View Charges from the Charge Posting Window

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Enter Charges

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Charges on the NextGen® Enterprise PM toolbar. The Charge Posting window opens. To enter a charge, select New. Fill the fields for each charge entered on the encounter. Press the Tab key to move forward to the next field. Press the Shift and Tab keys to move back to the previous field. To complete the charge, do one of the following: To save the charge and enter another charge on the same encounter, select Next. The charge displays in the Charge Ledger at the bottom of the window. To save the charge without entering another charge, select Save. The charge displays in the Charge Ledger at the bottom of the window. To save the charge and clear the window to enter charges on another encounter, select Next Enc. To cancel the charge without saving changes, select Cancel. Field Descriptions for Entering a Charge You can enter the fields for each charge entered on the Charge Posting window. View Charges from the Charge Posting Window You can view All Patien

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

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

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Apply an Encounter Unapplied Credit during Charge Posting

Before applying an encounter-level unapplied credit during charge posting, you must set an active batch. You can enter the offsetting system adjustment transactions in the active batch. You can view the transactions in the Transaction Ledger window. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Posting. The Batch Posting window opens. Right-click the selected batch, and then select Open. The Payment Entry window opens. Enter a patient payment on the encounter, and then select Save. Select Encounter. An encounter-level unapplied credit is created, and you can view the patient payment in the Transaction Ledger. Open the Charge Posting window during check-out for the same encounter. A message appears stating that Unapplied Payments: Encounter [n] has a [$n.nn] credit available. Close the message. Enter the first charge on the encounter and then select Next or Save. A confirmation message appears to utilize the [$-n.nn] encounter credit on the charge. To apply the unapplied credit to the first charg

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Opening the Active Patient Record

Opening the Active Patient Record Opening the Active Patient Record In NextGen® Enterprise PM, you can open the current active patient's records from the following windows: People Lookup Patient Lookup Appointment Lookup Add Appointment Edit Appointment Charge Posting Payment Entry To open the patient chart, you can double-click the Active Patient indicator located on the status bar on the NextGen® Enterprise PM desktop. The patient's chart displays details of the active patient. Open Active Person Records You can quickly open the currently active person record from the People Lookup window. Open Active Patient Records You can quickly open the patient record that is currently active from the Patient Lookup window. View Appointments for the Active Patient You can view the list of appointments set for the active patient record from the Appointment Lookup window. Open the Active Patient Records to Link New Appointments You can quickly open the active patient record and link new appointmen

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Recording Transactions to a Batch

You can create a batch for initiating the payment posting process for patient payments, insurance End Of Business(EOB), and invoices. NextGen® Enterprise PM requires you to create a transaction batch header for entering payments or transactions. You can use the Batch Maintenance window to add transactions to batches for: Encounters Accounts Invoices Budgets Creating Batch Header Records You can create a batch header record to enter transactions in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Set Up a Batch Header Record You can use the Batch Maintenance window to set up a batch header record to enter transactions. Post a Budget Payment You can select the budget source type on the Payment entry window to enter a budget payment. Tracking Patient Deductible Amounts You can enter a patient deductible amount for every line-item on the payment entry window. Spreading Payments You can use the Payment Entry window to spread payments across line items. Posting Multiple Payments and Adjustments to a CPT4 Code You ca

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