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Electronic Claims File Job

The following table helps to configure the fields of Generate Electronic Claims File Job:

FieldDescription
Submitter Profile LibraryIndicates the Submitter Profile you want to use for the claim generated by the job. The list of available Submitter Profiles is taken from the list in the File Maintenance application.
Claim File NameIndicates the claim file name and the location where you want to save the claim file. You can set NextGen® Background Business Processor to take the claim file name from the Submitter Profile.

You can specify whether you want NextGen® Background Business Processor to overwrite an existing electronic claim file with the same name when it exports the claim or add a timestamp to the electronic claim file name to differentiate it on Electronic Claim File Settings window.

If you want NextGen® Background Business Processor to send a copy of the claim to recipients, you can enter the email addresses for the recipients you want to receive the file. Separate each email address by a comma.

You can include a date part or counter token in the file name. Tokens are variables that the application replaces with the current date and time or an incremental counter value.

Claim FormIndicates the type of claim form you want the job to use when generating the claim. The form indicates one of the following:
  • 1500
  • UB92
  • ADA
Claim File Batch TypeIndicates the claim file type that you want to apply to the job.
Payer ListIndicates the payers for which you want the job to generate electronic claims from the Select Items window. Select OK to finalize your selections.
Update Claim Requests as ProcessedIndicates whether you want the job to update the process date for the claims and change the claim status to "Archived".
PrimaryIndicates whether you want the job to process the primary claims or not.
SecondaryIndicate whether you want the job to process secondary claims or not.
TertiaryIndicate whether you want the job to process tertiary claims or not.
Financial ClassIndicates one or more financial classes for which you want the job to generate electronic claims.
Claim TypeIndicates one or more claim types for the job from the list.
Service LocationIndicates the service locations that you want to apply to the job.
Rendering PhysicianIndicates the rendering physician that you want to apply to the job.
CPT4 CodeSelect an option of CPT4 code to filter the BBP Generate Electronic Claim Job based on CPT4 codes.
Electronic Send Report: Printer NameIf you indicated that you want the Electronic Send Report printed, select the printer to which you want the job to send the report. You can also apply the following settings to the printer:
  • Orientation
  • Tray
  • Size
  • Number of copies
Electronic Send Report: Export FormatIf you indicated that you want the job to generate an output file of the Electronic Send Report, select the format to which you want the file generated.
Electronic Send Report: Export File NameIf you indicated that you want the job to generate an output file of the Electronic Send Report, select the file name you want the job to use for the file it generates.

You can include a date part or counter token in the file name. Tokens are variables that the application replaces with the current date and time or an incremental counter value. For information on adding tokens to file names, see Use Date Part and Counter Tokens in File Names.

Electronic Send Report: Export Overwrite OptionIf you indicated that you want the Electronic Send Report exported, indicate one of the following:
  • Use the specified file name (and overwrite the file if it exists)
  • Add a timestamp to the file name (filename_yyyymmddhhmmss.ext)
Electronic Send Report: Email Export File ToIf you indicated that you want the Electronic Send Report exported, you can set the NextGen® Background Business Processor to send a copy of the report to recipients. Enter the email addresses for the recipients you want to receive the file. Separate each email address by a comma.
Electronic Send Report: Save SnapshotIndicate whether you want NextGen® Background Business Processor to take a snapshot of the generated report.
Electronic Send Report: Snapshot NameIndicate the name that you want the application to give to the report snapshot.
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 emailEnter the email address of the person or persons to whom the application sends the job runtime alert.