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*1 Month-end Processing
>UPDATE End of Period Update
End of Period Update: Enter "Y" if you want to update the current
transactions into history. If you don't want to do the end of period
update press [Enter] or enter "N" and the cursor jumps down to Purge
Appointments.
>1
Enter End of Period Date: Enter the cutoff date that you want to use
for the end of period in MMDDYY format. Press [Enter] to use the
current system date. The date you enter here is used as a cutoff date,
meaning that only entries with dates up to and including this date
will be removed from the current entry file. This date should be the
last day of the billing period that you wish to close. The balance
forward that appears on patient ledgers, statements and other reports
will appear with this date.
.PA
>2
Delete Charts With Zero Balances: Enter "Y" to delete patients with a
zero balance. Enter "N" or press [Enter] if you do not want to
delete patients with a zero balance. Use a great deal of care with
this operation! Once a chart number is deleted it may not be
recovered.
.PA
>3
Zero Balance Cutoff Date: If you are deleting zero balance charts, you
must enter a date here in MMDDYY format. Any chart with a zero
balance and date of last payment that is prior to the cutoff date will
be deleted.
.PA
>4
Enter Range of Chart Numbers: Enter a beginning and ending chart
number separated by a dash to limit the patients considered for
updating. Or, press [Enter] to update all patient charts.
.PA
>5
Enter Range of Billing Codes: Enter a beginning and ending billing
code separated by a dash to limit the patients updated to those with a
specific billing code. Or, press [Enter] to include all patients
regardless of billing code.
.PA
>6
Enter Range of Indicators: Enter a beginning and ending indicator
separated by a dash to limit the group of patients updated. Or, press
[Enter] to include all patients regardless of indicator.
.PA
>7
Purge Appointments: Enter "Y" to purge appointments. Enter "N" or
press [Enter] to leave all appointments in the appointment file.
.PA
>8
Appointment Cutoff Date: If you answered "Y" to the preceding
question you must enter a date in MMDDYY format to allow MediSoft
Advanced to determine the group of appointments to purge.
.PA
>11
Purge History Transactions: Enter "Y" to purge old billing transactions
from your transaction history file. Enter "N" or press [Enter] to
leave those history entries in the file. History entries should be
periodically purged from your history files. A large number of
history transactions uses too much disk space and makes MediSoft
Advanced run slower.
NOTE: Only transactions with document totals of zero will be purged
from history.
.PA
>12
History Transaction Cutoff Date: If you answered "Y" to the preceding
question you must enter a date in MMDDYY format to allow MediSoft
Advanced to determine which billing entries you wish to remove from
your history file. Only those entries currently in the history file
will be evaluated for removal.
.PA
>13
Purge Deposit/Insurance Analysis: Enter "Y" to purge the deposit file
and the insurance analysis file. Enter "N" or press [Enter] to leave
all deposits in the deposit file and information in the insurance
analysis file.
.PA
>14
Deposit Cutoff Date: If you answered "Y" to the preceding
question you must enter a date in MMDDYY format to allow MediSoft
Advanced to determine the group of deposits to purge and the cutoff
date for entries in the insurance analysis file.
.PA
>15
Purge Audit Entries: Enter "Y" to purge all audit entries. Enter "N"
or press [Enter] to leave all audit entries in the audit entry file.
.PA
>CONT
After you have answered the preceding questions a screen will display
showing you the exact actions MediSoft Advanced will take based upon
your instructions. After verifying that the information shown is
correct, press "Y" to continue with the update. If you do not wish to
continue, press "N".
IMPORTANT: We advise that you make a backup of your MediSoft
Advanced data before using this or any operation on the Utilities
menu.
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