Enter Sliding Fee Schedule Income Values by Family Size
To enter income values for the sliding fee schedule based on family size:
- In the Sliding Fee Schedule Detail Maintenance window, under Sliding Fee Mode, select either Minimum Value Mode or Flat Rate Mode.
The text Min Val or Flat Rate is added to the table.
- Under Min/Flat Rate Value Mode, select the By Family Size option.
A column is added to the right end of the table and, depending on your selection in the previous step, the column heading is Min Val (Minimum Value) or Flat Rate. For example, if you set the number of columns as 5, five columns display. The sixth column is Min Val.
- In the first row of the Percent of Discount and Annual Family Income table, enter the discount percentages in descending order from left to right. For example, if the sliding fee schedule has 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20 as the discount percentages, then enter those numbers in that order, starting with the first and leftmost cell.
Note: When you enter the information in the table, select on the first cell where you want to enter the information, enter the information, and then select the TAB key on your keyboard to move from cell to cell.
- Enter the family annual income in the cells that correspond to the number of family members and the discount percentages for the sliding fee schedule. The income values must be entered in ascending order from left to right across the row. Enter the income value without dollar signs, commas, or decimal points (for example, 16000). The application automatically inserts the dollar sign and the comma; however, no decimal point displays.
For example, if the standard 1-member family annual income values for the sliding fee schedule were $16,000, $20,000, $24,000, $28,000 and $32,000, then enter those income values in that order, starting with the first and leftmost cell of row number 1.
- Do one of the following:
- If necessary, in the Min Val row, enter the minimum amount that the patient is required to pay for the discount percentage indicated in the top row of the column. When the sliding fee is used, the patient must pay either the calculated amount or the minimum value, whichever is greater. For example, if the patient receives an 80% discount with a minimum value of $5 and the charges equal $100, the patient pays $20.
- If you selected Flat Rate, enter the amount that the patient pays regardless of the calculated amount. When the sliding fee is used, the patient must pay either the calculated amount or the flat rate, whichever is lower. For example, if the patient receives an 80% discount or a flat rate of $5 and the charges equal $100, the patient pays $5.
- Complete the amounts for the remaining rows.
- Select OK.