General for Admin Office Setup

The General section is used to capture and set basic Office information and requirements.

Edit Office Page: General Section

Field

Description

Office Name*

Enter the Office name

Status*

Select Active or Inactive

Office Grouping*

Select the Office level under the Organization Structure

Office Code*

The three-digit code used to distinguish each of the Offices within an Agency. This code attaches itself to certain identifiers such as a Patient’s Admission ID.

Web Applicant Unique URL

The Office’s unique Web Applicant Portal URL

Tax ID

Enter the Tax ID that is used for invoicing

Serviced Zip Codes

A Serviced Zip Codes link on the Office Setup under Admin>Office Setup enables providers to identify the serviced Zip Codes at an office level. Click the Enter Serviced Zip Codes link to open the Serviced Zip Codes window. From this window, a Provider can add, edit, or delete zip codes.

NPI No.

The Office’s National Provider Identifier number

Agency ID (33b)

Enter the Agency ID for the system to automatically populate the 33b field on the HCFA 1500 form when generating invoices in that format

Secondary Identifier

Enter a secondary identifier for an Office

Default Coordinator

Select a default Coordinator for the Office

Agency Zip Code

The Office’s zip code

Allow Caregiver In-Service and Visit Overlap

Select for the system to allow users to schedule Caregivers for In-Service and Visits at overlapping times

Notify Caregivers via Text if Eligible for Open Shift w/o Mobile App

Select to allow open shift broadcast to send text message based on either the script selected or text input (broadcast screen) for the matching Caregivers within the office. Text input from broadcast screen will override the selected script.

Allow Caregiver Absence and Visit/In-Service Overlaps

Select for the system to allow users to schedule Caregivers to Visits and/or In-Services when they have a scheduled absence. If unselected, Caregivers cannot be scheduled for Visits and/or In-Services when absent

Calculate and Pay Off Duty Time (ODT)

Off Duty Time (ODT) is the remaining time after Travel Time between two same-day visits for a Caregiver. If your Office would like to pay Caregivers for this time, as long as it is less than a certain number of minutes, check the box and enter the maximum number of minutes you are willing to pay for ODT.

Default ODT Pay Codes must be created in Reference Table Management and added to Payroll Setup

Display MD Order Caregiver Tab as Duty Code View or Order/Goal View

If selected Duty Code View, the Caregiver tab on the Patient MD Order will display your list of available duties for selection. The printed MD Order will display the individual duties selected on the Caregiver tab.

If selected Order/Goal View, the Caregiver tab on the Patient MD Order will display using the Order/Goal format used for the other disciplines. Users can enter Orders and Goals via free text, or configure checkbox selection options via the Clinical Reference Tables. The printed MD Order will display these Orders and Goals, not individual duties.

Automatically adjust schedule to match confirmation times

Automatically adjust schedule to match confirmation times. When this flagged is checked, schedule times will be updated to match the confirmation times for the visit. New schedule times will follow the Payer Rounding Rules found in Admin > Payer Setup > Billing/Collections > Round On

Master Week Rollover Time Frame

Indicates the number of days into the future the system creates Visits under the Master Week functionality as well as the timeframe used for Authorization calculations.

This field is for reference only.

This feature is activated by HHAeXchange System Administration. Contact HHAeXchange Support Team for details, setup, and guidance.

Auto-Approve Patient Schedule Changes for Consumer Directed

This setting controls automatically approving schedule change requests sent by Patients or Family Patients via the Family Portal if there are no schedule conflicts. In the event there are schedule conflicts, the request will be sent to the Patient Visit Family Dashboard

Automatic Splitting of Overnight Shifts

The system will automatically split shifts that occur overnight. Caregivers will only need to submit a clock in and clock out for overnight shifts.

Minimum Duration for Overnight Shifts

This field determines the minimum amount of time required in order for an overnight shift to be split. For example, if this field is set to 30 minutes, then a visit that ends at 12:30am would not be automatically split, but a visit ending any time after 1:00am would be split.

Service Types for Overnight Shifts

This field controls which type(s) of visits will be automatically split.