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  1.                                   Overview:
  2.  
  3.  
  4. Yo⌡ caε summarizσ al∞ revenue/expense≤ yo⌡ havσ incurreΣ fo≥ an∙ perioΣ oµ ì
  5. time¼ fo≥ an∙ categor∙ oµ patients¼ o≥ fo≥ an∙ individua∞ patient«    
  6.  
  7. Thi≤ screeε summarize≤ thσ revenue/expenses¼ bu⌠ thσ Activit∙ filσ i≤ thσ ì
  8. origina∞ sourcσ oµ entr∙ fo≥ thσ individua∞ revenue/expenses.
  9.  
  10.  
  11.                    Origina∞ entr∙ int∩ thσ activit∙ file:
  12.  
  13. Wheneve≥ yo⌡ makσ aε entr∙ int∩ thσ Activit∙ file¼ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ thi≤ iteφ oε ì
  14. thσ screen:
  15.  
  16.                               "Revenue/Expense"
  17.  
  18. Iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙ revenue/expensσ associateΣ witΦ aε activity¼ theε ente≥ thσ ì
  19. amoun⌠ oε thσ screeε fo≥ tha⌠ activit∙ whilσ yo⌡ arσ iε thσ Activit∙ file«  ì
  20. Late≥ on¼ yo⌡ caε summarizσ al∞ oµ thσ revenue/expense≤ pe≥ patient b∙ goinτ ì
  21. t∩ thσ Revenue/Expensσ Summar∙ Menu¼ thσ screeε wherσ yo⌡ presentl∙ are« 
  22.  
  23.                                ==============
  24.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  25.                                ==============
  26.  
  27. Optioε ▒ i≤ t∩ changσ thσ star⌠ o≥ sto≡ datσ oµ thσ summary« I⌠ default≤ t∩ 
  28. thesσ dates:
  29.  
  30.    STAR╘ DAT┼ :'01/01/1901'
  31.    STO╨ DAT┼  :'12/12/2999'
  32.  
  33. Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ an∙ summarie≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ generatσ wil∞ bσ fo≥ ß 2,09╕ yea≥ ì
  34. period« Let'≤ sa∙ tha⌠ yo⌡ woulΣ likσ t∩ examinσ revenue/expense≤ fo≥ ß tw∩ ì
  35. weeδ period¼ durinτ whicΦ yo⌡ werσ oε thσ roaΣ visitinτ ß patient«  Iε tha⌠ ì
  36. case¼ g∩ t∩ optioε ▒ anΣ ente≥ thσ datσ oε whicΦ thσ tw∩ weeδ perioΣ begaε a≤ ì
  37. thσ STAR╘ date¼ anΣ thσ datσ oε whicΦ thσ tw∩ weeδ perioΣ endeΣ a≤ thσ EN─ ì
  38. date«  No≈ you≥ report≤ anΣ summarizeΣ revenue/expensσ datß wil∞ reflec⌠ jus⌠ ì
  39. tha⌠ tw∩ weeδ period.
  40.  
  41.  
  42.                                ==============
  43.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  44.                                ==============
  45.  
  46. Optioε ▓ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ choosσ thσ namσ oε whoφ thσ repor⌠ i≤ summarized«  ì
  47. Thi≤ optioε default≤ t∩ ALL¼ whicΦ mean≤ tha⌠ al∞ patient≤ wh∩ havσ ì
  48. revenue/expensσ item≤ representeΣ iε thσ Activit∙ filσ wil∞ bσ summarized« ì
  49. Let'≤ say¼ though¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ summarizσ thosσ revenue/expense≤ fo≥ jus⌠ ì
  50. onσ patient ove≥ somσ perioΣ oµ time«  B∙ invokinτ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε ì
  51. selec⌠ onσ specifiπ patient oε whoφ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ summarizσ data« 
  52.  
  53.  
  54.                                ==============
  55.                                |  OPTION 3: |è                               ==============
  56.  
  57.  
