Release Notes

2024-09-26

In order to better facilitate MCE unit calculation, the following changes have been made to the Open Data Gateway tables.

ANAESTHETIST_MODIFIER
MCE Calculation Document Section 3.4
  • Added new field TERMINATION_DATE
  • Source version increased to 3
SERVICE_ELIGIBILITY
MCE Calculation Document Section 3.5
  • Added new fields ANAESTHETIST_PREMIUM_ALLOWED, BASIC_PREMIUM_ALLOWED, CANCER_PREMIUM_ALLOWED
  • Source version increased to 4
MCE Calculation Document Section 4.4
  • Added new table ROLE_3_EXEMPT_CODES
  • Added new table ROLE_6_EXEMPT_CODES
AMOUNT_PERCENTAGE
  • Added new field FRENCH_DESCRIPTION
  • Renamed BASE_DESCRIPTION to ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION
  • Source version increased to 2
MCE Calculation Document Section 3.3
  • Added new table VERSIONED_PROPERTY_VALUE
MCE Calculation Document Section 3.5
  • Added new table PREMIUM_RATE
  • Added new table PREMIUM_RATE_TYPE
FMNB ONLY
MCE Calculation Document Section 4.3.1
  • Added new table EXCLUSIVE_MEDICARE_NUMBERS
FMNB_CONFIG_SERVICE_LOCATION_TYPE
  • Added new fields SERVICE_CODE_RESTRICTED_FG, RESTRICTED_SERVICE_CODES
  • Source version increase to 2
FMNB_ROSTER_STATUS
  • Renamed BASE_DESCRIPTION to ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION
  • Added new field FRENCH_DESCRIPTION
  • Source version increased to 2

2023-12-19

  • The MCE-WS Portal has been updated to accommodate everything needed to support Family Medicine New Brunswick (FMNB) rostering and billing requirements. This includes:
    • MCE Home tab – Updated to include a summary of all of the changes needed to support FMNB.
    • MCE-WS Integration Requirements Specifications – Updated to include FMNB requirements.
    • MCE-WS Unit Calculation – New and supports definition of all unit calculations needed for all claim submissions.
    • MCE Core API tab – Renamed from MCE API to MCE Core API.
    • MCE FMNB API tab – New and includes all the FMNB Web Services.
    • Technical References tab – Addition of the FMNB sandbox testing URLs
    • Glossary tab – New and provides the terms and definitions relevant to MCE-WS integration.

    Areas of the MCE-WS Portal still to be updated include:
    • Open Data Gateway tab – Addition of FMNB ODG tables is planned for early 2024.

    The portal and all specifications documents should be reviewed in their entirety. This will provide the EMR vendor with MCE-WS integration business, functional, and technical requirements needed to develop the MCE-WS integration.

2023-03-30

  • In this release, a new attribute, 'IsORTE' has been introduced to the MCE web service. This enhancement enables users to select After Hours Emergency Premium (AHEP) for elective surgery specifically on Saturdays

2022-02-16

  • EMR Reconciliation web service now includes new field claimMessagesF

2021-02-16

  • Updated the Vendor Implementation Guide

2019-11-04

  • Added the following tables to Open Data Gateway:
    SERVICE_CODES_REQUIRING_ROTATION_CODE
    SERVICE_CODES_REQUIRING_REFERRING_DOCTOR
    SERVICE_CODES_REQUIRING_ONCALL_PATIENT
    SERVICE_CODES_REQUIRING_ADMIN_PATIENT
    See Supplemental Documentation for more information.
  • Added CheckForDuplicates to api/WebServiceClaim. When set to true, MCE will verify if the ExternalSystemClaimNumber already exists. An error message is returned if the claim already exists.

2018-11-22

  • Added Cancelled Surgery, Service Base Code and negotiation changes to Anaesthesia Billings. See document for more details

2018-09-19

  • Updated start and end time descriptions of EMR reconciliation web service

2018-08-16

  • Open Data Gateway table ANAESTHETIST_MODIFIER updated with two new fields, MODIFIER_UNITS and EFFECTIVE_DATE. Note: Modifiers are no longer unique. Meaning there can be multiples of each modifier with different effective dates and units. Source version of table increased to 2

2018-07-20

  • Added additional API info for newborn identifier field

2018-06-18

  • Updated supplemental documentation to further align with published tables

2018-05-24

  • Account Reconciliation is no longer available as of May 24, 2018
  • Added Specialty_Rate to Open Data Gateway. See Supplemental Documentation for more info on this new support table
  • Fixed an issue where certain Open Data Gateway tables returned no values (or missing values)
  • Changed description for "ImmunizationProductCode" on WebServiceClaim service to say "Product Code" instead of "Product Name". MCE does not accept the product name as a valid Immunization Product Code. Updated error message to reflect this change

2018-02-01

  • Open Data Gateway table IMMUNIZATION_PRODUCT updated with one new field, INACTIVE_DATE. Source version of table increased to 2
  • Open Data Gateway table VACCINE_LOT updated with two new fields, EFFECTIVE_DATE and TERMINATION_DATE. Source version of table increased to 2
  • Updated Supplemental Documentation with changes above

2017-12-14

  • Updated c# sample code for sending claims to MCE

2017-12-06

  • Aligned sandbox with latest MCE release
  • Added C# sample code above

2017-07-12

  • OpenDataGateway: Added additional error validations for Version parameter
  • WebServiceClaim: Enumeration field API descriptions now link to respective OpenDataGateway tables
  • Bug fixes

2017-06-20

  • CrossReference: Added service to sandbox. Will now return all "ExternalSystem" fields.
  • MCEPing: Added service to sandbox
  • WebServiceClaim: ServiceDescr (Service Description) is now required for certain service codes (75,888)
  • Bug fixes

2017-06-09

  • WebServiceClaim: Individual errors returned in XML now appear within an "Errors" element. This also applies to Broadcasts. JSON returns still function as before
  • WebServiceClaim: Removed ExternalSystemLanguage field