Add a Sliding Fee Schedule

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Add Family Information

Open the Patient Information window for the desired patient. Select the UDS tab. In the Family Information section, select the Open Menu button, and select New. Note: A head of household must be selected for a patient to enter family information. The Family Info window appears. In the Family Size field, enter the number of family members in the patient's household. The default value is 1. In the Income field, enter the income amount for the patient's household. The default value is $0.00. In the Income Cycle field, select one of the following. This field is required. Annually Monthly Weekly If the head of household refuses to provide income information, select the Refused to Report check box. The Income field becomes unavailable. In the Verify Date field, enter the date that the family information was verified. This field is required. In the Effective Date field, enter the start date for the family information. This field is required. In the Expiration Date field, enter the end date fo

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Modify a Sliding Fee Schedule

Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the UDS tab. In the Sliding Fee Schedule Verification section, select the row for the sliding fee schedule to be modified. Select the Open Menu button, and select Open. The Sliding Fee Verification window appears. Modify the following fields as needed. Sliding Fee Schedule Effective Date Expiration Date To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Sliding Fee Schedule Verification Information

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add a Sliding Fee Schedule

Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the UDS tab. In the Sliding Fee Schedule Verification section, select the Open Menu button, and select New. The Sliding Fee Verification window appears. In the Sliding Fee Schedule field, select a sliding fee schedule for the patient. This field is required. Note: Items available for selection are from the Sliding Fee Schedules master file in File Maintenance. Hidden and expired sliding fee schedules are not listed. In the Effective Date field, enter the start date for the sliding fee schedule. This field is required. In the Expiration Date field, enter the end date for the sliding fee schedule. This field is required. If a head of household has been entered for the patient, complete the Head of Household Family Information section. Note: A head of household must be selected for a patient to enter family information. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Note: When multiple sl

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Sliding Fee Schedule Verification Information

In the Sliding Fee Schedule Verification section of the UDS tab, you can enter sliding fee schedules for a person or patient. These are typically used by Community Health Centers to automatically adjust a portion of the charges entered on encounters for a qualifying patient. The percentage of the automatic adjustment is based on household Family Size and Annual Income. Sliding fee auto-adjustments are reported on the UDS Report. Multiple sliding fee schedules can be created if needed. For example, if the percentage discounts vary for medical, dental, vision or behavioral health services, separate schedules can be created for each. Sliding fee schedule information is stored at the practice level; therefore, each practice can enter and maintain different information for a person or patient. The Sliding Fee Schedule Verification section of the UDS tab is available as follows: Window: NextGen® Enterprise EHR NextGen® Enterprise PM NextGen® Optical Management Person Information Yes Yes N/A

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Set Up the Sliding Fee Schedule Master File

The Sliding Fee Schedule master file enables you to create a master sliding fee schedule with general parameters such as name, adjustment transaction code, effective/expiration dates, and alert notifications. Access File Maintenance. Select System Master Files > PM > Sliding Fee Schedules. The Sliding Fee Schedules List window opens. Do one of the following: To add a new sliding fee schedule master, select the Open Menu button and select New. To modify an existing sliding fee schedule master, select the item in the list, select the Open Menu button and select Open. The Sliding Fee Schedule Maintenance window opens. In the Schedule Name field, enter a descriptive name for the sliding fee schedule master. This field is required. In the Adjustment Code field, select the adjustment transaction code to be used with the sliding fee schedule master. This field is required. In the Eff Date and Exp Date fields, enter effective and expiration dates for the sliding fee schedule master. These fiel

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Modify a Sliding Fee Schedule

Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the UDS tab. In the Sliding Fee Schedule Verification section, select the row for the sliding fee schedule to be modified. Select the Open Menu button, and select Open. The Sliding Fee Verification window appears. Modify the following fields as needed. Sliding Fee Schedule Effective Date Expiration Date To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Sliding Fee Schedule Verification Information

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