Set Up a Default Payment Spread for a Practice

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up a Payment Spread for a patient

When a payment is received and a patient has several line items with amounts due, NextGen® Enterprise PM applies payments to line items when a payment is entered on the Payment Entry window. The line items and applied payment amounts depend on the option you choose. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the batch header record. The Payment Entry window opens. Type the encounter number in Enc/Clm#, and press Enter. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account displays in the Payment Entry window. Select Open. The Payment Entry window become available for modifications. In Pay Amt, enter the payment amount. In Adj Amt, enter an adjustment amount. Select the line items to apply the spread amount.` Right-click the line-item, select Spread and then select one of the following options: FIFO FIFO - Pat Resp Date Weight Distribution Select Save. The selected payment spread is applied to t

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Spreading Payments

NextGen® Enterprise PMallows you to spread or distribute a payment amount across line items. You can right-click anywhere on the Payment Entry window to see the payment Spread options. Spreading payment options include FIFO or oldest to newest, FIFO - Pat Resp Date or First In First Out by Patient responsibility date, or Weighted Distribution for a Patient or a Third Party. You can set a default payment spread for a practice using the Practice Preferences and for a selected patient using the Payment Entry window. Set Up a Default Payment Spread for a Practice You can use the Practice Preferences window to set up a default payment spread for a practice. Set Up a Payment Spread for a patient You can set up a payment spread for a patient using the Payment Entry Window. Parent topic: Recording Transactions to a Batch

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up a Default Payment Spread for a Practice

NextGen® Enterprise PM can evenly apply a payment received for each line item with amounts due. When you set a distribution option in the Practice Preferences window, it becomes the default distribution option for the practice. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Admin > Preferences > Practice The Practice Preferences window opens. Select Transactions under the Preferences list. In the Default Transaction Spreading, do the following: In Transaction Source, select the source of the transaction. Select one of the following spread options: First In/First Out First In/First Out - Pat Resp Date Weighted Distribution Select OK. Parent topic: Payments Spread Overview

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Payments Spread Overview

NextGen® Enterprise PMallows you to spread or distribute a payment amount across line items. You can right-click anywhere on the Payment Entry window to see the payment Spread options. Spreading payment options include FIFO or oldest to newest, FIFO - Pat Resp Date or First In First Out by Patient responsibility date, or Weighted Distribution for a Patient or a Third Party. You can set a default payment spread for a practice using the Practice Preferences and for a selected patient using the Payment Entry window. Using FIFO Payment Spreads You can use the FIFO and FIFO - Patient Responsibility Date payment spread to apply payments starting from the oldest payment. Using Weighted Distribution Payment Spread You can use the Weighted Distribution payment spread to apply payments in a weighted percentage based on the patient bucket for each line item. Set Up a Payment Spread for a patient You can set up a payment spread for a patient using the Payment Entry Window. Set Up a Default Payment

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up a Payment Spread for a patient

When a payment is received and a patient has several line items with amounts due, NextGen® Enterprise PM applies payments to line items using the selected spread options. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Posting . The Batch Posting window opens. Double-click the batch header record. The Payment Entry window opens. Enter the encounter number in Enc/Clm#. The account guarantor, patient, medical record number, and the billed account displays in the Payment Entry window. Select Open. The Payment Entry window is available for modifications. In Pay Amt and Adj Amt, enter the payment and adjustment amount respectively. Select the line items to apply the spread amount.` Right-click, and select Spread, and then select one of the following options: FIFO FIFO - Pat Resp Date Weight Distribution Select Save. The selected payment spread is applied to the given line item. Parent topic: Payments Spread Overview

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Default Transaction Codes for Pre-Services Payment or Bad Debt Transaction

When you open the Payment Entry window from the Estimate Patient Cost window to make a payment, transaction codes already selected in the practice preferences are utilized by default. If you want to change transaction codes, you can change them as desired in the Payment Entry window. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM and select Admin > Preferences > Practice. On the Practice Preferences window, select Tran Codes from the preference list. In the Default Transaction Codes section, do the following: To make an advance payment, select a transaction code from Pre-Service Payment To make a transaction for a bad-debt encounter, select a transaction code from Pre-Service Bad Debt Select OK. Parent topic: Configuring Pre-Services Practice Preferences

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