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║ MEDITRAK V3.2 ║
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THIS PROGRAM IS ALL MENU DRIVEN, THEREFOR THERE IS LITTLE NEED FOR
MUCH DOCUMENTATION. I WROTE "MEDITRAK" BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE KEEPING
TRACK OF ALL THE MEDICAL CLAIMS, INSURANCE PAYMENTS AND OUR PAYMENTS. THEN
I REALIZED A LOT OF PEOPLE GET BILLED MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE SAME THING
AND PROBABLY PAY MORE THAN THEY NEED TO BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT
TAKES FOR ALL THE CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS TO SHOW UP ON THE SAME INVOICE. NOW
YOU CAN TELL HOW MUCH YOU ARE BILLED AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE PAID AND YOUR
INSURANCE COMPANY HAS PAID ON ANY GIVEN DATE TO ANY PROVIDER.
WHAT I DO IS KEEP ALL MY RECORDS IN SEPARATE FILES BY "PATIENT/PROVIDER".
EXAMPLE - HAVE ONE FOR "JACK/MASS GENERAL", ONE FOR "JACK/DR JOHNSON", ONE
FOR "MARTHA/MASS GENERAL", ETC.. THEN ANYTIME YOU GET ANY STATEMENTS FOR ONE,
AFTER YOU ENTER IT IN "MEDITRAK", STAPLE ALL CLAIMS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
FOR EACH VISIT TOGETHER (EX. - JACK'S DOCTOR VISIT ON MAY 30, 1993, AT MASS
GENERAL - STAPLE STATEMENTS FROM DOCTORS OFFICE, MEDICAL INSURANCE CO., AND
ANY OTHER INFORMATION FOR THAT DAY'S VISIT FOR JACK.)
USING "MEDITRAK"
THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO CHOOSE IS THE DRIVE YOU WANT YOUR DATA
STORED ON. IF YOU LIKE TO KEEP DATA ON FLOPPIES, THEN YOU WOULD PROBABLY
CHOOSE "A" OR "B". AFTER YOU CHOOSE WHICH DRIVE YOU WANT THEN YOU WILL SEE
THE OPENING SCREEN WHERE YOU WILL CHOOSE WHICH FUNCTION YOU WANT. YOU
CAN ENTER A "NEW" RECORD, "VIEW" OR "EDIT" A RECORD, "SEARCH" ALL THE
RECORDS FOR A PARTICULAR ONE PRINT A "REPORT" OR "QUIT".
CHOOSE THE "NEW" RECORD OPTION TO START THINGS OFF. YOU'LL NOTICE THE
BLACK FIELDS - THEY SHOW HOW LONG EACH FIELD IS. IF YOU ENTER TOO LONG OF A
DESCRIPTION, YOU'LL BE PROMPTED TO TRY AGAIN. ONCE YOU ENTER THE "PERSONAL"
INFORMATION YOU'LL BE LED INTO THE "FINANCIAL" SECTION ONE LINE AFTER THE
OTHER TO ENTER INSURANCE PAYMENTS OR YOUR PAYMENTS UNTIL YOU PRESS <RETURN>
ON THE FOLLOWING LINE AFTER YOUR LAST ENTRY. THIS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE
MAIN MENU.
FOR OUR EXAMPLE LET'S SAY JACK WENT TO THE DENTIST FOR AN EXTRACTION ON
MAY 30, 1993. IN THE "DATE" FIELD ENTER "05/30/93". IN THE "PATIENT" FIELD
ENTER "JACK". IN THE "REASON" FIELD ENTER "EXTRACTION". IN THE "PROVIDER"
FIELD ENTER "DR JOHNSON". AND IN THE "TOTAL CHARGES" FIELD ENTER "75.00"
NOTE: FOR FIGURES LIKE THIS ONE WITH NO CENTS YOU CAN JUST ENTER "75". SAY
YOU GET A STATEMENT FROM BLUE CROSS SAYING THEY PAID "40.00" ON "06/15/93".
ON THE FIRST PAYMENT LINE, UNDER "DATE", ENTER "06/15/93". IN THE "CHECK#"
COLUMN ENTER "BCBS" (ABBREVIATION FOR BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD). IN THE
"INSURANCE" COLUMN, ENTER "40.00". PRESS <RETURN>. PRESS <RETURN> AGAIN.
YOU'LL SEE "35.00" IN THE BALANCE FIELD. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO ENTER PAYMENTS
IF YOU HAVE ANY STATEMENTS FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANIES OR <RETURN> TO FINISH.
NOW, EVERY TIME YOU ENTER A PAYMENT, YOU WILL NOTICE THE "BALANCE" COLUMN
DISPLAY THE CURRENT BALANCE.