  58. Optioε │ summarize≤ thosσ activit∙ record≤ tha⌠ mee⌠ thσ criteriß yo⌡ entereΣ ì
  59. iε option≤ ▒ anΣ 2«  Theε thσ prograφ take≤ thσ summarizeΣ revenue/expense≤ ì
  60. pe≥ patient anΣ post≤ i⌠ permanentl∙ int∩ thi≤ fielΣ iε thσ Patient file:
  61.  
  62.  
  63.       'Summary of revenue/expenses for this Patient¼ all activities :'
  64.  
  65.  
  66. Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ an∙ timσ yo⌡ summarizσ revenue/expense≤ froφ thi≤ menu¼ yo⌡ ì
  67. caε g∩ bacδ t∩ thσ Patient filσ anΣ examinσ thσ total≤ fo≥ eacΦ patient«  ì
  68. Oµ course¼ yo⌡ caε prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ SUMMAR┘ REPORT¼ optioε 4¼ anΣ seσ wha⌠ thosσ ì
  69. summarie≤ were.
  70.  
  71.  
  72. Iε thi≤ selection¼ yo⌡ havσ thesσ choice≤ oµ record≤ froφ thσ activit∙ filσ ì
  73. t∩ include:
  74.  
  75. ▒ ╜ al∞ record≤ witΦ eithe≥ ß positivσ o≥ negativσ entry
  76.  
  77. 2 = include only records with a positive entry
  78.  
  79. 3 = include only records with a negative entry
  80.  
  81.  
  82.  
  83. Thσá inten⌠ oµ thesσ │ choice≤ i≤ t∩ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ segregatσ eithe≥  revenuσ ì
  84. o≥ expensσ items¼ iµ desired¼ froφ thσ res⌠ oµ thσ records« 
  85.  
  86.  
  87. Afte≥á selectinτá froφá thosσ choices¼á yo⌡ caε theε invokσá thσá Selectioε ì
  88. Criteriß Menu«  Observσ thesσ options:
  89.  
  90.  
  91. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  92.          At this menu you can invoke the Selection Criteria Menu.          |
  93.                  [applies to records in the Activity file]                 |
  94.  
  95.  0 =  Bypass this selection, do not invoke the Selection Criteria Menu.
  96.                             [default]
  97.  
  98.  
  99.  1  = Invoke the Selection Criteria Menu.                                 |
  100.                                                                           |
  101. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  102.  
  103.  
  104.  
  105.  
  106. Afte≥á havinτ madσ an∙ selection≤ a⌠ thσ Selectioε Criteriß Menu¼á iµá any¼ ì
  107. yo⌡ caε theε observe this logic:
  108.  
  109. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------è                   Calculation of hourly rates, if any.                   |
  110.                                                                           |
  111. B∙ default¼ thσ prograφ assume≤ tha⌠ an∙ value≤ i⌠ pull≤ froφ eacΦ activit∙ ì
  112. recorΣá arσá completσá anΣá d∩ no⌠ requirσá an∙á furthe≥á processing«á  An∙ ì
  113. calculations¼ fo≥ example¼ oµ hourl∙ ratσ b∙ elapseΣ timσ havσ alread∙ beeε ì
  114. executeΣ b∙ thσ Billing≤ module¼á iµ invoked«  Iµ thσ Billinτ optioε i≤ no⌠ ì
  115. invokeΣ oε thσ Instal∞ menu¼á theε an∙ valuσ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ entereΣ int∩ thσ ì
  116. bottoφ oµ aε activit∙ recorΣ i≤ assumeΣ t∩ bσ iε it≤ fina∞ form.
  117.  
  118. If¼á however¼á thσá valuσ yo⌡ havσ entereΣ i≤ ß preliminar∙á one¼á sucΦá a≤ ì
  119. hours¼ anΣ require≤ furthe≥ calculations¼ theε ente≥ 'Tº o≥ 'Yº here«  Oncσ ì
  120. s∩á selected¼á thi≤á optioε wil∞ assumσ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ beeε enterinτá hourl∙ ì
  121. value≤ anΣ wil∞ theε multipl∙ thosσ number≤ time≤ aε hourl∙ rate.         |
  122.                                                                           |
  123. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  124.  
  125.  
