How do I use the Vision Insurance tool?
Create claim
Under "add claim" click VSP
Open Vision Insurance Tools Tab
A help dialoge box will pop up asking if you want to show the tab, click yes
Or open in transaction at any time by clicking on "vision insurance"
Choose the Tool you would like to use
.10, .15, .20 and .30 are for percentage discounts.
Fill in the Blanks
The Vision Ins. Tool tab is now open. Fill in the highlighted boxes with patient copays such as 1. Exam copay 2. Frame allowance 3. Materials copay and 4. Cl allowance.
Click the refresh button (blue circling arrows) next to each item to help you figure what the paient owe. You may also just enter patient pays values if you know what they are.
Calculate Patient Balance
Click 4: Patient Balance to refresh and update the patient balance. The "patient credit" will auto populate as well.
You can use detail button to open bigger vision insurance tool
The goal is to get a PATIENT PAYS total (blue circle), then click the PATIENT BALANCE button to calculate the INSURANCE CREDIT (Red circle)
At the bottom a total of what the patient owes is added up with tax. Next click the Patient Balance button to the right of the total to update the transaction. Patient balance will show up at the bottom of the screen and the claim billed amount will show up on the claim line.
INSURANCE Credit (1) and PATIENT BALANCE (2) are calculated
$306 is what is being billed to insurance. and $ 105.44 is the patient's responsibility. Once VSP has been billed click the plus button to add the date in the green sent field. Once the date is entered the EOB button will turn green reminding you to put the EOB information in when you get it.