Skilled Nursing Facilities

Using New Fields in Census Entries

Creating or editing a census entry after the Rate Enhancement date includes several new fields for you to complete. You designate the primary payer and configure any payer options that are necessary. You see these fields because the rate history section is now configured in the census entry. 

Note

These are mandatory fields in the census entry after the rate enhancement date passes and the transition to enhanced rate link is activated. 

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  1. Facility > Admin > Resident chart > Census /Rates > Census (Post Rate Transition Census window only)

  3. Payer > Complete the fields as required based on how this resident is being billed. 

  4. Payer Options:

    • Create new Payer Setup file: Use this if you need to designate the Coverage limit field for the first payer and designate any additional payers as necessary. This creates a Payer tree in the Resident Rate area. 

    • Use Last Known Payer Setup file: This option updates the census entry based on the previous Payer Setup File. 

  • If the invoice is split between a secondary payer and the resident, make the secondary payer (for example Veterans Affairs) the primary Payer, include a coverage limit and then designate the Secondary payer as Resident. 

  • Consider using the Combine all Room charges on resident bills for like effective dates to simplify wording on resident invoices. This is configured under the AR Configuration Setup. For Description, consider Accommodation as an example of simplified wording on the resident invoice.

  • You do not see these fields in the original census entry window.