Real-time Eligibility Verification

Insurance Eligibility can be checked from various locations in the System. The Eligibility Payer ID and Eligibility Time Frame is setup in the Insurance Library.

If you do not use the Eligibility verification for 90 days, the service will be locked. Contact Support to reinstate Real-Time Eligibility.

Eligibility will reject if you have hyphens or any symbols in the Patient or Insurance information.

• Example: Do not use hyphens in the policy number or the Patient's Last Name.
• If you have a hyphen or ampersand in your Practice name, contact Support.

Check Eligibility from the Patient Dashboard

If the Claims Payer ID does not match the Eligibility Payer ID, the Eligibility Payer ID must be entered or selected from the Clearinghouse Payer List. If it is not available in the Clearinghouse Payer List, Eligibility cannot be verified for that Payer.

Eligibility can be checked from the Active Policies panel on the Patient Dashboard.

1. Verify link: Use the Verify link to run a new Verification check.

• If there is a Date, it signifies the last time Eligibility run.
• If Verify is gray, hover over the Verify link to receive more information on the issue.

2. Plus icon: Run Eligibility for a specific date.
3. Date link: This is the last date that Eligibility was checked.
4. Green Check mark: Indicates that the Patient was Eligible on the Date that is displayed.

• Eligible with Exceptions: Orange check mark and needs to be reviewed.
• Eligible/Review or Eligible/Review with Exceptions:

• May have a green check mark but need to be reviewed.
• These are usually issues with Medicare where the Patient has Medicare Part A but not Part B.

• Orange Question Mark: Could not check Eligibility
• Red X: Not Eligible.
  

Eligibility for a specific Date of Service

1. Select the Plus icon  to choose a Date of Service.
   
2. Enter a Date of Service.
   
3. Select Verify Eligibility [F2].
   

Eligibility Results Report

• If the basic Subscriber/Patient information returns different values than the information that was sent to check Eligibility, an Update icon will display on the Response.

• Example: Address in the PM System is 123 ABC St, Anywhere, Ohio 44324, but the Eligibility Report returns 1234 ABC St, Anywhere, Ohio 44324.

• If you use the Update icon to update the information currently in the System, the Icon color changes to green.
• If changed in error, use the Revert icon to change the information back to the previous System value.
• Use the Update All link to process all available updates with one click.
  
• The ability to copy these fields is controlled by User Permission: Patient > Copy Eligibility Response
  

Check Eligibility from the Appointment

Check Eligibility during the add Appointment Process

1. Select an Appointment Slot.
2. Enter the Appointment Information.
3. Select the Save/Manage button.
4. Hover over the Eligibility button to see previous Eligibility checks.
5. Select the Eligibility button to check Eligibility.
6. Select the Verify link to check Eligibility or select the Plus icon to check Eligibility for a specific date.
   

Eligibility Button on the Patient's Appointment Screen

The Eligibility button on the Patient's Appointment screen should only be used to run a New Verification check, not to view history.

• Hover over the button to view all Active Insurances and Eligibility Status (if it has been verified previously).

• Hover over the icon on the Eligibility button to see the meaning of the status. Hover over the Eligibility button to see more detail.

• Green check mark: Eligible  

• Orange question mark:

• Eligibility Status Unknown   

• Orange check mark: Eligible with Exceptions  

• Red X: Not Eligible

• N/A: Policy

Eligibility Link on the Patient's Appointment Screen

Select the Eligibility link to display all historical Eligibility Verification results.

• This link does not check Eligibility.

Check Eligibility from the Insurance Management Add/Modify Policy Screen

Eligibility can be verified on a specific Patient from the Add/Modify Policy Screen in Insurance Management.

• After adding the Insurance, select the Save/Verify Eligibility button.
• If the Eligibility Payer ID is different than the Claims Payer ID, the Eligibility Payer ID can be entered here to verify Eligibility.

• This Eligibility Payer ID needs to be entered on the Insurance in the Insurance Library to avoid entering it on this screen the next time.
  

Eligibility History

Eligibility History can be accessed from:

• Eligibility History Report

• Patient Dashboard
• Patient's Appointment screen
• Scheduling Dashboard: Batch Eligibility Results button
• Real-Time Eligibility Responses/Errors

Eligibility Responses/Errors

Eligibility Responses and Error Messages can be seen in multiple places throughout the System. Receiving a message other than Eligible may indicate a problem with the Insured/Policy Holder/Policy Information.

Learn More

Insurance Library Eligibility Payer ID

Insurance Eligibility Time Frame

Common Real-Time Eligibility Error Responses

Batch Eligibility Using the Job Scheduler

Eligibility Responses

Internal Use Only

Real-Time Eligibility Internal Settings OR Eligibility Settings