B. GENERATING & MANAGING PATIENT STATEMENTS IN BULK:
Go To: BILLING > PATIENT ACCOUNTING > STATEMENTS
Select The Filter/Criteria For Statements:
You have the ability to selectively change/edit the statement criteria that will filter the patients' to include in the batch. If no changes are made, the settings will show.
Amount > = to $: Enter the dollar amount which is the minimum amount owing on patient accounts that you would like to include in the batch.
Show details since: Similar to a Credit Card statement, you can choose '1' cycle to only reflect transactions since the last statement cycle, or choose a higher number to reflect past statement cycles and include previous transaction(s) history from past statements.
Optional: PatBal Aging Period
Haven't received a stmt in: Enter the amount of days since a patient(s) last received a statement (this helps prevent frequently generating statements on patient accounts where they would have recently already received a statement)
Optional: Search by provider
Optional Enter NPI
Optional Tax ID
Optional: Patient Search
Click Search once you are done entering your criteria details & all patients with the applied criteria will display.
To Generate The Statements:
You can selectively click the check boxes for the patients to include in this batch, or click the top header check box to 'Select All' patients on page. You can also manage them individually.
To manage statements individually, click on ፧ under the action column. Here you can:
Generate/Print Statement- To print out
Generate/Email Statement- Will email to the email on file if input
Remove- Will remove the statement temporarily from the list
Preview- Will allow user to view the statement
Add Addressee- This will allow use to put in a new addressee into the filed. Once an addressee is entered a red envelope will appear by the patient's name.
Add Note- Can add a note onto the patient's statement
To manage statements in bulk you will select a few or all. Then you can select the bulk actions at the top
Remove- Will temporarily remove the patient's from the list
Preview- will allow user to preview the statements
Add Note- will allow user to add the same note on all the statements generated
Generate- will allow you to select to print or email statements.
When emailed will email the email on file. Those with no email will stay on list to be printed.
To edit patient information click on the patient’s name.
To edit or view the patient accounting, click on the Patient Balance Amount
To Edit Addressee
Click on ፧ in the action column
Click Addressee
Edit information
Select Use This Address to overwrite the patient's name or deselect to remove the addressee from the statement.
Note: If an addressee has already been added to that patient they will have a red envelope next to their name.
To view previously generated batches
Select the drop down in the top right hand side
Select the batch you would like to regenerate
You can now print preview if necessary
To manage previously generated statements
Select Radio button labeled Previously Generated Statements
Optional: Change the From and To date. Will already have a default of last 30 days
Optional: Select Provider
Optional: Search for patient
Click search.
You can then manage the previously generated statements individually or in bulk.
To manage individually you will select the three dots under action and you can select:
Reprint Statement
Email Statement (only available if client has an email on file)
To manage the statements in bulk you can select all check boxes or individually and next to the bulk actions you can
Print- You can either reprint statements or print a list
Email statements again.
To generate a statement for one date of service in Patient Accounts
If a need arises where you just need a single DOS to appear on a statement you can do this in Patient Accounting. Here you will click on the encounter details and to the right of the charge click ፧. This will now allow you to click Preview Statement and will generate a statement for you.
To generate a statement for multiple dates in patient accounts for one patient.
If you need to select multiple dates of service to appear on the statements, you can do so by going to the Bulk Action Menu.
You will next click on Preview Statement
Select the dates you wish to appear
Click Preview Statement.