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Enhancing Healthcare, One Feature at a Time

  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Enhancement: The Authorized Prescriber List can now be sorted alphabetically or by date, making it easier to find prescribers.
    Enhancement: The Medication modal can now be accessed directly from the patient sidebar for quicker access to medication information.
    Ava Connect: Updated the Ava Connect interface and improved accessibility by enabling users to navigate the portal using only their keyboard
    Medications: Updated the prescription watermark to “Rx Pending Refax” and added a notice clarifying that the watermark will not appear on faxes sent to the pharmacy.
    Fix: Restored microphone selection in Ava Scribe and corrected the menu display.
    Fix: Removed the misleading “My Patients” line from Appointment Types for improved clarity.
    Fix: Billing rates now accurately display the correct billing amount.
    Fix: Resolved an issue where Clinical Note Addendums did not save correctly when working from the pop-out window.
    Fix: Restored the Macro dropdown in Clinical Notes when using Alt + right-click.
    Fix: Improved appointment schedule removal by allowing users to remove existing schedules and create tasks to rebook affected appointments
    Fix: Resolved an issue where Prenatal PDFs did not save correctly with certain save options.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Comprehensive ICD-9 code search for BC clinics: BC clinics can now search a more comprehensive list of ICD-9 codes when selecting a diagnosis.
    Clearer Scribe data retention setting: The wording for the Scribe data retention setting has been updated to make its purpose and available options easier to understand.
    Past-due status shown on invoices: Past-due patient invoices now display a status icon, making outstanding balances easier to identify.
    Save and print patient invoices in one step: Patient invoices can now be saved and printed with a single action, reducing the number of steps required.
    Updated Ava Intelligence product tiles: The Ava Intelligence product tiles have been refreshed for a clearer and more consistent experience.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    We’re excited to announce that several UI enhancements and optional new fields have been successfully implemented across Ava. These changes are designed to improve the documentation process and bring the system into closer alignment with national standards. For more information and learning materials related to the release, please visit the dedicated Release webpage: www.avaindustries.ca/release-2-70
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Fix: Resolved an issue where clicking "Save + Add Family Member" did not correctly open the new patient form.
    Enhancement: Enhanced the public booking experience by adding a helpful placeholder to the Date of Birth field.
    Ava Connect: Improved message notifications to ensure they are accurately marked as read when navigating from the alert
    Ava Connect: Fixed a bug that caused an unexpected logout when accessing patient summaries.
    Ava Connect: Practitioner full names are now displayed throughout the platform for better clarity and professionalism.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    BC Billing: BC facility fee codes now automatically calculate the correct billing quantity, reducing manual entry and improving billing accuracy.
    Scheduler: Improved scheduler performance by reducing unnecessary background save operations when making changes to schedules.
    Fix: The Screening and Reminder buttons are now fully functional in the mobile version of the EMR.
    Fix: Deleted appointments will no longer appear in Ava Connect for patients.
    Fix: Resolved an issue where granting Ava Connect access after Caregiver Access could result in a "Content Missing" error.
    Fix: Authorized prescriber list now updates when changing clinics.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Medication: Over 20 new medication routes added including: Intradermal (ID), Intra-articular (IA), Intrauterine, Enteral, Gastrostomy, Intrathecal, Epidural, Urethral, and more.
    Consults: New “Unable to contact patient” drop down available for consult statuses.
    Complex Queries: Allergy data is now available in Complex Queries, making it easier to identify patients with specific allergies, generate targeted patient lists, and report on allergy trends across your clinic.
    Labs: Test Requests notifications will now appear in Labs instead of other documents.
    Labs: The "Pap Smear" lab option has been renamed to "Cervical Screening" to better reflect current terminology when uploading labs from Tasks.
    Prenatal Notes: Prenatal notes can now be locked from further edits after completing notes.
    Billing: The date picker now appears when entering a patient's date of birth in the Out-of-Province Referral tab.
    BC Billing: Full remittance reports now include a reconciliation line so totals match the summary remittance report. We've also resolved an issue affecting bill adjustment processing.
    Fix: Restored the ability to recover deleted prenatal notes.
    Fix: Resolved an issue that could prevent clinic files from uploading in Clinic Management > Upload/Download Data.
    Fix: The service date picker now displays correctly when viewing previously unsubmitted bills.
    Fix: Imported lab results now automatically use the correct default date when added to Tasks.
    Fix: Selecting Prevent messaging at this clinic now correctly blocks patients from sending messages to the selected provider through Ava Connect.
    Fix: Internal notes are now visible when viewing prior bills.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Fix: Page numbers on consult and prescription PDFs will now display correctly for documents that span two or more pages.
    Alberta Billing: Billing counts are now updated more accurately.
    Tasks: Faxing a document back from a task will no longer automatically complete the task if it hasn't been claimed and sorted first.
    Patient Messaging: Messages sent to patients through Ava Connect now display the name of the person who read the message.
    Fix: Bill Favorites can now be used across multiple billing lines, making billing faster and more efficient.
    Consult Letters: Consult letters will now include the correct date when faxed, even if the clinic user does not have an electronic signature.
    Fix: Fixed an issue where PDF aliases could overflow beyond the intended area of the document.
    Fix: Removing appointment type or appointment limit blocks will now update the schedule immediately.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Social History: Added vaping as an option in the social history category dropdown and made it available in queries.
    Print Chart UI: Added text overflow ellipses to the letters and photos sections.
    Medications: Added infinite pagination to past medications.
    Lab Results: Fixed an issue where users could not update the abnormal flag after a result was reassigned. Fixed an issue where reference values for PTH and other results were not displaying due to misclassification.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Tags Feature: The Tags feature has been fully released to Ava Pro clinics. Users can now edit the name and colour of existing tags. We also fixed a bug where tags did not update when Ava Connect was launched from the patient sidebar.
    Print Chart: We fixed the print chart UI so the scrollbar is no longer too close to the checkbox when printing consults. The date and name columns for created consult notes now align with all other sections. Row content will also no longer shift inward when a box is resized or when a scrollbar is present.
    Complex Queries Reports: Internal report fields, such as Ava Patient ID, are now visible to all users so they can be selected for CSV reports.
    Scheduler: We updated the icon used to show deleted appointments in the scheduler.
    Instant Messenger: We fixed an issue where clinicians appeared offline despite being actively online after opening Ava in multiple tabs and closing one. We also fixed an issue where the message notification icon did not alert or flash unless the chat bubble was already open at the bottom of the screen. Message alerts will now continue flashing when a user navigates to another area of the EMR. We also fixed an issue where users received message notifications, but could not open or read the message until the page was manually refreshed.
    OOP Newborn Billing: A recovery code field now appears when users enter a value in the “Guardian OOP Insurance” field. Back-end validations have also been added to ensure bills are valid for OOP insurance before they are submitted.
  • Fixes and Enhancements
    Authorized Prescriber Management: Clinic moderators can view and remove authorized prescribers, while only physicians can create their own, helping prevent non-prescribing staff names from appearing on prescriptions.
    Medication Favourites: Fixed a bug affecting end validity date calculations when using medication favourites with repeats.
    Employee Categories: Added new allied health employee categories in Account Management to support future AHP users submitting consults through CII.

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