Ledger Page - Provider, Patient, Location Payment Transfers
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If a payment is recorded on the wrong provider/location/patient, you will need to deduct from the provider who was paid in error, and the proper provider will get credit for that payment.
Note: If you are NOT using TDO Payments integrated service, void the transaction, backdate, and repost.
Please use the workstation that has the pin pad installed.
Provider Payment Transfers
The wrong doctor was paid in error or overpaid
From the Ledger page – select Debit Adjustment and enter the amount.
Reason is “Provider Transfer” or “Inter-doctor Transfer”
Reference is “Provider payment transfer”
If you are using TDO Payments, uncheck the box for Issue Credit Card Refund.
The doctor who was not paid or was underpaid
From the Ledger page – Receive Payment, enter the amount and select either “Provider Transfer” for the type of payment or whatever the original payment type was (this is going to be an operational decision based on the frequency of this situation)
If you are using TDO Payments, uncheck the box for use TDO Payment Services.
Patient Payments Transfers
The payment was posted to the wrong patient
From the Ledger page – select Debit Adjustment and enter the amount.
Debit adjustment to the wrong Patient's chart for the full amount of payment. Un-check the box for process credit card refund.
Receive Payment on the correct Patient's chart with box for payment services unchecked.
Location Payment Transfers
The payment was posted to the wrong Location
From the Ledger page – select Debit Adjustment and enter the amount.
Debit adjustment to the wrong chart for the full amount of the payment. Un-check the box for process credit card refund.
Receive Payment and select the correct Location, and make sure payment services are unchecked.
It is important to record these as a debit adjustment and a payment (not a credit adjustment) so that the adjusted receipts number is accurate when running reports. Most associates are paid on adjusted receipts, and if you record the payment as a credit adjustment, that money will never reflect in adjusted receipts.
Two payments will show on the deposit slip; this is correct. If the payment is recorded as “Provider Transfer” type payment (which may need to be added as a payment type), then it will show in its own category so they will be clear that it is not actual money going to the bank.
Where to find Cross Posting errors
To identify patients where cross-posting errors have occurred, please go to Administrative > Ledger Adjustment Tool or under Cloud Reporting Tools > Patients > Ledger Adjustment Tool List to get the list of patients and you will need to make the corrections in each chart.