The payers hidden at the Payers master level in File Maintenance can now be hidden at the person/patient level for encounters in NextGen® Enterprise PM. This helps you associate only unhidden payers with encounters and avoid billing errors.
 
 
  - To hide a payer, select the payer from the list, select open menu , and then select Hide.
   
    A message appears asking you to confirm if the payer should be hidden.
   
 
  - Select Yes.
   
    The 
Hide Payer window opens showing the number of person/patient records associated with the payer. 
    
     The 
Hide Payer window provides the following options: 
     
      - Yes: To hide the payer in the payer master record in File Maintenance and on the associated person/patient records in NextGen® Enterprise PM.
 
      - No: To hide the payer in the payer master record in File Maintenance only.