Introducing Lytec 2008

New in Lytec 2008

There are many new features in this version to help you to manage your practice. Some of the highlights are outlined below.

Advanced Searching Capability

Use this feature to filter records in the lookup windows as you type.  You can choose to select no filter, to filter the list by values anywhere in the field, to filter the list by the beginning value, or to filter the list by the ending value.

Appointment Scheduler

Appointment Detail View

Quickly and easily view all the details of an appointment in a separate window without having the scroll through the information in the Appointment grid.

Also, you can customize the Appointment Detail window by modifying the fields that display.

Appointment Grid

The default settings for the appointment grid now include columns to display the user name of the person who created or modified the appointment as well as the time and date of any modifications.

Also, you can customize the Day view by modifying the columns that display. You can use this feature to add columns like the Co-Pay Amount and Authorization Expiration Date to the view.

Claims Manager

Claims Manager is an add-on service you can use to send claims to a clearinghouse. It performs preliminary claim edits, lets you edit invalid claims, sends the claims to the clearinghouse, downloads response and remittance files, and lets you fix and then resend claims. You can also sign up for an additional Clinical Claim Edits feature that analyzes your claims to help you bill the correct diagnosis codes, procedure codes, and modifiers. We recommend that you have a high-speed internet connection to use the service.

Collections

The Collection Work List displays the type of insurance- primary, secondary, or tertiary- for insurance collection items.

Remittance Tracking for Secondary Electronic Claims

The Remittance Tracking Information feature allows users to store and access information sent back by the primary insurance carrier. This information may be sent in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) files or on the Explanation Of Benefits (EOB). When billing a secondary carrier, this information may be necessary in order to get paid the correct amount.

Inactive List Items

An Inactive checkbox has been added to each list in the Lists menu. Use this option to mark old records as inactive. You can then exclude inactive records from displaying in the lookup windows.

NPI and New CMS Form

The National Provider ID is now an available field in the following windows:  Practice Information, Providers, Addresses, and Laboratories.  Also, the CMS 1500 form has been modified to include boxes for reporting NPI and other ID numbers.

Pending Transactions

Transactions imported into Lytec from an EMR service through Communications Manager are held as Pending Transactions until they can be processed by a Lytec user. The Pending Transactions window offers many of the same functions as the Charges and Payments with a few exceptions. If there are no Pending Transactions, this window will act like a normal Charges and Payments window.

Prepayment Receipt

Print a receipt after entering prepayments received from a patient.

Reports

Graphics Category Reporting

Use the Graphics Category range to filter reports. The Graphics Category range is included in the following reports: Practice Analysis, Monthly Summary, Yearly Summary, Procedure Code Analysis Detail and Summary, Diagnosis Code Analysis Detail and Summary, Patient Procedure Report, and Patient Diagnosis Report.

Scheduling Advanced Reporting Reports

Use Lytec's Schedule Task feature to automatically run Advanced Reporting reports.

Statements

Statement Pre-Run Report

Run a Statement Pre-Run Report to see information about a batch of statements before you actually print it. When you run the Statement Pre-Run Report, you will first pick a statement format and then enter ranges in the Print Statement window like you would when you process statements. The program then processes the statements that would have been printed if you had used those ranges and organizes the data in a report instead of printing statements.

Statement Count Limitation

Use this feature to filter billings based on the number of statements that have gone unpaid. This feature is available on the Include and Exclude tabs of the Print Statements, Print Billing Cycle Statements, Reprint Statements, and Print Collection Letters windows.

Subtotal Statements by Billing

Use this feature to subtotal items on a statement by billing. This option only applies to statement formats that report on charges and credits, such as Statement-Standard.lcs. It does not apply to statement formats that report on patient and insurance amounts, such as Statement-Co-Payment.lcs.

Visual Enhancements

The selected items in windows like Charges and Payments, Apply Insurance Payment, and Apply Patient Payment are highlighted so they stand out. Also, read-only fields are disabled.