List of Release / Update Notes

List of Release / Update Notes

October 2026
  1. Merge Field Updates
    1. {{alt_contact_name}} - this will be replaced with the full name entered under Alternate Contact for an invoice
    2. {{charge_amount}} - this was being calculated but was not added to the available merge codes

September 2026
  1. Merge Field Updates
    1. {{ur_number}} has been added to the merge fields for SMS and email templates

August 2026
  1. Fee calculator
    1. When an invoice has had errors returned from the fee calculator, the fee calculation button is now shown in red
    2. A submit cannot be undertaken when the fee calculator has returned one or more errors for an invoice
  2. The option to not allow a patient to retrieve a receipt has been removed; a patient will always be able to request a receipt
    1. There is a Co-payment receipt override; if this is ticked and the patient is paying a co-payment, then a specific co-payment receipt is generated
    2. There is no facility to allow a patient to generate a receipt with item numbers; this can only be generated and sent by a provider

July 2026
  1. Fixed error when using the navigation buttons (Up and Down) after sorting columns on the Invoices screen
  2. Fixed a $0.05 rounding issue for gab calculations on certain values
  3. Assignment of Benefits (AoB) changes officially released
  4. The option to not allow a patient to request a receipt upon payment of an invoice has been removed
    1. There is a Co-payment receipt override; if this is ticked and the patient is paying a co-payment, then a specific co-payment receipt is generated
    2. There is no facility to allow a patient to generate a receipt with item numbers; this can only be generated and sent by a provider
  5. The Fee Calculation button on an Invoice will now be red if an error is returned when calculating fees
  6. An invoice can no longer be submitted if the fee calculator has returned unresolved errors

June 2026
  1. New Assignment of Benefit Requirements - from 1.7.26 https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/assignment-of-benefits
  2. Added alerts to invoices and patients - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/adding-alerts-to-invoices-and-patients
  3. Worldpay receipts - printing format changes -https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/printing-receipts
May 2026
  1. Pre-op Questionnaire, if a provider has configured an email or SMS notification to be sent when a patient completes their Pre-Op Questionnaire, this activity is now recorded in the patient's invoice History tab. The History tab will also display the date the questionnaire was sent to the patient, the date it was opened, and the date it was submitted https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/pre-op-questionnaire
April 2026
  1. PDF documents being sent from the software can now be password encrypted - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/adding-passwords-to-pdfs
March 2026
  1. A new setting is available for an Estimate to "Hide Date"
February 2026
  1. Pre-op Questionnaire - date of procedure has now been added to the questionnaire
  2. Pre-op Questionnaire - GLP-1 medications has been added to the Pre-op Questionnaire; this is a mandatory question so a questionnaire cannot be submitted until it is answered
  3. The option to add Units to a printed invoice has been added to the dialog box for anaesthetists; this can be ticked as appropriate.  This option is not available for Estimates or Receipts.
January 2026
  1. A "Pay in Full" invoice that still has a balance will not allow the claim to be  submitted 
             https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/pay-in-full
  1. There are no longer any restrictions on selecting an AMA-based schedule on a health fund as they can be shared across different providers.  The usage is not allowed in an invoice if they do not have AMA/ASA membership
November 2025
  1. Fixed Fee is now available to DVA invoices for surgeons to allow MT0x items to be used https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/dva-prior-financial-approval-items
October 2025 
  1. Unpaid Gap Column - a new column has been added to the Invoice Lists, including Aged Invoice Lists that shows the unpaid Gap
  2. Bulk Bill Claims - from Nov 1st 2025 bulk bill claims can only be submitted 12 months from the date of service. This will not affect other claim types which can still be submitted within two years from the date of service 
  3. In the Extra details there is a new column shown for Anaesthetists and Perfusionists:
    1. DNT (Do Not Transmit), that will exclude an item from being transmitted as part of a claim
    2. The AB column is no longer shown for Anaesthetists as they have a specific item for abandoned procedures
August 2025 
  1. Aged Invoices - a 14 day tab has been added
  2. Abandoned procedures - there is a new checkbox in the "Extra Details" to mark an item as abandoned with the title "AB" 
  3. Pre-op Questionnaire - allergies box has now been relocated and patients can add what they are allergic to
  4. Exporting reports to .csv format - We have added the option for our users to export all reports that are summaries:
    1. Activity Summary
    2. Invoice Summary
    3. Payment Summary  
  5. to a .csv format, which allows you to edit the raw data and run calculations as required. More information can be found in our Knowledge Base article by clicking here.
July 2025
  1. Adeney Private Hospital no GAP agreement - contact CE if you need to add this facility 
  2. Fund BUPA ADF - if selected this will now automatically set the Claim Type to Manual as they do not handle ECLIPSE claims
  3. Speciality of Referrer - This can now be displayed on printed invoices. For more information, click here.
  4. Enabling GST on invoices - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/gst-calculation-on-invoices
  5. SMS charecter counter and number of credits used - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/sms-pricing
  6. List Importer - Transpose Names function added - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/list-importer-tips-tricks
June 2025
  1. Notfications - Users in CESoft can not control which notifications appear in their notifications tab. For more information, click here.
  2. List Importer - the amount of pages that can be imported at one time is 10 pages .
  3. Long Epidurals - See our Knowledge Base article on the topic by clicking here.
  4. MFA ( multi factor identification) - now mandatory see here https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/securing-your-cesoft-account
May 2025
  1. Diagnostic imaging items are subject to a multiple services rule - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/what-is-the-di-msr
  2. IFC Column - The Invoices List view in CE can now be customised to include or preclude a range of columns, now including IFC status. For more information, click here.
April 2025
  1. Paid in Full/Full Payment https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/pay-in-full
  2. SMS - blocked sms numbers will now be recorded in the history tab on the patients file or invoice https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/why-did-my-sms-fail-to-send
  3. Patient Questionnaires - Patients who are inactive for too long while having the Questionnaire open will now be times out
  4. Eligibility Check - 2 changes  - https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/online-eligibility-check
March 2025
  1. List Importer - new feature. See links for further information:
           https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/importing-theatre-lists
           https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/list-importer-webinar-recording
           https://support.cesoft.com.au/portal/en/kb/articles/list-importer-tips-tricks
  1. Email - when sending emails from an invoice, the history tab on the patients invoice will now record this