Practice Preferences for Itemized Bills

Field	Description
Default header message	Enter the message (up to 40 characters) to print at the top of the statement. You can enter the practice address, phone number, website, and so on.
Default footer message	Enter the message to print at the bottom of the statement. Avoid using hard returns (with the ENTER key) in the message.
Auto produce Itemized Bill when billing self pays	Select this option to automatically generate an itemized bill for self-pay encounters.
Suppress printing charge-zero balance Itemized Bills	Select this option to do the following: Prevent the printing of itemized bills for self-pays with zero dollar balances. Total all charges selected to bill for each encounter. If the total charges equal zero, the itemized bill is not printed. For both batch mode and demand mode, this option applies only if the Auto produce Itemized Bill when billing self pays checkbox is selected.
Detail Display Mode	Select a display option: Show SIM to display the SIM number and description. Show CPT4/Diag/Tax ID to display the CPT4 code and description, the primary diagnosis for the charge, and the tax ID for the rendering physician (for the encounter).
Show unposted payments on Itemized Bill	Select this option to display transactions that are entered but not posted. Note: Unposted payments always appear on the account receipt.
Suppress voided charges	Select this option to prevent voided charges from appearing on the itemized bill for an encounter.
Suppress transaction activity	Select this option to prevent transactions from appearing on the itemized bill for an encounter.
User/Timestamp Options	Select a display option for receipts: Show UserNameUserID/Timestamp to display the username, user ID, and transaction date and time. Show UserID/Timestamp to display the user ID and the transaction date and time. The username does not appear on the receipt.

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Itemized Bills Practice Preferences

Itemized Bills Practice Preferences enable you to configure the practice receipt for encounter bills and account receipts for the practice and all related service locations. The following table provides descriptions for the fields found in Practice Preferences > Itemized Bills. Field Applies to... Description Default header message account receipts encounter bills Enter the message that you want to print at the top of the statement. It can be up to 40 characters long. You can enter the practice address, phone number, website, etc. Default footer message account receipts encounter bills Enter the message that you want to print on the bottom of the statement. It is recommended that you do not use hard returns (ENTER key) in the message. Auto produce Itemized Bill when billing self pays encounter bills Select this check box to automatically generate an itemized bill when billing for self-pay encounters. Note: Selecting this check box activates the Suppress printing charge zero balance Ite