Line Item Level Charge Discounts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Encounter Level Charge Discounts

When you apply charge discounts at the Encounter level, a discount adjustment is applied to all charges on the encounter. You can use one of the following discount methods for the discount amount. Percentage Dollar amount Apply Encounter Level Discounts You can apply encounter level discounts by percentage or dollar amount on the Discounts window. Apply Encounter Level Discounts by Dollar Amount You can apply encounter level discounts by dollar amount on the Discounts window. Parent topic: Charge Discounts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Change Line Item Discounts to Encounter Discounts

When you change from a line item-level discount to an encounter-level discount, the previous discount amounts are cleared out in both the header and on the line items. To change line item-level charge discounts to encounter-level discounts, do the following: Open the Charge Posting window for the desired patient and encounter. Select the Discounts button on the charge posting toolbar. The Discounts window opens. Select Encounter in the Discount Level section. Enter the encounter level discount percentage or amount. The Discount Information grid displays the discounted amount for the selected line items in the Discount Amount column. Select OK. The new discounts are processed according to the status of the encounter. In Progress encounters: The application deletes the original discount adjustments, applies new discounts, and then posts the transaction batch. Tax charges are recalculated. Since the encounter is in an In Progress status, no process dates are defined for the charges or tra

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

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

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Line Item Level Charge Discounts

When you apply charge discounts at the line-item level, a discount adjustment is applied to selected charges on the encounter. You can use one of the following Discount Methods: Percentage Dollar amount Apply Line Item Level Discounts You can apply the line item level discounts by percentage or dollar amount on the Discounts window. Parent topic: Charge Discounts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Encounter Level Charge Discounts

When you apply charge discounts at the Encounter level, a discount adjustment is applied to all charges on the encounter. You can use one of the following discount methods for the discount amount. Percentage Dollar amount Apply Encounter Level Discounts You can apply encounter level discounts by percentage or dollar amount on the Discounts window. Parent topic: Charge Discounts

Line Item Level Charge Discounts

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Encounter Level Charge Discounts

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Line Item Level Charge Discounts

Encounter Level Charge Discounts

Line Item Level Charge Discounts

Encounter Level Charge Discounts

Change Line Item Discounts to Encounter Discounts

Change Encounter Discounts to Line Item Discounts

Delete Discounts from In Progress Charges

Line Item Level Charge Discounts

Encounter Level Charge Discounts