  126.                                ==============
  127.                                |  OPTION 4: |
  128.                                ==============
  129.  
  130. Optioεá ┤ print≤ thσ SUMMAR┘ REPOR╘ fo≥ al∞ thesσ activitie≤ summarizeΣá iε ì
  131. Optioε 3«  
  132.  
  133. At this option, you have four choices:
  134.  
  135.  
  136.           0 =  No report, return to prior menu
  137.                             [default]
  138.  
  139.           1  = Report by company name
  140.  
  141.           2  = Report sorted by summarized value,
  142.                 in ascending order
  143.  
  144.           3  = Report sorted by summarized value,
  145.                 in descending order
  146.  
  147.  
  148.  
  149.                                ==============
  150.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  151.                                ==============
  152.  
  153.                                 Statements:
  154.  
  155.  
  156. Thσ Statement≤ selection has it own menu, thσ Statement≤ Men⌡.
  157.  
  158. Somσá oµá thσ selection≤ containeΣ withiε thi≤ functioεá arσá interrelated¼ ì
  159. sucΦ a≤ choosinτ thσ start/sto≡ datσ oµ thσ summar∙ iε Revenue/Expensσ als∩ ì
  160. select≤ thσ samσ rangσ iε thσ Statements.
  161.  
  162. Thi≤ Men⌡ i≤ ß truσ accountinτ module¼ unlikσ thσ Proposal/Invoicσ section≤ ì
  163. iε thσ prograφ tha⌠ arσ worΣ processinτ  iε nature.è
  164. Option≤á ▒ anΣ ▓ withiε thσ Statement≤ Men⌡ wil∞ creatσ thσ statement≤á fo≥ ì
  165. yo⌡á afte≥á yo⌡ havσ defineΣ somσ defaul⌠ value≤ iε optioεá 3«á  The∙á dra≈ ì
  166. thei≥á financia∞ datß froφ thσ activit∙ records«á  The∙ wil∞ botΦ prin⌠ ou⌠ ì
  167. thσ samσ value≤ oε eacΦ statement¼á bu⌠ thσ Detai∞ Statemen⌠ wil∞ sho≈á yo⌡ ì
  168. thσ activitie≤ tha⌠ werσ summarizeΣ t∩ thσ statement«  
  169.  
  170. Remembe≥ tha⌠ thσ statement≤ modulσ wil∞ takσ al∞ positivσ values¼ adΣ theφ ì
  171. together¼á theεá subtrac⌠á an∙ negativσ one≤ i⌠ find≤ iε activit∙á records«  ì
  172. Thi≤á i≤ importan⌠ t∩ kno≈ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ reflec⌠ payment≤ madσ agains⌠á aε ì
  173. account¼á a≤ witΦ ß CPA¼á o≥ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ sho≈ payofµ histor∙á associateΣ ì
  174. witΦ ß debto≥ iε ß collection≤ system.
  175.  
  176.  
  177.                                ==============
  178.                                |  OPTION 6: |
  179.                                ==============
  180.  
  181.  
  182.                            "6)  Add-on interest"
  183.  
  184. Thi≤á  featurσá wil∞á calculatσ add-oε interes⌠ anΣ wil∞ theεá placσá thosσ ì
  185. charge≤ int∩ ß newl∙ createΣ activit∙ record«  Oncσ selected¼ optioε ╢ wil∞ ì
  186. theεá upgradσá thσ summarizeΣ valuσ durinτ thσ postinτ proces≤á t∩á reflec⌠ ì
  187. thesσ additiona∞ charges«       
  188.  
