Payment Entry - Entering a Payment from Medicare or a Contractual Company
The procedure for Payment Entry - Entering a Payment from Medicare or a Contractual Company in Payment Entry describes how to enter a simple payment from a contractual company, such as Medicare. There are several methods for making payments from contractual companies.
If you want to automatically transfer the balance of the ticket from the primary insurance to the secondary insurance, follow the directions for Entering an Automatic Transfer.
If you want to accept the contractual company's payment as payment in full, and therefore adjust out any remaining balance, follow the directions for Entering an Adjustment by Percent.
If you want to transfer the balance from the contractual company to the patient, follow the directions for Entering a Transfer from Insurance to Patient.