Settings access should be managed by the Admin on the account. Whether settings are being customized for the first time or adjustments are being made, start with the icon on the menu bar.
Settings
Appointment Status
Knowing how many times a client or staff cancels will give insight into both billing an payroll. The appointment status section allows customization of different types of appointments, including cancellations. Free free to change, delete any for the needs of the organization.
Select to create a new appointment status.
Name the status (e.g., Last Minute Client Cancellation/No Show)
3. Make sure the status is set to Active
4. Select Note required if staff are required to write a note about the appointment. This is not a session note, but a note about the appointment itself (e.g., client sick, fever)
5. Select Cancellation for the appointment to count as a cancellation in reports.
6. Select Payable if the appointment should count as payable (payroll) time for staff
7. Select Billable if the appointment should count as billable time for payers
8. Select Allow to Complete if the appointment should be rendered by staff. If it is payable and/or billable, it MUST be allowable to complete.
9. SAVE
Custom List
General
Custom lists help manage the drop-down menus throughout the site. These lists can be edited to create or remove additional values. Use the
at the top of the screen to search for "Job Title" and "Contact Relationship" to ensure these lists encompass the organization's needs. For example, the job title of "Biller" might need to be added as a job title.
For organizations using Forms as Aloha's internal session note template, custom lists can be created to populate as drop-downs or check boxes within the templates. An example might be "Treatment Areas Addressed."
To create a new Custom List, click and give a name ("Treatment Areas Addressed") to the list. Then add values (e.g., Communication, Social Skills, Adaptive Skills, Behavior Reduction) to the list using the .
Service Type
Ignore this tab.
Custom Fields
Custom fields are available at the Staff/Client/Payer/Appointment sections. These fields allow tracking data that is not already tracked in AlohaABA.
Some examples to consider are "Languages Spoken" by staff and clients, "Medications" for clients, "Allergies" for staff and clients or "Family Pets" for clients.
To add a custom field:
Go to Settings > Custom Fields
Click the in the lower righthand corner and the add Custom Field Window will appear
Field Name: Title for this field (e.g., Allergies)
Field Controller: How should it be entered? (e.g., Single line of text, drop-down menu)
Status: Leave as "active"
Toggle to where the custom field will populate (e.g., Client Profile) and Save
Data Import
Ignore this tab.
Organization
Editing the Organization
Organization info is used throughout the system from billing to payroll so it’s essential that the information is correct.
Select on the top right of the screen.
Make sure to double check your address, time zone and EIN number.
Complete and click Save.
If you do not have a EIN you may need to use your SSN. Check the number that you were credentialed with your payers; it should match to prevent billing errors.
Adding additional offices
If the organization has a different address for billing or multiple clinics, add an additional office.
Select on the bottom right of the screen.
Enter the new office information. Make sure each office has a unique name to better distinguish throughout the site.
Click Save
After adding a new office, make sure to add the overtime rules in Settings > Payroll > Overtime Rules
Payroll
General
Aloha tries to make payroll as simple as possible. This section establishes a payroll cycle based on the specific date and frequency of payroll.
For sole providers, this section can be skipped until establishing a payroll processor.
Click on the top right of the card.
Current Payroll Start Date - What's the start date of the payroll cycle?
Payroll Frequency - How often do are staff paid?
Payroll Mapping is only necessary if you have more than 30 employees. Please contact your Customer Success Manager if that is the case and select your Payroll Processor and enter your Identification # provided by the Payroll Processor.
Add a Mileage reimbursement rate if the organization reimburses for mileage.
It is recommended to toggle ON all Payroll Wizard items to provide further checks and balances when running payroll.
7. Click Save
Earning Code
Earning codes are used to pay staff the correct rates based on the service provided. For example, some organizations have separate rates for billable services vs. non-billable services.
Click the at the bottom right of the screen.
Enter the desired Earning Code Name (e.g., Billable Hourly, Admin Hourly, Salaried, Sick, PTO, Holiday)
Select the Paid Time Off checkbox if this Earning Code will not be considered in overtime calculations. For example, a vacation, holiday, or sick earning code should have the Paid Time Off checkbox checked.
