You can set up the sliding fee schedule master file and sliding fee preferences.
- In NextGen® Enterprise PM, on the Estimated Patient Cost window, select a patient or person who you want to perform the cost estimation for.
- In the Patient/Guarantor Information section, select
.
The Modify Patient Information window opens.
- Select the UDS tab.
- In the Sliding Fee Schedule Verification section, select the open menu
, and select New.
The
Sliding Fee Verification window opens.
- Select the Sliding Fee Schedule for the patient or person.
Note: The Sliding Fee Schedule list displays the schedules defined in the sliding fee schedules master file in File Maintenance. Hidden and expired sliding fee schedules are not listed.
- Select the effective and expiration dates for the sliding fee schedule.
- In the Head of Household Family Information section, select the open menu , and select New.
Note: To enter family information, a head of household must be selected for the patient or person.
The
Family Info window opens.
Note: Fields marked in red are required fields.
- Type or select the family size of the person or patient. The default value is 1.
- Type the income of the person's or patient's household. The default value is $0.00.
- Select the income cycle.
- If the head of household refuses to provide income information, select Refused to Report .
- Select the date when the family information is verified.
- Select the effective and expiration dates for the family information.
- Select OK.
The changes are saved, and the Family Info window closes.
- On the Sliding Fee Verification window, select OK.
Note: When multiple sliding fee schedules are linked to a patient or person, you can sort the order of the schedules using the blue up and down arrows. When a service line item is entered on the Estimate Patient Cost window, the application looks at each schedule, in hierarchical order, to determine the schedule to be used for automatic adjustments.
