MedLook Weekly Tip For 10/24/2005

When using batch billing it is really a good idea to create a temporary bill before creating your final billing. Let's look at Insurance claims first. To begin, disable the "Set Submission Date" option so the transactions will be unchanged after this operation to make it easy to immediately regenerate the identical claims. Check the "Line Item Report" option so we get a report at the end. Select the options you want and then select "Process Claims." Review the claims and exit the HCFA form screen. When prompted display the report. The line item report is displayed. Review this thoroughly for correct dates, POS, procedures, etc. You may want to print it or save it to a file for further reference. If something looks out of place simply note the patient and DOS and edit the patient's account and make the necessary correction. Once everything is acceptable, repeat this procedure but check the "Set Submission Date" option so all the transactions will be marked as submitted.

The patient billing is a little bit easier. Simply uncheck the "Set Bill Date" and select Display. Review the bills for each patient. If they are all ok, then repeat the process but check the "Set Bill Date" option first.

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