Outstanding Bills & Receivables
The Outstanding Bills worklist tracks what payers still owe. It is where receivables are aged, chased and exported for reconciliation.
At a glance​
fa-money | Bill raised against a payer | The charge sits with the payer, not the patient.
fa-list | Appears as outstanding | It is listed until it is settled.
fa-filter | Filter by site and date | Narrow to the set you are reconciling.
fa-file-excel-o | Export | Take the list out for the payer or for finance.
fa-check | Settled | The bill drops off the outstanding list.
The worklist​
Each row identifies both the patient and the site the bill belongs to:
| Column | Shows |
|---|---|
| UHID | The patient's unique hospital ID, so a row can be tied back to the patient record. |
| Assigning Authority | The site the bill was raised at. |
Having the site on the row matters where one payer is billed from several facilities — the receivable can be attributed to the location that generated it rather than to the organisation as a whole.
Filtering​
Narrow the list by:
- Assigning authority — one site at a time.
- Date range — a from and to date.
Exporting​
Export the filtered list for sending to the payer or passing to finance. The export carries the same columns as the screen, including UHID and Assigning Authority, and the file is named after the site and period it covers so exports for different sites do not get confused with each other.
tip
Export per site and per month. A single combined export is harder for a payer to reconcile and harder for you to follow up when only part of it is disputed.