Appointment Reminder Job

Field	Description
Appointment Reminder Action	Indicates whether you want to print or export the appointment reminder letters.
Appointment Reminder Letter Name	Indicates the appointment reminder letter name that you want the job to use.
Future Appointment Date From/To	Indicates the From and To date to set the appointment date range within which the job automatically generates appointment reminders.
Appointment Resource	Indicates one or more resources to apply to the job.
Appointment Event	Indicates one or more events to apply to the job.
Appointment Location	Indicates one or more Service Locations to apply to the job.
Include Expired Patients?	Indicates whether you want the job to include expired patients or not.
Update "Last Reminder Printed" Date?	Indicates whether you want the job to update the "Last Reminder Printed Date" in NextGen® Enterprise PM with the date that the appointment reminder job processed.
Upload Export File To NextGenEDI?	Indicates whether you want to upload the appointment reminder export file to NextGen® EDI.
Job runtime alert setting (minutes)	Indicates the length of time that must pass before the application issues a runtime alert.
Job runtime alert email	Indicates the email address of the person or persons to whom the application sends the job runtime alert.

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Recall Letter Job

Configure the following fields: Field Description Recall Letter Action Indicates whether you want to print or export the recall letters. Recall Letter Name Indicates the collection letter name you want to apply to the job. Recall Letters Recall Plan Indicates one or more recall plans for the job. Recall Letters Resource Indicates one or more recall letter resources for the job. Recall Letters Event Indicates one or more recall letter events for the job. Recall Letters Location Indicates one or more service locations for the job. Include Expired Patients? Indicate whether you want the job to include expired patients when it generates the recall letters. Update "Last Mailing" Date Indicate whether you want the job to update the Recall Letter Sent" date when it executes. Upload Export File To NextGenEDI? Indicate whether or not you want to upload the recall letter export file to NextGen® EDI. Job runtime alert setting (minutes) Indicate the number of minutes you want the application to wa

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Account Collection Letters Job

The Account Collection Letters job will nightly process the account collection letter and prints or exports it in the specified location. You can create the job to download and export the letter by configuring the fields as described in the following table. Field Description Collection Letter Action Indicates whether you want to print or export the collection letters. Account Collection Letter Name Indicates the account collection letter you want to apply to the job. This field displays one of the following values: 30-Day Pre Collect 60 Day Pre Collect Past Due Update "Collection Letter Sent" Date Indicate whether you want the job to update the 'Collection Letter Sent' date when it executes. Upload Export File To NextGenEDI? Indicates whether you want to upload the account collection letter export file to NextGen® EDI. Job runtime alert setting (minutes) Indicates the length of time that must pass before the application issues a runtime alert. Job runtime alert email Indicates the emai

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NextGen® EDI File Download Job

You can create the job to download and export the report by configuring the fields as described in the following table: Field Description Destination Directory Indicates the directory on the computer where you want to store the downloaded files. Archive Files? Indicates if you want the downloaded files to be archived. Job runtime alert settings (minutes) Indicates the number of minutes you want the application to wait before sending out a job runtime alert email. Job runtime alert email Indicates the email address of the person or persons to whom the application sends the job runtime alert. The NextGen EDI File Download process downloads the following reports: C - Confirmation reports D - EOD posting files Q - Bad address reports F - Fast forward reports A - APC file reports E - Eligibility files S - Statement files The messaging reports (V-Files) are removed in the process to reduce the malfunction in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Parent topic: NextGen Background Business Processor Job Type

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Encounter Collection Letters Job

The Encounter Collection Letters job will nightly process the account collection letter and prints or exports it in the specified location. You can create the job to download and export the letter by configuring the fields as described in the following table. Field Description Collection Letter Action Indicates whether you want to print or export the encounter collection letters. Collection Letter Name Indicates the collection letter you want to apply to the job. Update "Collection Letter Sent" Date? Indicate whether you want the job to update the collection letter sent date when it executes. Upload Export File To NextGenEDI? Indicate whether you want to upload the collection letter export file to NextGen® EDI. Job runtime alert setting (minutes) Indicate the number of minutes you want the application to wait before sending out a job runtime alert email. Job runtime alert email Enter the email address of the person or persons to whom the application sends the job runtime alert. Parent

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Print Pending Paper Claims Job

To configure the settings for the job, complete the following fields: Field Description Claim Print Action Indicates whether you want to print or export the paper claims. Claim Form Indicates the claim form you want the job to use for the pending claims. This field displays one of the following: ADA 2024 ADA 2019 CMS1500 (2005) UB04 CMS 1500 (2012) UB92 Forms or forms enhanced Note: The forms or forms enhanced are available in Claim Form list only if the forms or forms enhanced are mapped to the payer in File Maintenance. Note: When you change the practice in Run as Practice, the Claim Form list is refreshed. Claim Type Indicates one or more claim types for the job from the list. Rendering Physician Indicates the rendering physician that you want to apply to the job. Financial Class Indicates one or more financial classes that you want to apply to the job. Note: The Self Pay financial class is not available. Primary Indicate whether you want the job to include primary claims or not. Se

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User-Specified Application Job

You can create a job that runs an application that you specify. For example, you can set up NextGen® Background Business Processor to run a batch file that uploads statement or exported claim files to a processing center. Configure the following fields: Field Description User-Specified Application Select the ellipsis button and select the application you want the job to run. Note: The NextGen® Background Business Processor Engine takes the working directory from the path name of the application file you specify. For example, if the user-specified application is "C:\temp\jjj.bat", then the working directory will be "C:\temp" -- this will be as if the application were started in that directory Command Line Arguments Enter any command line arguments that you want to apply to the application. Command line arguments are parameters that control how the application executes. Use Database for Exit Code This field has a Yes or No setting to indicate whether the application you specify for the j

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