Charge Entry - Commit Charges Area
Use the Commit Charges Area in the Work Window to complete the charges for the patient. At this time, you can edit batch parameters pertaining to how the charge prints on the patient statements. You have the option of applying payments and attaching referrals to the charge. The table following the window example describes the Commit Charges Area in the Charge Entry Work Window.
Tips:
You can launch the Quick Payment Entry Window, by specifying Yes in the Apply Payment option.
You can launch Prior Authorization Maintenance, to manually enter referral authorization information by specifying Yes in the Prior Authorization option.
You can launch the Referral Authorization Window to automatically load referral authorization information by specifying Yes to the Pull Referral Authorization Data option at the Batch Entry Window.
When you click Commit, the patient's balance is updated by the charge transactions, and the Work Window is cleared for entry of the next patient's charges.
Directions:
To display the Commit Charges Area in the Work Window:
Enter the patient's charges in the Transaction Detail Area.
Click End Charges .
Note: The Commit Charges Area overlays the Buttons Section in the Transaction Detail Area.
Charge Entry - Commit Charges Area Example:
Charge Entry - Commit Charges Area Prompts Tip: To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for that field name. |
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Number of Encounters Pop-Up If your installation is setup to track the number of encounters, you will see the following prompt before the Commit Charges Area displays. |
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Enter the number of provider encounters associated with the charge, if applicable. (2.0 numeric) Notes:
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To continue, click OK. Keyboard shortcut: [Alt + o] |
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To cancel the commit phase of Charge Entry, click Cancel. Keyboard shortcut: [Alt + c] |
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Commit Charges Area Notes: Your ability to change these fields depends on the settings in Charge Entry Preferences Maintenance. Default values are displayed from the Batch Entry Window. You can change the values if allowed by the settings in Charge Entry Preferences Maintenance. |
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Please leave blank. This field is reserved for future use. |
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Displays the default value for the Message Code (also called the Remarks Code), which identifies the message to print with the charges on the patient's statement. (up to 5 characters)
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Displays the default value for the Hold To Date, which is used to delay the billing of charges for the patient. (mmddccyy - century and slashes optional)
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Displays the default Charge Apply Payment option. (Y/N) Entry Options:
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Displays the default value for the Force Next Statement option, which controls when patient statements are printed. (Y/N)
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Enter the Charge Prior Authorization option. (Y/N) Entry Options:
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Displays the Patient Referral Authorization Number, if a referral authorization is automatically loaded into Charge Entry. Notes:
Tip: For more information, see Adding a Referral to a Charge. |
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To complete entering the charge, click Commit. Keyboard shortcut: [Alt + o] Notes:
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To cancel the entered charges, click Cancel. Focus returns to the Transaction Detail Area, where you can add, change, or delete charges. Keyboard shortcut: [Alt + c] |