Adjust Receipts

Use the Adjust Receipt wizard to fix posting errors, and reverse payments that have been returned for insufficient funds.

Use This Feature

1. View the Patient's Ledger - You can adjust receipts from either the Ledger view of the patient folder Finances page, or the expanded Transactions widget on the patient folder Home page.

2. Select the Receipt to Adjust - Right-click the payment to work with and select Adjust.

   

3. Adjustment Details - Carefully read the explanation of each choice, then select the best reason for the adjustment and click Next. The rest of the adjustment wizard depends upon which reason you selected.

   

   Transfer to Another Account - Choose this option, and click Next. Then, select to move the payment to a different contract for the same patient, or click Search beside the current patient's name to select a different patient. Click Next to continue.

   

   Insufficient Funds - Choose this option, and click Next. Then type a note regarding this adjustment. Click Next to continue..

   

   Incorrect Amount - Choose this option, and click Next. Then enter the correct amount of the payment, and type a note about the adjustment. Click Next to continue.

   

   As you complete an adjustment for an incorrect amount, the proper payment is posted automatically, unless the original transaction was posted through a payment processor (i.e. OpenEdge, Vanco, Vantiv). Then, you are prompted to manually post the payment for the correct amount. After posting the correct payment, you may exit the Post Transaction window.

   Unintended Posting - Choose this option, and click Next. Then type a note regarding this adjustment. Click Next to continue.

   

4. Review & Finish - Review the details of the payment adjustment, then click Finish to complete the transaction, or Back to return to the previous adjustment screen.

More Information

Single Adjustment Limit - Once you adjust a receipt, you cannot right-click to adjust it again: The adjustment transaction is permanent.

Receipt Adjustment Tracking - The Receipt Adjustments section of your Transaction report lists transactions posted as receipt adjustments and refunds. These transactions are not included in your deposit total.

Print Adjustment Audit Report - Run an Adjustment Audit report to review receipt adjustments, miscellaneous charge adjustments, treatment fee adjustments, and receipts you have flagged as excluded from your deposit slip (by right-clicking the transaction in the patient's ledger), for any range of dates or Transaction reports. See "Adjustment Audit Report" for details.