  189. Utmos⌠ cautioε mus⌠ bσ useΣ witΦ thi≤ functioε sincσ i⌠ doe≤ creatσ ne≈ ì
  190. activit∙ records¼ eacΦ witΦ ne≈ value≤ iε thσ Revenue/Expensσ field«  T∩ ì
  191. understanΣ thσ logiπ oµ thi≤ feature¼ creatσ aε administrativσ recorΣ fo≥ ì
  192. yourselµ iε thσ Patient file«  Froφ thi≤ recorΣ oε thσ Patient Ge⌠ screen¼  ì
  193. pres≤ [F6▌ repeatedl∙ t∩ invokσ thσ Ac⌠ No≈ [TM▌ feature«  Ac⌠ No≈ [TM▌ mean≤ ì
  194. 'activit∙ now'¼ anΣ wil∞ presen⌠ ß blanδ activit∙ recorΣ t∩ you«   Iε eacΦ oµ ì
  195. thesσ blanδ records¼ ente≥ somσ valuσ iε thσ Revenue/Expensσ fielΣ t∩ reflec⌠ ì
  196. amoun⌠ owed¼ let'≤ say«    Afte≥ yo⌡ havσ createΣ ß numbe≥ oµ sucΦ records¼ ì
  197. comσ bacδ t∩ thi≤ Revenue/Expensσ Summar∙ Menu¼ anΣ experimen⌠ witΦ selectioε ì
  198. ╢ fo≥ jus⌠ thosσ activit∙ record≤ associateΣ witΦ you≥ singlσ administrativσ ì
  199. recorΣ iε thσ Patient File.
  200.  
  201. Option 6 displays these three items:
  202.  
  203.  
  204. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  205.                        Add-on interest calculation:                      |
  206.                           Turn feature On or Off                         |
  207.                  [ 'T' = true or yes; 'F' = false or no ]                |
  208.  
  209.  
  210.                        Default name for calculation:
  211.  
  212.                                                                          |
  213.                  Method of calculation for add-on charges:               |
  214.            ['1' = variable or percentage;  '2' = fixed charges]          |
  215. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  216.  
  217. Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ ú 2¼á theε yo⌡ wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ thσ fixeΣ amoun⌠ b∙ whicΦ ìèyo⌡ wisΦ thσ Activit∙ record≤ incremented.
  218.  
  219.  
  220.  
  221. Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ ú 1¼á theε yo⌡ wil∞ bσ asked for these values:
  222.  
  223. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  224.                                                                          |
  225.                           Annual rate, as a percentage:                  |
  226.                                                                          |
  227.                                                                          |
  228.                                                                          | 
  229.                                                                          |
  230.         Enter period of calculation: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily      |
  231.              [1 = yearly, 2 = monthly, 3 = weekly, 4 = daily]            |
  232. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  233.  
  234.  
  235. Thσ defaul⌠ namσ useΣ iε thi≤ calculatioε i≤ 'interest'¼ thougΦ yo⌡ coulΣ ì
  236. placσ anythinτ yo⌡ wisΦ there¼ sucΦ a≤ 'othe≥ charges'«  Thσ annua∞ ratσ mus⌠ ì
  237. bσ entereΣ a≤ ß percentage¼ sucΦ a≤ '12.00'¼ no⌠ a≤ ß decima∞ value«  Thσ ì
  238. perioΣ oµ calculatioε give≤ yo⌡ thesσ options:
  239.  
  240.  ▒ ╜ yearly¼ ▓ ╜ monthly¼ │ ╜ weekly¼ ┤ ╜ daily, 5 = calculated daily range
  241.  
  242. Let'≤ sa∙ tha⌠ yo⌡ haΣ selecteΣ '12.00º a≤ you≥ percentagσ anΣ numbe≥ onσ fo≥ ì
  243. thσ period¼ signifyinτ ß yearl∙ calculation«  Iµ thσ ne⌠ summarizeΣ valuσ oµ ì
  244. thσ relevan⌠ activit∙ record≤ i≤ $100¼ theε thσ prograφ wil∞ calculatσ yearl∙ ì
  245. interes⌠ oµ $12«  Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ monthl∙ timσ period¼ thσ calculateΣ ì
  246. interes⌠ wil∞ bσ 1/1▓ oµ that¼ o≥ $1.00«  Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ weekly¼ theε i⌠ use≤ ì
  247. 1/5▓ oµ thσ yearl∙ interes⌠ fo≥ thσ calculateΣ value«  
  248.  
  249. Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ daily¼ theε thσ prograφ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ fo≥ thi≤ additiona∞ ì
  250. information:
  251.  
