============================================================================= Run Date: MAY 22, 2025 Designation: IB*2*798 Package : IB - INTEGRATED BILLING Priority: Mandatory Version : 2 SEQ #747 Status: Released Compliance Date: JUN 21, 2025 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)IB*2*711 <<= must be installed BEFORE `IB*2*798' Subject: MCCF EDI TAS EPAYMENTS RELEASE 23 Category: - Routine - Data Dictionary Description: ============ Below is a list of all the applications involved in this patch along with their patch number: APPLICATION/VERSION PATCH ------------------------------------------------- ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (PRCA) V. 4.5 PRCA*4.5*439 INTEGRATED BILLING (IB) V. 2.0 IB*2.0*798 The patches (PRCA*4.5*439 and IB*2.0*798) are being released in the Kernel Installation and Distribution System (KIDS) multi-build distribution as host file PRCA_IB_EPAYMENTS_BUNDLE_23_0.KID. ******************************************************************* * For further details, See the patch description for PRCA*4.5*439 * ******************************************************************* The purpose of this patch is to meet the requirements of the Medical Care Collection Fund (MCCF) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Transaction Application Suite (TAS) Phase 1 project as related to Accounts Receivable(PRCA). This project ensures the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compliance with Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Operating Rules, and enables VA to more effectively use ERA data, resulting in better revenue and cash flow management. It will provide the infrastructure foundation for electronic exchange of claim payment information and promotes an inter operable system. It will reduce the time elapsed between receipt of the EDI 835 Electronic Remittance Advice Transaction and receipt of the Cash Concentration or Disbursement (CCD+) transactions. It will ensure that trace numbers between payments and remittances can be used by VA, reducing the level of open accounts receivable, allow claim denials to be more quickly addressed and standardizes Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and ERA enrollment to reduce workload burden on VA staff. This patch contains changes to the ePayments (835 and EFT) program area to ensure compliance. Specifically, enhancements to the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Third Party EDI Lockbox module to increase timely and accurate processing of payments for electronic claims in compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Fiscal Accounting policies. The ePayments system is used by Accounts Receivable (AR) staff to process payments from third party payers for both medical and pharmacy claims. The following features of the IB software will be affected by this patch: 1. Enhance ECME matching so fewer ECME numbers fail to match to a Claim Patch Components ================ Files & Fields Associated: File Name (Number) Field Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted Sub-file Name (#) ----------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- BILL/CLAIMS (#399) ECME NUMBER (#460) NEW INDEX "AECME" Bulletins Associated: Bulletin Name New/Modified/Deleted ------------- -------------------- N/A Dialogs Associated: Dialog Name New/Modified/Deleted ----------- -------------------- N/A Forms Associated: Form Name File Number New/Modified/Deleted --------- ----------- -------------------- N/A Mail Groups Associated: Mail Group Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------- -------------------- N/A Options Associated: Option Name Type New/Modified/Deleted ----------- ---- -------------------- N/A Protocols Associated: Protocol Name New/Modified/Deleted ------------- -------------------- N/A Security Keys Associated: Security Key Name ----------------- N/A Templates Associated: Template Name Type File Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------- ---- ------------------ -------------------- N/A Remote Procedures Associated: Remote Procedure Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------------- -------------------- N/A Parameter Definitions Associated: Parameter Name New/Modified/Deleted -------------- -------------------- N/A Additional Information: ----------------------- New Service Requests (NSRs): N/A Patient Safety Issues (PSIs): N/A Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview: N/A Test Sites: ---------- BOSTON HCS VAMC (Boston, MA) - Station 523 CHG Order # CHG0594969 MALCOM RANDALL VAMC (Gainesville, FL) - Station 573 CHG Order # CHG0596246 ST. LOUIS HCS VAMC (St. Louis, MO) - Station 657 CHG Order # CHG0582643 TENNESSEE VALLEY HCS VAMC (Nashville, TN) - Station 626 CHG Order # CHG0595707 Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions: ---------------------------------------------------------- The software for this patch is being released using a host file. The host file is available at the following location: /srv/vista/patches/SOFTWARE/PRCA_IB_EPAYMENTS_BUNDLE_23_0.KID Documentation describing the new functionality is included in this release. Documentation can be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: https://www.domain.ext/vdl/. Documentation can also be obtained at https://download.vista.domain.ext/index.html/SOFTWARE. Documentation Title File Name --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please see PRCA_4_5_P439_DIBR.PDF associated with patch PRCA*4.5*439 Patch Installation: ------------------- Please see the installation instructions associated with patch PRCA*4.5*439 Post-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------- The post-install routine POST^IB20P798 performs the following actions: 1. Populate new index "AECME" in BILL/CLAIMS (#399), which is based on the ECME NUMBER (#460). To verify the patch post-installation routine was run successfully, please examine the Install File for this patch and report any error messages to Product Support. Routine Information: ==================== The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;2.0;INTEGRATED BILLING;**[Patch List]**;21-MAR-94;Build 25 The checksums below are new checksums, and can be checked with CHECK1^XTSUMBLD. Routine Name: IB20P798 Before: n/a After: B1983834 **798** Routine Name: IBNCPDPU Before:B136211589 After:B137751358 **223,276,347,383,405,384,437, 435,452,511,534,550,624,711, 798** Routine list of preceding patches: 711 ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : JUL 25, 2024 Completed By: Date Completed: MAY 21, 2025 Released By : Date Released : MAY 22, 2025 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included