The Copy Data Tables utility provides a method for entities like billing service and the medical practices that it serves to combine or join data together. The combination of the data must be between two instances of the same data—this feature does not merge two distinctly different sets of data into one set, but instead overwrites an incomplete or inaccurate dataset with a more current updated dataset.
The utility provides two methods to update data. Users can overwrite data with a newer dataset or first verify and then overwrite data. The verify feature supports resetting chart and case numbers to match the source dataset and avoid orphaned transactions or other records are created when demographic or financial data is copied.
Windows of the Copy Data Tables Utility
Main Window
The main window of the Copy Data Tables utility appears when selected from the Medisoft Utilities window. On this window users select their destination dataset from the Destination Practice list.
The Collaboration Mode panel on the window features the Overwrite and Verify & Overwrite options. The Overwrite option deletes all data that existed in the destination directory before copying over the new data whereas the Verify & Overwrite options allows users to review the data before overwriting it to increase the likelihood that charts and cases match up.
Second Window
The second window of the utility features two boxes, the Available Tables to Copy from and Tables to be Copied. Users can select specific groups containing various tables or all groups from the Available Tables to Copy from box and then use the Add, Add All, Remove, or Remove All button to move the tables to the Tables to be Copied box.
Grouping of Various Tables
Appointment
The Appointment group consists of the following tables:
OHAPP - Appointment OHTPL - Template
OHCHK - Check in/out OHRTP - Repeat Template
OHRPT - Repeat Appointments
OHWAI - Office Hours Waiting List
OHEXC - Repeat Appointment Exceptions
Demographic
The Demographic group consists of the following tables:
MWPAT - Patient
MWCAS - Case
MWOBJ - Multimedia
Demographic Reference
The Demographic Reference group consists of the following tables:
MWCON - Contact
MWREC - Recall
Eligibility
The Eligibility group consists of the following tables:
MWELG - Old Eligibility
MWEVS - Eligibility Verification Status
Financial
The Financial group consists of the following tables:
MWALL - Allowed Amount
MWSTA - Statement
MWPPL - Payment Plan
MWCC - Credit Card
MWSTR – Superbill
MWMDP - Wizard Table
MWCLA - Claim
MWTRN - Transaction
MWPPR - Procedure Plan
MWDEP - Deposit
MWPAX - Payment Reference
MWPIN – Pins Matrix
MWWTR - Worklist Tracer
MWPLN – Treatment Plan
MWWRK - Worklist
Financial Reference
The Financial Reference group consists of the following tables:
MWBCO - Billing Code
MWDIA - Diagnosis
MWPRO - Procedure
MWMUL - Multilink
MWREJ - Rejection
Office Hours Reference
The Office Hours Reference group consists of the following tables:
OHRM - Resource
OHRSN - Reason
Reference
The Reference group consists of the following tables:
MWADD - Address
MWECR - Electronic Receivers
MWINC - Insurance Class
MWINS - Insurance
MWPHY - Providers
MWRPH - Referring Providers
Supporting
The Supporting group consists of the following tables:
MWDEF - Defaults
MWZIP - Zip Codes
Third Window
The third window of the utility features two sections, the Destination Data box and the Matching Data box. These boxes let users update charts and cases to ensure the data matches. This feature is helpful since it reduces the likelihood that no transactions, claims, etc… are orphaned when the new data is copied over old data.
Users can also use the Select Fields window, opened by clicking the Filter button, to control data grouping. This feature is particularly relevant for data review since the chart numbers display are always unique, but possibly the last names, SSNs, or other fields may not be unique.
When rows display in green that means that more than one record was found that matches the filter selected. If data display as blue that means there are no matches.
The Don’t Show Single Matches checkbox, when selected, filters out data that matches with one and only one record and any records in the destination dataset that match with none or more than one record in the match dataset—these instances are then displayed on the Matching Data box.
NOTE: The Overwrite function makes the collaboration feature work the same as "Copy Table" from version 10. All data in the destination tables are deleted before the data from the source data is copied over.
Double-click Copy Data Tables. The Copy Data Tables window appears.
On the Copy Data Tables window and from the Destination Practice list, select a practice—the practice data selected will be overwritten with the dataset from the practice selected on the Open Practice window before the application launched.
On the Copy Data Tables window and on Collaboration Mode panel, click the Overwrite button. Then click the Next button. The Copy Data Tables window displays two new window sections, the Available Tables to Copy from and the Tables to be Copied.
On the Available Tables to Copy from window, select data tables and click the Add button to move the data to the Tables to be Copied window. Repeat this step until all appropriate tables are selected and moved. Click the Start button. The process starts, and when completed, the Information window appears.
On the Information window click OK.
NOTE: The Verify & Overwrite option allows you to verify that all the Chart Numbers and Case Numbers in the source and destination database match up before performing the overwrite routine. Any differences can be updated to resolve any problems
Double-click Copy Data Tables. The Copy Data Tables window appears.
On the Copy Data Tables window and from the Destination Practice list, select a practice—the practice data selected will be overwritten with the dataset from the practice selected on the Open Practice window before the application launched.
On the Copy Data Tables window and on Collaboration Mode panel, click the Verify & Overwrite button. Then, click the Next button. The Copy Data Tables window displays two new window sections--the Available Tables to Copy from and the Tables to be Copied.
On the Available Tables to Copy from box select data tables and click the Add button to move the data to the Tables to be Copied window. Repeat this step until all appropriate tables are selected and moved. Click the Start button. The Copy Data Tables window updates
On the Copy Data Tables window review the data in the Destination Data box and the Matching Data box. These boxes let users update charts and cases to ensure the data matches. This feature is helpful since it reduces the likelihood that no transactions, claims, etc, are orphaned when the new data is copied over their old data.
Option: as needed select data in the Matching box and click the Change button to edit data before it is moved into the destination dataset.
Option: select the Don’t Show Single Matches checkbox. This control filters out data that matches with one and only one record and any records in the destination dataset that match with none or more than one record in the match dataset—these instances are then displayed on the third window of the utility.
Option: click either the Patient or Case radio button to display data by patient or case number.
Option: Click the filter button. The Select Fields window appears. Click OK.
On the Information window click OK. The Copy Data Tables utility closes.