Change Line Item Discounts to Encounter Discounts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Change Encounter Discounts to Line Item Discounts

When you change from an encounter-level discount to a line-item level discount, the previous discount amounts are cleared in both the header and on the line items. To change encounter-level charge discounts to line item-level discounts, do the following: Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Open the Charge Posting window for the desired patient and encounter. Select Discounts on the charge posting toolbar. The Discounts window opens. Select Line Item in the Discount Level section. To change encounter-level discount to a line-item level discount, do one of the following: Apply the Discount % or Amount from the previous encounter level discount to the selected line items. In the Discount Application panel, delete the existing value from the encounter level discount and then re-enter a new value in the Percentage or the Amount fields that will then default to each selected line item. Select on each line item you want to apply a discount to and enter in the discount parameter (percentage or discou

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Charge Discounts for Non-In Progress Encounters

For encounters that are not in a status of In Progress, after the user defines the discounts and closes the Discounts window, the following occurs: Creates a system-generated transaction batch. Applies the discount adjustments to the parent charges and its tax charges. Stores the designation of the discount (Encounter-based or Line Item-based). Posts the system-created transaction batch with the batch number of ADIS and tracking description of Discount Batch. Shows the updated charge information with the discount adjustments on the Charge Posting window. Shows the itemized discount for the patient encounter bill. Discount transactions applied to encounters that are not in an In Progress status have a process date and are included in the A/R when they are posted. Parent topic: Charge Discounts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Charge Discounts for In Progress Encounters

When you define discounts using the Discounts window for encounters that are in In Progress status and for encounters that are not in In Progress status, the system do the following: Creates a system-generated transaction batch. Applies the discount adjustments to the non-tax charges for In Progress encounters. Stores the designation of the charge discount for Encounter-based charges or Line Item based charges. Updates the tax charge amount to a discounted value according to the new discounted price of their parent charges. Adjustments are not applied for tax charges. Posts the system-created transaction batch with the batch number of ADIS and tracking description of Discount Batch. Shows the updated charge information with the discount adjustments on the Charge Posting window. Shows itemized discounts and patient correspondence, such as statements and encounter bills for In Progress encounters. Discount transactions for encounters that are in an In Progress status do not have a proces

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Delete Discounts from In Progress Charges

You can delete discounts to charges on an In Progress encounter by doing the following: Delete the discounts by clearing discount line items. Open the Discount window and clear each line item that has a discount. Select Clear Discounts for encounter level discounts. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Delete the discounts from the patient chart. Open the Patient Chart. Select Encounters, and then select the Transactions tab. Right-click on the encounter with the discount and select Delete Transaction. Select Yes on the confirmation window. Parent topic: Charge Discounts

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Reverse Discounts from Encounters

You cannot delete discounts to charges on an encounter, but you can reverse the discounts by doing the following: Reverse the discounts by clearing discount line items. Open the Discount window and clear each line item that has a discount. Select Clear Discounts for encounter level discounts. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Reverse the discounts from the patient chart. Open the patient Chart. Select Encounters, and then select the Transcations tab. Right-click on the encounter with the discount and select Reverse Transaction. Select Yes on the confirmation window. Parent topic: Charge Discounts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Modify Discounts on Charges

To modify discounts on charges, do the following: Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Charges. The Charge Posting window opens. Select the desired patient and encounter. Select Discounts on the Charge Posting toolbar. The Discounts window opens. Edit the desired fields to modify discounts on charges. Select OK. The application reverses the original discount adjustments from the parent charge and tax charges. It then applies new discounts to the parent charges and their associated tax charges using the selected Non-In Progress discount adjustment code. After the new adjustments are posted to the system-generated transaction batch, the application checks to see if any of the discounts need to be approved. When the adjustments are then approved, the new adjustments become finalized within the A/R: Adjustments display in financial reports. Adjustments display in black ink within the patient chart. Patient Statements generated display the new discount adjustments. Parent topic: Charge Disco

Change Line Item Discounts to Encounter Discounts

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