Connect Documentation
Release: 26.7.21 |
Our next release is currently scheduled for deployment Tuesday, July 21, 2026. During this time, the Connect application will not be available. Deployment Schedule:
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Fee Schedules (2026) Webinar Recording |
If you missed the Fee Schedules Webinar, please check out the recording of the session below:
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CONNECT User Summit 2025 Recordings |
CONNECT User Summit 2025 has wrapped! It was another great year of shared knowledge and asked/answered questions. We hope everyone enjoyed their sessions.
For any of you that were unable to attend or were wanting to revisit a topic that was discussed, we recorded the sessions this year and are posting them here for your reference. Let us know if you have any follow-up questions/comments on anything discussed. We are always happy to help!
CONNECT User Summit 2025 Session Recordings
About Connect Help
What's New?
Support Documentation
Welcome to Connect, a platform consisting of multiple applications used for managing elements related to medical billing.
The Help Documentation guides you through using Connect via topics which provide:
Page, window, and field definitions
Step-by-step guides for common system processes
Links to helpful training videos and support documentation
Access to current and past release notes
The latest Connect release is 26.7.21. Highlights of this release include the following:
Accounts
Updated functionality to view collection letters directly in Account / General / Statements & Letters tab.
Added new Delivery Type column to display Self-Print or Statement Service.
Added new Letter Layout column to display the name of the letter layout generated.
Type column updated to now display the following types: Collection Letter, Batch Statement, Demand Statement.
Selecting a collection letter and clicking View will open and display a copy of the collection letter.
Added Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) from ERA imports to claim lines display within the Account / Active AR tab.
Address Corrections
Updated logic so if one address record in a correction file fails, only that record is failed and the rest of the records are processed accordingly.
Concurrency
Added ability to print preview and print the Concurrency graph from the Charge Batches / Batches / Concurrency Log tab.
Facilities
Added new free text Additional Info field to Facility / General Facility Information tab to document important information related to the facility.
General
Updated newly added zip codes’ city names to all caps to make consistent with other application zip code data.
Fixed broken Help links when clicking F1 from within Connect.
Payers & Plans
Added new plan claim option checkbox: Emergency Indicator: Plan always requires emergency indicator to the Payers and Plans / Plan / Claims tab. If selected, the Emergency indicator will always be designated as Y for Paper & Electronic claims for the plan.
Updated the Payer: Group IDs tab to include a Nurse Practitioner Group field under the General Group ID and Facility-Specific options from the Group ID Type drop down.
Fixed the payer and plan filter logic so that when filtering on a payer name, the related plans are displayed and accessible.
Pseudo Codes
Added ability for admin to assign a default Type of Service when creating a Pseudo Code.
Reports
Modified the Payment Mix Trend Summary report:
Renamed the Group By filter to primary Group By
Added new filter options: Secondary Group By, Tertiary Group By
To view the full release notes for the current Connect release, click here.
Latest Training Tutorials
Some Help topics include video tutorials, tip sheets, or how-to-guides, which provide visual, step-by-step instructions on how to complete the task. Click one of the links below to access the topics with related materials.
**Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to find the associated video or document.**
Accounts
Back Office Reports
Charge Entry
Collections
Eligibility
Fee Schedules
Portal Reports
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