Skilled Nursing Facilities

Completing the Chart of Accounts

The Chart of Accounts defines accounts throughout the billing module and is used throughout the setup to properly book your revenue and record transactions.

The Chart of  Accounts is tied to your payers, charge adjustment codes, and rate schedules.

Note

A separate Chart of Account setup is used in the GL/AP module. If you are using the GL/AP module, the consolidation account setup on the Admin chart of accounts must match the GL/AP setup. 

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Single facility: Admin > Setup > Chart of Accounts.

    • Multi-facilities: Management Console > Standards > Financial Management  > Chart of Accounts. 

  2. Click facilities and select the applicable facilities to activate the chart of accounts and click Save.

  • A/R - used for Payer mapping and to define other Accounts Receivable accounts. 

  • Accommodation - used in the rate schedules to map room revenue.

  • Bank - used in Cash Receipt and EFT entries.

    • A/R - used for Payer mapping.

    • Accommodation - used in the rate schedules to map room revenue.

    • Bank - used in Cash Receipts.

    • Days - used for census entry mapping in rate schedules.

    • Other - used for Misc. type charges.

  • Days - used for census entry mapping in rate schedules. 

  • Other - used for charge adjustment mapping and adjustment type entries.

  • Scope - Corporate, Line of Business/State, or Facility.

  • Misc. Cash Acct: - Used to identify that the account is available to post miscellaneous cash deposits. Use this indicator for accounts you need to post miscellaneous cash deposits to as it makes the account available.

  • Include the following based on the offset to the consolidation account. These codes can be used in configuring the GL Export format. 

    • Company Code - If a number is entered in Facility Configuration it appears.

    • Facility Code - A facility code can be used to identify the facility at the start, end, or custom spot within your chart of accounts and separate with a delimiter.

    • Cost Centre Code - If a number is entered in Facility Configuration it appears.

  • If using GL/AP module and a new account is added, make sure to consider if a new account will also be required in the GL/AP Chart of Accounts.