NOTE: ***** ONLY ONE SOURCE OF PAYMENT PER LINE - IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T PUT
$XX.XX IN THE "INSURANCE" COLUMN AND THEN $XX.XX IN THE "PAYMENT" COLUMN ON
THE SAME LINE. EACH PAYMENT GOES ON A SEPARATE LINE.
TO ADD PAYMENTS TO A RECORD CHOOSE "VIEW/EDIT". SAY YOU HAVE AN INSURANCE
PAYMENT AND IT APPLIES TO RECORD #3. TYPE "3" AND YOU WILL SEE RECORD #3 DIS-
PLAYED. IF LINE #1 SHOWS A PAYMENT AND LINE #2 IS BLANK THEN YOU WOULD CHOOSE
"E" TO EDIT AND TYPE "2" AND THEN ENTER THE INFORMATION. THEN "3" WOULD BE
USED FOR THE NEXT ONE AND SO ON.
THE "PERSONAL" SECTION CAN BE EDITED, AS WELL AS THE "FINANCIAL" SECTION.
WHEN EDITING THE FINANCIAL DATA YOU WILL BE ENTERING THE WHOLE LINE AT ONCE
SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF YOU NEED MORE THAN 9 LINES FOR PAYMENTS SIMPLY CARRY FORWARD THE OUT-
STANDING BALANCE. SUPPOSE RECORD #6 HAS 8 PAYMENTS LISTED AND YOU RECEIVE A
STATEMENT FROM YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE PAYMENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO GIVE
YOU A 0 BALANCE. INSTEAD OF ENTERING THE INFORMATION FROM THIS STATEMENT ON
LINE #9, DO THIS - ON LINE #9 ENTER THE DATE FROM THE PAYMENT SOURCE (ex. BLUE
CROSS). UNDER "CHECK#" ENTER "CARFWD". UNDER "INSUR" TYPE IN THE OUTSTANDING
BALANCE AMOUNT TO BRING THE BALANCE TO "0.00". NOW CREATE A NEW RECORD USING
THE SAME SERVICE DATE AS RECORD #6. ENTER THE PATIENT'S NAME. UNDER "REASON"
TYPE "BALFWD". ENTER SAME PROVIDER. UNDER "CHARGES" ENTER THE OUTSTANDING
BALANCE FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORD. NOW YOU CAN ENTER THE PAYMENT INFORMATION
FROM YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY.
FOR PRESCRIPTIONS, ENTER THE DATE, THEN WHO THE PRESCRIPTION IS FOR UNDER
"PATIENT". ENTER THE NAME OF THE DRUG UNDER "REASON". ENTER "PRESCRIPTION"
IN THE 'PROVIDER' FIELD. UNDER "CHARGES" ENTER THE COST OF THE PRESCRIPTION.
UNDER "ACCOUNT #" YOU CAN ENTER THE NAME OF THE DRUG STORE.
NOTE: ***** TO PRINT A COPY OF ANY RECORD JUST HIT THE "PRINT SCREEN" KEY
ON YOUR KEYBOARD AND ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOUR PRINTER.
THE "REPORT" FUNCTION OF "MEDITRAK" IS EASY TO USE. SIMPLY PICK WHICH
ITEM YOU WANT, ENTER ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IT ASKS AND THAT'S IT !
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU CHOOSE "PROVIDER" FROM THE LIST OF OPTIONS, NEXT YOU'LL
ENTER THE NAME OF THE PROVIDER AND ALL OF THE RECORDS FOR THAT PROVIDER WILL
BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN ALONG WITH THE INDIVIDUAL BALANCES AND A TOTAL
DUE/OVERPAID. THEN YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO SEND THAT INFORMATION TO THE PRINTER
OR CHOOSE ANOTHER PROVIDER. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO GET A TOTAL OF YOUR MEDICAL
PAYMENTS FOR ANY YEAR (FOR TAX PURPOSES). OR GET A TOTAL OF PRESCRIPTION
EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR.
NOTE: ***** IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP EACH YEAR ON A SEPARATE DISK OR IN A
SEPARATE DIRECTORY.
Disclaimer: This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising
from the use of or the inability to use this product.
COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS PROHIBITED.
I HOPE THIS PROGRAM WILL BE AS USEFUL TO YOU AS IT HAS BEEN TO ME. TO REGIS-
TER SEND $14.95 + $3 S/H TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. FEEL FREE TO SEND ANY SUGGES-
TIONS OR COMMENTS TO:
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║ LAUZON ENTERPRISES ║
║ SOFTWARE DIVISION ║
║ P. O. BOX 3296 ║
║ ROANOKE, VA. 24015 ║
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OR YOU CAN SEND E-MAIL TO "WALTERL103" ON AMERICA ONLINE, OR W.LAUZON1 ON
GEnie.