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The ledger card window presents a variety of features to allow control over various aspects of a patient's ledger. By clicking on the
button in the toolbar, the dentist, guarantor and fee guide can be modified (see screenshot below).
In the middle of the window, there are several fields which indicate the balance of the account. Current refers to funds owed in the current month, 30 to 60 refers to any amount owed since thirty to sixty days ago, and so on.
Please note that in order to edit these fields, the Manager Edit button must be used:
. (For more information about this, continue reading until Manager Edit.)
Accounts can be aged in the Accounts Receivable window. To age accounts, choose the menu item MIRROR » Administration » AR to bring up the AR menu. Next, choose Accounts Receivable under the AR menu, then click on the Age Accounts button in the toolbar of the resulting window. This will age all accounts by one month (thirty days).
Any invoice, credit or debit listed in the invoice window can be dealt with by double-clicking on its name. (For more information about working with invoices or credit or debit adjustments, continue reading.)
In addition to the
,
,
Cancel and
buttons, there are several other features accessible through the toolbar. Mostly, these buttons allow you to input various transactions into a patient's ledger card. Click here for a more detailed description of these transactions.
Patient ledgers are electronic records of payment and debt.
To create a new ledger, click on the
button while in the patient's ledger list window.
More than one patient can be assigned to a ledger card. To do so, click the
button in the patient's ledger list window.
To remove a patient from a ledger card, select the ledger to remove the chosen patient from in the ledger list window. Then, click the
button in the toolbar.
You can enter invoices, payments and lots of different financial information into a patient's ledger card.