Collect a Payment Using Credit Card on File
NextGen® Pay powered by InstaMed enables you to collect electronic payments using a credit card on file. You can use the active credit card for a patient. If the patient has more than one credit card on file, you can use the credit card specified by the patient or payer.
Note: You must activate a batch before you process a patient's payment.
- To open thePayment Entrywindow, do the following:
- InNextGen® Enterprise PM, clickPosting.
TheBatch Postingwindow opens.
- Right-click a batch and selectActive Batch.
- Double-click the active batch.
ThePayment Entrywindow opens.
- InNextGen® Enterprise PM, clickPosting.
- Select the relevant patient or enter the encounter number.
- Do the following:
- In thePayerfield, selectPatient.
- In thePay Amtfield, enter the amount.
- In thePay Codefield, select the required transaction code.
Note: The default transaction code does not appear if you select theOverride Credit Card Payment Default Transaction Codecheck box in thePayment Processingpreference on thePractice Preferencewindow.
- In thePaycolumn, enter the dollar amount of the payment.
Note: TheCC Paybutton appears when you enter all the information required for making the payment. - Select CC Pay and then select Card on File.
The Payment Processing window opens. The default card displays in Credit Card on File.Note: If there are existing practice preferences and no user preferences are selected, the payment processing is done as follows:
- For practices with a single MID- The Payment Processing window displays the default Credit Card on File. You can selecta desired credit card from the Credit Card on File list.
- For practices with multiple existing MID's- The Payment Processing window displays the Credit Card on File, Profile, and Using Outlet fields.The Profile and Using Outlet appear blank by default. In order to process the payment, all the fields need to be selected on the Payment Processing window.
Any existing user preferences will default in this window.
- Select the defaulted card or select the desired card from the Credit Card on File list.
- Select the applicable profile and outlet ID.
Note: If the outlet ID is not selected, a message appears asking you to select Outlet to continue card on file payment.
- Select the defaulted card or select the desired card from the Credit Card on File list.
- Select Process.
A message appears stating that the sales transaction for NextGen® Pay powered by InstaMed is approved.
- Select OK.
The Print Receipt window opens.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Preview to review the receipt prior to printing.
- Select Print to print the receipt for the patient.