Sliding Fee Schedules

The Sliding Fee Schedule master file enables you to:

• Create active sliding fee schedules.
• Activate NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts that:
  • Indicate when patients have an associated sliding fee schedule.
  • Notify users when certain information pertaining to the sliding fee schedule must be re-verified.
• Exempt certain service items from the sliding fee schedule.

In NextGen® Enterprise PM, you can:

• Attach sliding fee schedules to a patient's chart.
• Apply a sliding fee schedule discount against patient responsibility charges and automatically calculate discounts based on the active Sliding Fee Schedule.
• Apply more than one sliding fee schedule to an encounter.
• Report on the sliding fee schedule adjustment discounts.

The modes of applying a sliding fee schedule to a patient’s charges are:

• Line item-based.
• Encounter-based.

The Sliding Fee Schedule Practice Preferences provide additional options that you can set on a per practice basis.