3rd Party Reconciliation Wizard - Bill Patient Difference

3rd party billings that have been declined or partially paid that were not dealt with in the 3rd Party Receive Payments screen will end up in the 3rd Party Reconciliation Wizard. This article will step you through the process of billing the difference to the patient which puts the charge as an outstanding amount on the patient's A/R.

Billing -> 3rd Party Reconciliation Wizard

The first box, Step 1, will appear with the 3rd Party Payor types to reconcile, highlight one type or [ALL] > [Next].

Step 2 & 3 leave at the defaults and just click [Next].

Step 4, double click on the Patient/Amount you wish to address, or single click and [Reconcile]

Next, the 'Reconciliation Wizard - Reconcile Partial/Refused Payments' screen displays. This is where you will reconcile the item selected:

1. This section displays the billing amount, the date and information on what amount was paid. Verify that the 'Bill Info' and the 'Pay Info' are correct.

2. These are the actions that can be taken for the billing. Click [Bill Patient Diff].

The bottom section of the screen, displays the billing details for the patient. You can alter any detail if needed i.e. the 'Patn Amt' field if you want to charge a different amount.

Date: We always recommend leaving dates and NOT back dating. If you are changing the date, make sure you are aware of how this affects your data for reporting, which will affect paying practitioners and balancing.

3. Click [Next] if you have more billings to deal with or [Finish] if you are done. This returns you to the main screen.