Billing Group Status Dictionary

Billing group status is used in the Demographics module to indicate if the payor elements (e.g. Insurance Carriers, or Guarantors) associated to the group are active and should be used for billing. A Billing Group is associated to each patient and defines those who have a financial responsibility for the charges associated to a specific case.

The Billing group status dictionary is a Not Shared (Business Entity) dictionary. The items entered in the dictionary are unique to the Business Entities in which is it created.

Examples of Billing group status

• Active
• No longer active
• Pending Verification

A Billing Group may contain one or more of the following elements:

•   Primary Guarantor

•   Secondary Guarantor

•   Primary Insurance

•   Secondary Insurance

•   Tertiary Insurance

To add a new billing group status

1. Click New Item from the Actions sectionActions section in the upper right of the dictionary. Complete the following fields.

   

2. Name: Enter a description of the item to be entered. This is a mandatory field and must be unique.
3. Quick Code: Enter a short name for the item. Quick Codes can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters,are mandatory and must be unique. If the Auto generate quick codes Preference has been enabled, this filed will populate when the Name field has been completed and you tab off of the field.
4. Generate quick code: If the Preference to Auto generate quick code has been set this field will be displayed when new items are added to the dictionary. If a quick code has not been set or if you would like to override the code that has been entered in the field, click the button to have the system generate a quick code.
5. Click one of the following buttons:

• • Save and DoneSave and Done

    Click to save your changes and return to the Items screen.

  • Save and NewSave and New

    Click to save your changes and clear the fields on the dialog, so you can add another new Item to the dictionary.

  • CancelCancel

    Click to discard your changes and return to the Items screen.

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