Enter Charges

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Charge Discounts

You can apply discounts to the charges for an encounter from the Charge Posting window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. You can enable Discounts in the Practice Preferences window by selecting Enable discounts in charge entry and Apply patient discount to patient balance only options on the Charge Entry tab. When this functionality is enabled, you can open the Discounts window and select the following for each encounter. You can select Discount Adjustment Code to apply discounts to charges. You can select Encounter to apply discount adjustment to all charges on the encounter or Line Item to apply discount adjustment only for selected charges on the encounter for the Discount Level. You can select By Percentage when the discount amount is in percentage of the total charge amount or Line Item when you apply the discount adjustment only for selected charges on the encounter for the Discount Method. After selecting Discount Adjustment Code, Discount Level, and Discount Method, the system applies

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Billing and Collections

Billing and collections in NextGen® Enterprise PM includes the following processes: Posting charges Processing charges from NextGen® Enterprise EHR Billing and rebilling encounters and invoices with charges Posting charges from rosetta Generating statements A/R collections and follow-up Setting up budget plans Processing encounters to bad debt Collections For more information about the setup and functionality of the types of billing based on specialty, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the following user guides: Anesthesia Billing User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM Behavioral Health Billing User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM Community Health Centers User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM Community Health Centers include the following types of billing: Encounter Rate Billing Roll-Up Billing Dental Billing Anesthesia Billing Behavioral Health Billing Charge Posting Overview You can enter or modify Charges on the Charge Posting window. Parent topic: Billing

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Charge Posting Toolbar

The toolbar on the Charge Posting window includes icons that you can use to perform a variety of actions and functions when working with charges in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The following table describes the use of each icon available on the Charge Posting toolbar. Icons Name Description View Chart Opens the Patient Chart window for the selected patient. Recall Opens the Recall Plan Maintenance window to add a recall for a patient who has no existing recalls, or the Patient Recall window for a patient who has one or more existing recall. Encounter Maintenance Opens the Encounter Maintenance window for the selected encounter to add the encounter details. Encounter Insurance Opens the Encounter Insurance Selection window for the selected encounter to add insurance to an encounter. Patient Insurance - Encounter Opens the Patient Insurance – Encounter window for the primary payer on the selected encounter. Balance Control Opens the Balance Control window for the selected encounter. Patient B

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Billing

Billing is the process of collecting payments for a service rendered. The patient or the patient's insurance company is billed and the respective payment is received from them. Billing and Collections NextGen® Enterprise PM billing and collections set up and processes. Enter Charges You can enter charges on the Charge Posting window. Configuring Session Settings Session settings is a feature in NextGen® Enterprise PM that enables you to select specific parameters that are used as defaults during your current login session. Co-Pays When the original charge amount breaks off into the patient amount, it is called the patient's co-pay. Charge Test Results on Electronic Claims You can charge test results on electronic claims for reimbursement. Charge Discounts You can apply discounts to the charges for an encounter from the Charge Posting window. Processing Pending NextGen Enterprise EHR Charges You can process pending NextGen® Enterprise EHR charges. National Drug Code (NDC) Information fo

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Enter Recurring Rental Charges

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Charges. The Charge Posting window opens. Select the desired patient and the In Progress encounter. Select New. Select the Recurring Rental Billing icon on the Charge Posting toolbar. The Rental Information Listing window opens. To add a rental, select New. The Rental Information window opens. Note: For new rentals, select New. If it is a new encounter in an existing series, select the appropriate rental record from the list. In the Rental Devices section, select Open Record and then select the SIM code you want to apply to the rental. Select Serial Number(s), and then enter the serial number of the rental device. In the Rental Limit Tracking section, enter the time frame information, next billing date, and equipment return date. Select Rendering, and then select the rendering physician from the list. In the Encounters Utilizing this Rental Information section, the application automatically fills the Encounter and Encounter Date. Select Notes, and th

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Access the Charge Posting Window

You can open the Charge Posting window by selecting Charges on the NextGen® Enterprise PM toolbar. You can also access the Charge Posting window from the following areas in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Appointment Book Appointment Lookup Encounter Lookup Patient Chart Account Profile To open the Charge Posting window from Appointment Book, do the following: From the Appointment Book, locate the desired appointment. Note: The appointment must be kept with a linked encounter. Right-click the appointment and select Charges from the menu. The Charge Posting window opens displaying the patient name and the selected appointment details. To open the Charge Posting window from the Appointment Lookup window, do the following: From the NextGen® Enterprise PM toolbar, select the ApptList button. The Appointment Lookup window opens. Enter the appropriate Search Criteria to locate the desired appointment. Select Find. Note: The appointment must be kept with a linked encounter. In the Appointment List se

Enter Charges

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Charge Discounts

Billing and Collections

Charge Posting Toolbar

Billing

Enter Recurring Rental Charges

Access the Charge Posting Window

Charge Discounts

Billing and Collections

Charge Posting Toolbar

Billing

Enter Recurring Rental Charges

Access the Charge Posting Window