Set Up a Payment Spread for a patient

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

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

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

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

Post a Budget Payment

You can select different payment source types for posting budget payments in Budget Accounts under Practice Preferences. NextGen® Enterprise PM recommends Accounts and Encounter source types as options on the Payment Entry windows. This enables you to apply patient payments to a budget regardless of selected source/Accnt and avoid any budget payment errors. 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. In Source/Accnt list, select Budget. A budget payment is posted incorrectly if you select the default value of Encounter for Source/Accnt. The Payment Entry window refreshes with new fields. Enter the account name in Account or select Find Account Search Account Button. Accounts that match the search criteria appear in the Account list. Select the desired account. The Payment Entry window displays accounts detail and summary information for the account. In Paycode, s

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

Set Up a Payment Spread for a patient

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