Charge Entry - Patient Guarantor Area

Use the Patient Guarantor Area in the Work Window to quickly view patient information, guarantor information, and the patient's assigned insurances. Refer to the insurance list in this area when specifying an insurance to be billed while entering a charge in the Transaction Detail Entry Area. The table following the window example describes the Patient Guarantor Area in the Charge Entry Work Window.

Directions:

To display the Patient Guarantor Area in the Work Window, click OK at the Charge Entry - Batch Entry Window.

Charge Entry - Patient Guarantor Area Example:

Charge Entry - Patient Guarantor Area Fields Tip: To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for that field name.
Patient	Displays the patient's Account Number. Note: The patient's first and last name display for your reference.
Guarantor	Displays the guarantor's Account Number for the patient. Notes: The guarantor's first and last name display for your reference. If guarantor is blank, the patient is the guarantor.
Insurances 1 - 6	Displays the insurance codes currently assigned to the patient's account. (up to 5 characters) Note: While the patient may have up to six insurances assigned to their account, insurances 4, 5 and 6 are informational only. They are not used during the billing process. Generally, insurances 4, 5 and 6 are reserved for insurances that had insured the patient, but are no longer active. To bill a charge to an insurance in insurance 4, 5 or 6, first move the insurance to insurance 1, 2 or 3 at the Patient Entry - Assigned Insurances Area.
	To make the font in the Transaction Detail Entry Area bold, click the Font button. To unbold the font, click Font again.
Last Procedure	Displays the Procedure ID of the patient's last surgical procedure, if applicable. (up to 9 characters) Tip: Last Procedure is controlled by INSight's .PARAM record.
Post Op Visits	Displays the number of post operative visits the patient has had. (2.0 numeric) Tip: Post Op Visits is controlled by INSight's .PARAM record.
	For your convenience, click Enter Recall to enter a reminder that the patient needs a recall appointment at a time in the future. Tip: For more information, see the Patient Entry - Recall Logging Window. Example:
Remarks	Displays the patient remarks line 1 and line 2 for your reference. (up to 20 characters)