Sliding Fee Schedule Setup and Overview
To reduce the fee for the services of uninsured Patients, the option to use a Sliding Fee Schedule is available.
Internal Setting: Activate Sliding Fee Schedule. Ask Support or your Implementation Manager to add this Internal setting to activate this feature.- The setting above adds the Sliding Fee Schedule button to the Libraries screen.
- Sliding Fees are based on the Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are updated annually.
- The Charge amounts for services are determined based on the family's annual salary and the number of dependents in the family.
- The fee can be a flat rate fee, a discount percentage of the usual Charge, or a discount fee amount.
- Sliding fees are calculated at the individual Patient level
- If a family has 4 family members which are all treated at the same practice, the sliding fee information must be added/updated for each Patient.
- Determine rate using the Federal Poverty Guidelines as the basis for the reduced fee.
- Percentage of the standard Charge.
- Dollar Amount Discount: Subtract a specific amount from the Charge Fee.
- Flat Rate Fee
