R4+ v8.5.0 Product Release Notes
The following is a list of enhancements included in R4+ Version 8.5.0. All fixes are cumulative (each new release contains all new fixes as well as all fixes from the previous release).
NHS Scotland – August 1st SDR Dental Reform (Part 2)
As part of the ongoing project of Dental Reform in Scotland, several changes come into effect for New Dental Courses of Treatment from August 1st, 2024, as follows:
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New Bridge Type Annotations to record the purpose of each position within the Bridge.
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Reinstated Materials for use with Crowns, Veneers & Inlays.
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New D001 Type Annotations to record various usage as a Crown or Bridge. (See Note below.)
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New Core & Post Type Annotations to record the Fabrication & Material used. (See Note below.)
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New FP17 Dental Claim Examination Metrics for Courses involving an Item 1a Examination. (See Note below.)
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New FP17 Dental Claim Treatment Reason Capture for Courses involving an Item 1c Examination.
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Regarding these Regulatory Changes, be aware that:
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D001, due to its multiple use nature, is currently identified by default as a Crown. When used, it will prompt for its use as a Crown or a Bridge in each Tooth's position.
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Where Item 1(a) Treatment is present, the Examination Tooth Counts will calculate based on the current state of the mouth, allowing for review and correction as necessary before FP17 transmission. BPE will also be harvested if a suitable BPE exists on the Patient Record. These captures are Patient age controlled so are unused for Under 7’s, Optional between 7 and 18, and Required from 18 and older, based on Date of Acceptance.
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When charting Core & Posts, ensure you specify the Type and Material Combinations listed below to avoid rejections from MIDAS. If an incompatible combination has been used resulting in rejection, you can reopen the Course, edit the Treatment Item to correct Recomplete and Resubmit. The available filtering based on MIDAS's allowed combinations will be addressed in an upcoming release.
Defects Fixed in R4+ v8.5.0
NHS Scotland – Error when Returning to an FP17 after Reopening Its Associated Course of Treatment
If a Course of Treatment was uncompleted to address a mistake or missing treatment upon revisiting its FP17 for resubmission, the User would be Presented with an error. A Course's FP17 is not normally accessible until its associated Course is Recompleted to avoid any Drift between the Submitted Claim and its local Course of Treatment so the user will now be correctly informed in this situation. This has now been fixed in R4+ v8.5.0.
NHS Northern Ireland – June 2024 Prior Approval Threshold Update
The System default Prior Approval limit has now been updated in line with the June 2024 change from £380 to £400; this will only affect Sites who did not override the previous default value in the interim.