23 hours ago Patients can make online payments using the Patient Portal Feature and XCharge (OpenEdge), Edge Express, or PayConnect.Payments can be made with or without logging into the portal. How it works: Enable online payments for the practice/clinic in Open Dental and provide patients a way to access the online payments interface (see below). >> Go To The Portal
To add or edit available payment type options:Double-click an existing item or click Add to create a new item. The Edit Definition window will open.Name: Enter the payment type.N=Not selected for deposit: Enter N to exclude this type from deposit slips or leave blank to include this type.Click OK to save.
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Unearned income is typically a patient prepayment towards future charges or a patient overpayment to be refunded. When a patient payment has a Payment Split (paysplit) with an unearned type set, it is considered a prepayment or unearned income.
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Claim Identifier (CLM01): A unique identifying number for each claim. Open Dental automatically generates this number using the format PatNum/ClaimNum. It can be manually edited when creating the claim, but once the claim is saved it cannot be changed.
In the Main Menu click Tools, Pending Online Payments. Alternatively, in the Main Menu, click Alerts. Select the Pending Payment alert, then click Open. To update the list of Payments Needing Processing, click Refresh. To open a patient's account, right click on a row, then click Go to Account.
To mark the alert as read, select Mark As Read. This will reset the Alert () count and turn off the yellow highlight. To open the Pending Online Payments window, click Open Pending Online Payments. This will also mark the alert as read, reset the Alert () count, and turn off the yellow highlight.
To enter a payment: Select the charges (adjustments, pay plan debits, procedures) from the patient ledger, then click Payment. Alternatively, just click Payment. Enter the payment amount. Check Prefer this patient to apply the payment to the patient's oldest outstanding charges.
Total: The sum of all current payment splits. The Total must match the total payment Amount.
Editing an existing payment: Cancels any changes made in the payment window.
New payment no credit card transaction: If this is a new payment and no credit card has been processed, cancel deletes the payment.
Bank-Branch is a good way to differentiate check payments with the same check number and/or same payment amount. Note: A note is automatically added after processing a credit card payment, with the Credit Card Transaction Details.
Patients can change their own password while logged into the portal. In the upper right corner of the portal, click the patient name, then Change Password. Enter the current user name and password, then enter and confirm the new password. Click OK to change.
The Images area allows patients to view and download PDFs and image files. Only items stored in an Images folder that is designated as Show in Patient Portal are listed.
The Appointments area shows all of the patient's appointments and any outstanding action items, such as sent eConfirmations that have not yet been confirmed, or Web Sched Recall notifications for appointments not yet scheduled.
To make a payment without logging in, see Online Payment. Manage Credit Cards: When a patient makes a payment when logged in to the portal, credit card information is automatically saved. In the upper right, click the patient name, then Manage Credit Cards to add or remove credit cards.
Bold message indicate an unread message. If the message has an attachment (e.g. a clinical summary), a paperclip symbol shows to the left of the message. To open an attachment, click on the link. Patients can only view attachments; they cannot upload and send attachments.
The notification email subject and message are used to create un-secure email notifications that alert a patient when a new Secure WebMail Feature is available in the patient portal.
Hosted URL: The patient portal URL generated by Open Dental and linked to your registration key.
URLs determine the web address patients will use to access the patient portal and/or make patient payments. Patients can go directly to the hosted URL (generated by Open Dental) or to the hosted payment URL.
Patient Portal is hosted by Open Dental and available to all customers on support.
PayConnect Window: Select Sale as the transaction type. For new cards, enter the card information and check Save Token to safely store the card on file then click OK to charge the card .
Edge Express: Select Purchase as the transaction type and select the card entry method. For new cards, check Save Token to safely store the card on file, then enter the card information and click Make Payment to charge the card.
Note: After an ACH payment has been processed, the payment status will be marked as Posted (pending) in the Payment Note. Once the transaction is settled with the bank, the payment amount and status will need to be manually updated if declined. For users with an active registration key (are on support) and eConnector, when the transaction is settled, the status in the payment note will automatically update to Settled if approved or Failed if declined. The note will also be appended with the declined payment response from PaySimple.
PaySimple: Supports swiped credit card transactions plus ACH and direct debit payments from a patient's checking or savings account.
To process a credit/debit card payment, enter the payment details in the Payment window then select a card from the Credit Card dropdown. To directly withdraw from a patient's checking or savings account (ACH payment), select the PaySimple ACH account instead. Or select New Card to enter new account information.
Click Print Receipt or E-mail Receipt on the payment window to manually send a receipt generated from the credit card processor . Receipts for XCharge can be set to automatically print after a successful transaction, see XCharge Setup. To print a receipt that shows patient account information, see Receipt.
When a credit card transaction is declined, click cancel or try again. Clicking OK will post the transaction amount to the account.