Mapping/Overtime/Mileage/Double Time fields - Used for Payroll Mapping reports to a 3rd Party Payroll Processor (only recommended for organizations with more than 30 employees.
Click Save.
Overtime Rules
To accurately account for overtime based on the your state, set up Overtime Rules for each office. Overtime hours are calculated based on calendar week, which is Sunday to Saturday. Aloha uses Weighted Average Pay to calculate overtime rate per federal rule.
Select the edit option to add values to each overtime field.
Be sure to check with your payroll processor for the laws in your organization’s state. Below are a few examples:
California
Overtime Rules
Entries
Daily Overtime
"8"
Daily Double Time
"12"
Weekly Overtime
"40"
7th Day Overtime
"0"
7th Day Double Time
"8"
Texas
Overtime Rules
Entries
Daily Overtime
"24"
Daily Double Time
"24"
Weekly Overtime
"40"
7th Day Overtime
"24"
7th Day Double Time
"24"
Colorado
Overtime Rules
Entries
Daily Overtime
"12"
Daily Double Time
"24"
Weekly Overtime
"40"
7th Day Overtime
"24"
7th Day Double Time
"24"
Once you've added a new office, make sure to set overtime rules for the new office as well!
Qualifications
Some services will require a level of expertise or experience. In Aloha, this is managed through Qualifications. Each Qualification added in this section will show as part of a drop-down list connected to the staff profiles.
When a staff has multiple credentials (e.g, Bachelor's and Master's), you will only need to add their highest credential. The system understands which credentials "cover" each other (e.g., a BCBA covers an RBT)
Select the on the bottom right of the screen.
Select the Qualification type (Certification/License/Other)
Add the Qualification Name
Select the Life Time checkbox if the qualification will not expire.
Covers & Covered by: Ex. A Bachelors Degree covers High School Diploma/Associate Degree but is covered by a Masters degree/PHD.
Click Save
Services
Services are used for linking the billing codes to the services that you provide. Add a new service by selecting the in the bottom righthand corner. You can review the codes that you are authorized for, but it is recommended that you do not name the service after the billing code, but rather the type of service. Then, give it a nickname, select a category (typically ABA) and a default earning code (e.g., Hourly or Billable). Make sure the code is active.
Recommendation: Use simple service names such as Direct Intervention, Supervision, Social Skills etc.
In the clinical integrations tab, you can sync the individual staff and client accounts. All staff and clients must be synced between the two systems for the integration to work properly.
Welina users should contact their customer success manager for integration questions.
Text Messaging Services
Select specific staff and clients that will receive a daily message at a customizable time to remind them of the next day's appointments. For example, for appointments on October 21st, the reminder will go out on October 20th. At this time the service will not notify them when appointments are cancelled and is not customizable.
System Settings
This page is where you will go to set up various clearing house, payment and clinical integrations. There are also features that you can toggle on and off in order to customize the site for the needs of your organization.
Recommendations
Billing Settings
For those billing secondary, Auto-Transfer to Secondary should be on
Appointment Settings
Do not enable clock-in/clock-out; this should be done with your payroll processor
Enable Sync Verification Time to Appointment Time to prevent mismatched appointments (e.g., a session was scheduled 4-6pm but the RBT was late and it was actually 415-6pm)
Appointment Validations
Notifications Settings
Enable Qualification notification Two Months, One Month and Upon Expiration for staff to receive a notification when their qualification (e.g., RBT) is going to expire
Enable Client Assignment to notify staff when they are assigned a new client.
Clinical Integration
This is where you will complete the initial integration steps for any clinical integration: Welina, Ensora, Motivity, Hi Rasmus
EVV Integration
Coming soon!
Other Settings
This is where you will complete an integration with Stripe to allow clients to pay their patient
If you have questions regarding the specific features of this page, please refer to your Customer Success Manager.
Subscription Portal
This is where you will go to pay your AlohaABA subscription each month after your free trial is over. Please refer to the Subscription Payment article for additional information such as setting up auto-pay.
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