Because co-payments can vary among different departments and services, you can create multiple co-payments. When you enable multiple co-pays, co-pay settings display in the Payers master file in File Maintenance and in
Insurance Maintenance in
NextGen® Enterprise PM. The co-pay information created in the payers master file becomes the default for all insurance. However, you can change the co-pay settings when you modify insurance in
NextGen® Enterprise PM.
To enable multiple co-pays:
- On the General tab of the Enterprise Preferences window, select the Enable Multiple Co-Pays check box.
Note: If you enable this option but no co-pays exist in the Payers master file, users can still add specialty co-pays in Insurance Maintenance.
To create multiple co-pay information:
