What's New in ePACES

January 2017

Name Change

• References to CSC changed to eMedNY.

January 2015

PA-DVS Requests

• A new submission function—Enter Another DVS For This Client—has been added that preserves the client information from request to request.

  • The client information is retained but the service information is cleared to support submitting repeat requests for the same client.

  • It is only available for Dental - DVS and Non Dental - DVS requests.

June 2014

ICD-10

• ICD-10 codes have been made active.

  • ICD-10 codes may be entered where previously only ICD-9 codes were allowed.

  • Users select either the ICD-9 or ICD-10 control to indicate the type of code being entered.

June 2013

Eligibility Requests

• The Request page layout has been reorganized for readability and to accommodate the addition of the Service Types parameters.

• The Client ID and Client Information fields are mutually exclusive. Entering a value in one side locks the other side until either a search is performed or the initial entry field is cleared. This prevents submitting both sets of search criteria for a single search.

• One or more Service Types may be specified as a search parameter.

• The Calendar control for selecting Date of Service and Date of Birth has been upgraded.

• The SSN field is divided into subfields separated by hyphens (xxx-xx-xxxx) to simplify entry of Social Security numbers.

Eligibility Response

• The search criteria parameters for Result and Status have been removed and To Date has been added.

• The Responses page layout has been reorganized for readability.

• The Response listing has been improved for readability and navigation:

• The displayed fields have been reduced to Client ID, Name and Dates of Service.

• The layout has been converted from a block cell look to continuous rows with alternating grayscale background.

• Paging controls have been added to set number of displayed results (10–50 by 10s) and to navigate sequentially among pages or directly to a page.

Eligibility Response Details

• The Response Details page layout has been reorganized to put the client information at the top and separate the information into bordered sections to increase readability.

• Within each section, the fields have been brought closer and aligned.

• The Medicaid Eligibility section has been has been improved for readability:

• Eligibility and exceptions are written out.

• Eligible and Non-eligible codes have been converted to side-by-side listings of the codes and descriptions labeled as Covered Services and Non-covered Services, respectively.

January 2012

• The Claim Status Inquiry requests will now process in real-time, providing a response within a few moments that may be viewed in the Status Response worklist.

• The concept of a Temporary TSN has transitioned to a MEVS Only TSN. This type of TSN may be used for submitting all non-claims transactions and will not expire.

• Announcement page added for the important announcements when a user first logs into ePACES.

•  POA (Present on Admission) Indicator required for All Diagnosis if Type of Bill is 11 or 12.