What changes were included in version 2024.0?

Nightingale’s first feature release of 2024 is of a moderate size but brings with it some exciting new functionality for many of our users. Please review the list of additions below and of course, reach out to us via technical support should you have any questions.

Highlight Features:

Convert NDIS Quote to Client Funding

Stage 2 of our NDIS quote tool is here! It’s now possible to mark an NDIS quote as accepted and convert it to client support funding saving significant time to manual entry. See the article for more information.

Generate HCP Client Contribution Invoices Automatically

At the same time as generating the monthly HCP Statements, Nightingale can now also generate invoices for the client contributions.

Ability to send multiple account codes to MYOB for Invoicing

You can now set MYOB account codes at the individual client funding and client budget levels. This allows you to set different account codes for different services and have them flow through to MYOB when you transfer invoices. See the article for more information.

Ability to link MYOB ‘Jobs’ for Invoicing

As with the above addition of MYOB Account Codes to client funding, MYOB ‘Jobs’ can now also be linked to individual client funding and budgets to flow through to billing. See the article for more information.

New Features:

Aged Care Invoice Payers

Client Contacts can now be specifically designated as HCP or CHSP Invoice Payers to allow more flexibility in who different types of invoices are sent to for clients receiving multiple service types. No action is needed to ensure your invoices all continue going to who they are now: Like all our invoice payer contact types, the system follows a hierarchy when applying the appropriate contact.

Ability to see Funding Notes when Adding Funding in Billable Case Note

Funding notes can now be seen at the end of the funding item name in the dropdown on billable case notes.

CHSP Age Validation Improvements

Not only does Nightingale check for age and adjust the cut offs based on ATSI status but the system now also cross checks against client homeless indicator and adjusts the age cut offs accordingly.

Database ID numbers removed from multi select list custom fields

You know those annoying (seemingly random) numbers in the square brackets in the multi-select list custom fields? We found a way to make them go away.

Change "Link to funding" in invoicing to "Draw from funding"

The “Link to funding” field on the Client Add Invoice page has been adjusted to the expected behaviour of drawing from the client funding balance. It has also been renamed “Draw from funding” to make the behaviour clearer.

DEX Validation Report for NDIS Appeals and NDAP

The DEX validation report has been extended for NDIS Appeals and NDAP to include a different DEX workflow for where users enter cases and sessions into Nightingale via the UI. The validation report requires the user to select a DEX program activity, a date range and the clients they wish to validate. It will then validate the clients DEX details, DEX case and attached DEX sessions and SCOREs.

Bugs Squashed

A host of bugfixes are also in the release. Our technical support team will be reaching out to anyone who has reported a now fixed bug to update you on their resolution.