade.
This service pack
corrects the following issue: If SQL Server 32-bit is installed into a
64-bit operating system, the Unified Installer will attempt to install
the 64-bit version of SQL Server because it is detecting the operating
system rather than the existing SQL Instance for its 32- or 64-bit
version determination.
21857 – Enhancement: The unified installer should open an explorer
window to the SQL Server log directory if the SQL Server installation
fails.
If the SQL Server
installation fails, the unified installer will now open an Explorer
window to the SQL Server installer logs folder, provided both the folder
and Explorer.exe can be found.
21971 – Correction: Eligibility Verification
Results Radio option View latest transaction only is not working
correctly.
This service pack corrects an issue where the option View latest
transaction only on the Eligibility Verification Results window was not
filtering correctly.
Revenue
Management
20813 – Enhancement: Revenue Management should treat partial payments
the same way as Lytec does.
This service pack
contains Build 84 of Revenue Management 1711, which has been enhanced to
allow for partial payments. Below are instructions for setting up and
using this new feature. You can post partial payments in Revenue
Management and have Lytec update the information automatically.
Setting up Lytec
In Lytec, you’ll need to
set up or edit Transaction Codes so that there are codes for Partial
Primary Insurance Payment and Partial Secondary Insurance Payment. To do
so,
1) Select Transaction
Codes from the Lists ribbon menu.
2) Set up two codes and
make sure that Type on the Description tab has Partial
Primary Insurance Payment and Partial Secondary Insurance Payment for
PPIP and PSIP, respectively. We recommend that you name these codes PPIP
and PSIP but you do not have to do so.
3) Save these new
codes.
4) If you need to make
more codes, do so now.
Setting Up Revenue Management
In Revenue Management,
you’ll need to assign the partial payment posting codes and set up the
Default Posting Code options on the Remit Posting Options tab. To do so
1) Open Revenue
Management.
2) Select Configure
and then Preferences.
3) Select the Assign
Posting Codes tab.
4) Select the partial
payment codes for the correct columns.
5) Select the Revenue
Management tab.
6) For the Primary
Payment, select IP as the Posting Code.
7) For the Secondary
Payment, select SIP as the Posting Code.
8) Select Save,
near the top left of the window.
Processing Remittances
When you process
remittances, you’ll need to make sure that the correct posting codes are
selected during the posting process. You will do this in one of two
ways:
Override Posting Code Settings
When you are posting payments and are given the opportunity to post the
remittance, select Use these codes instead and make sure that
codes with values of PPIP and PSIP are selected. Then click OK.
Viewing Remit and Posting Codes
For this routine, you
change the posting code on the Process Remittance window. To open this
window,
1) In Revenue
Management, select Process and then Reports.
2) Double click on the
correct report.
3)
Click in the field for the Posting Code and select the new code.
Click inside box to change code
In either case, then the payments are posted to Lytec, Lytec will not record the payment as complete. Instead, the Pay Item window in Lytec will show the partial payment with a TX Code of PPIP (or PSIP) and the amount of the payment in the Payment column.
