PatientNow Update – July 6, 2023

Note: PatientNow Desktop version 7.0.225 is only available for PatientNow clients using the cloud product and is available as of July 5, 2023. Your practice will receive a notification of the date in which you are scheduled to receive this update. It is important that you completely close and exit the PatientNow Desktop platform at the end of the day before your scheduled update.

  • PatientNow Web App updates to version 1.8 are available automatically. 
  • For a list of what functionality exists in the Web App and what functionality is coming soon, jump to PatientNow Web App: New and Upcoming.

PatientNow Web App

Enroll Patients in Memberships

PatientNow lets you enroll patients into membership programs directly in Web App. You can sell a membership package which is viewable in the Patient’s record.

See How to Enroll a Patient in a Membership for details.

Team Member Roles

PatientNow now lets you manage team member’s access rights through Roles. Select specific roles to determine what access and what limitations are set for each individual user.

See Team: About and Team Management: Roles for details.

Manufacturer/Vendor Management

PatientNow gives you the ability to add and manage Manufacturers and Vendors to refer to and connect to Products. Note: Product configuration will be available in the Web App in version 1.8.1.

See Products: How to Configure Manufacturers and Products: How to Configure Vendors for details.

Financial Discounts

PatientNow lets you customize the discount reasons available within the Checkout and Cart.

See Financial: How to Configure Discount Reasons for details.

Payment Methods

PatientNow lets you customize the additional payment methods listed under the checkout process. Default payment methods will be included and you can choose whether your customized payment method options are eligible for refunds.

See Financial: How to Configure Payment Methods for details.

Locations Configuration

PatientNow lets you add and manage your practice’s locations in the Web App.

See How to Configure Locations for details.

Team Management

You may now add Team Members directly from the Team Management section of the Web App.

See Team Management: Add a Team Member for details.

Bug Fixes 

Desktop

  • Error accessing Invoice tab when Payment Requests is not and never was enabled
  • Reconciliation Report email not including attachment when OAuth is set to MS/365
  • Incorrect Gift Card Balance showing on Unearned Income Balance report when GC has two different “add funds” dates.

MyPatientNow

  • Call Cell Phone value being reset after synching to MPN
  • Secure Messages from MPN to PN do not correctly display the Recipient
  • MPN  email and cell phone preferences are not changing the Send Email and Send Text fields in PN 

Other Enhancements

  • Ability to send emojis in the Text Inbox
  • Updated Commissions button
  • Edit Transaction details modal re-opens if navigating backward

PatientNow Web App: New and Upcoming

SectionFunctionPatientNow Web AppDate ReleasedComing Soon in Web App
PatientsFind a Patient11/30/2022
Add a New Patient11/30/2022
Determine Duplicates while Creating a Patient11/30/2022
Archive Patients12/21/2022
Procedures of Interest11/30/2022
Invite to MyPatientNow11/30/2022
Sync Patients from MyPatientNow03/30/2023
Communicate with Patient by Text04/05/2023
Add a Referral Source11/30/2022
ReportsPayments Report11/30/2022
SchedulerDay View11/30/2022
Week View11/30/2022
Create an Appointment11/30/2022
Create an Office Appointment11/30/2022
Recurring Office Appointments
Schedule Configuration11/30/2022
Appointment Actions11/30/2022
Recent Appointments11/30/2022
Prepaid Items05/11/2023
Real Time Collision Detection11/30/2022
Read Schedule Blocks
FinancialQuotes11/30/2022
Invoices11/30/2022
RxPayments11/30/2022
Discounts11/30/2022
Print Receipts11/30/2022
Email Receipts11/30/2022
Text Receipts11/30/2022
Single Payment Checkout11/30/2022
Refunds12/21/2022
Sales Packages05/11/2023
Memberships7/5/2023
Card on File12/21/2022
ConfigurationAdd / Manage a User05/11/2023
Commission Management05/11/2023
Role Management7/5/2023
Add a Provider7/5/2023
Add Locations7/5/2023
Appointment Types
Appointment Reminders
Appointment Resources
Payment Requests
Social History
Family History
Medical History
Referral Sources
Discount Reasons7/5/2023
Membership Plans
Payment Methods7/5/2023
Promotional Discounts
Sales Packages
Refund Reasons
Procedures / Services
Procedure Categories
Product Reorder
Products
Product Category
Product Vendor7/5/2023
Manufacturers7/5/2023
On Hand
IntegrationsRxPayments
AestheticNow