  252.  
  253. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  254.                     Since you selected daily interest,                   |
  255.               please establish leap year preference, if any.             |
  256.  
  257.                                Use leap year
  258.                  [ 'T' = true or yes; 'F' = false or no ]                |
  259.                                                                          |
  260. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  261.  
  262. Iµ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ establisΦ lea≡ yea≥ preference¼ theε thσ prograφ wil∞ firs⌠ ì
  263. determinσ iµ thσ curren⌠ calenda≥ fall≤ oε ß lea≡ year«  Iµ so¼ i⌠ divide≤ ì
  264. yearl∙ interes⌠ b∙ 36╢ t∩ arrivσ a⌠ dail∙ interest«  Otherwise¼ thσ prograφ ì
  265. use≤ 36╡ a≤ thσ divisor.
  266.  
  267. Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ 'Fº t∩ establisΦ lea≡ yea≥ preference¼  theε thi≤ prograφ wil∞ ì
  268. alway≤ usσ 36╡ a≤ thσ divisor¼ regardles≤ oµ thσ statu≤ oµ lea≡ year.
  269.  
  270. Showεá belo≈á i≤ aε examplσ oµ ho≈ thi≤ logiπ work≤ wheε useΣá agains⌠á thσ ì
  271. tes⌠á datß tha⌠ come≤ witΦ thσ program¼á wheε thσ interes⌠ ratσ i≤á se⌠á t∩ ìè12%¼ calculateΣ monthly:
  272.  
  273. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  274.         All detail Revenue/Expense records from the Activity File        | 
  275.                                                                          |
  276. Fourcolor Data Systems, Category is : 1                                  | 
  277.  $ 33.50, occurred on 03/17/1986
  278. Total Revenue/Expense=  $ 33.50
  279. Calculated add-on  interest:  $ 0.34
  280.  
  281. Lolir Lectronics, Category is : 1
  282.  $ 18.50, occurred on 05/03/1986
  283.  $ 22.50, occurred on 04/22/1986
  284.  $ 40.00, occurred on 04/18/1986
  285. Total Revenue/Expense=  $ 81.00
  286. Calculated add-on  interest:  $ 0.81
  287.  
  288. Texas Commerce Plumbing, Category is : 1
  289.  $ 40.00, occurred on 04/22/1986
  290.  $ 21.50, occurred on 03/17/1986
  291.  $ 27.50, occurred on 03/17/1986
  292. Total Revenue/Expense=  $ 89.00
  293. Calculated add-on  interest:  $ 0.89
  294.  
  295.  
  296. Grand total =   $ 203.50 [before interest calculation]                   |
  297. Add-on interest:  $ 2.04                                                 |
  298. Grand total after  interest:  $ 205.54                                   |
  299. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  300.  
  301.  
  302. T∩ givσ yo⌡ aε audi⌠ trai∞ oµ thi≤ informatioε iε thσ future¼á thσá prograφ ì
  303. theεá place≤ thi≤ int∩ thσ Comment≤ fielΣ oµ thσ ne≈ activit∙ recorΣ i⌠ ha≤ ì
  304. created:
  305.  
  306. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  307.                                                                          |
  308.                           Fourcolor Data Systems                         |
  309.                                                                          |
  310. ááááAdd-oε interes⌠ calculated¼á 11/24/1991¼ Sunday¼ Novembe≥ 24¼ ì
  311. áááá1991«áá  Annua∞á rate║á 12.00%¼á calculateΣá monthly«á  [Sum╜        |ì
  312. áááá$33.50/Add-oε ñ 0.34]                                                |
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  315.  
  316. Thσá phrasσ 'Sum╜ $33.50º identifie≤ thσ summarizeΣ valuσ oµ al∞ respectivσ ì
  317. activit∙á record≤á beforσ thσ interes⌠ wa≤ calculated«á   'Add-oεá ñá 0.34º ì
  318. show≤á thσá add-oεá interes⌠á placeΣá int∩á thi≤á activit∙á recorΣá iεá thσ ì
  319. Revenue/Expensσ field.
  320.  
  321.