Configure Real-time Address Validation for Practices
In
NextGen® Enterprise PM
, select
Admin
>
Preferences
>
Practice
The
Practice Preferences
window opens.
From
Preferences List
, select
External
.
In the
USPS Address Validation
section, select the
Enable Address Validation
check box .
Select
OK
.
You can request a United States Postal Service (USPS) user name or user ID and password.
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Significant Events for Real-Time Address Validation
You can turn on the real-time address validation feature by selecting one of the following significant events located in the Significant Event Information window: Address Changed through "Change of Address Update" Process Address Verified When you turn on real-time address validation, messages related to address validation can appear on the following reports: Patient Chart Demographics Patient Chart Demographics with Providers Account Summary The following columns appear on the reports: Valid Billing Address Valid Secondary Address The following data indicators appear on the reports: Y Address verified-accepted United States Postal Service (USPS) valid address N Address verified-accepted USPS valid address I Unable to Validate as an USPS Address (Invalid address) Blank Address did not go through the verification process Set Up Significant Events to Track Real-Time Address Validation You can track real-time address validation by selecting appropriate event preferences in the Significant
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Configure Real-time Address Validation for Practices
In NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Admin > Preferences > Practice The Practice Preferences window opens. From Preferences List, select External. External Preferences List In the USPS Address Validation section, select the Enable Address Validation check box . Select OK. You can request a United States Postal Service (USPS) user name or user ID and password. Parent topic: Real-time Address Validation in NextGen Enterprise PM
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Configure Real-time Address Validation for Practices
In NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Admin > Preferences > Practice The Practice Preferences window opens. From Preferences List, select External. External Preferences List In the USPS Address Validation section, select the Enable Address Validation check box . Select OK. You can request a United States Postal Service (USPS) user name or user ID and password. Parent topic: Real-time Address Validation in NextGen Enterprise PM
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The automatic address validation process occurs when a registered user enters or modifies an address in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The following tasks must be completed for a registered user: You must assign NextGen® Enterprise PM access rights to the user in System Administrator. The user must complete and submit a United States Postal Service (USPS) registration form. USPS must send the user a confirmation email with a USPS user name and user ID and password. An administrator must enter the user's USPS password in System Administrator. Automatic real-time address validation for billing and secondary address occurs when you add or modify any of the following: Patient's information. Person's information. Patient's relationship information. Patient's guarantor information. Patient's contact information. Patient's head of household information. Configure Real-time Address Validation for Practices You must set up the external practice preferences for real-time address validation. Set Up Acce
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