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1		-Patient Payment from the Patient Ledger
	1	+Patient Payment

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1		-=== This article details how to add a payment that comes directly from the patient. ===
	1	+=== This page goes over how to make a patient payment. ===
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3		-When you receive payments directly from your patients, whether copays or later payments towards deductibles or patient responsibility, it’s important to know how to enter these. Note that while you’ll probably be entering copays from the check-in or check-out screens, you can also enter copays using this method.
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5		-While most ledger activities can be done from either the patient’s Ledger or the Practice Ledger, patient payments can only be entered from the patient’s Ledger.
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	5	+==== Patient Payments from Patient Check-Out ====
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8		-~1. Navigate to **Patients**.
	7	+~1. From the Patient Check-Out screen click the "Make Payment" button.
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10		-2. Search for and select the patient’s profile.
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12		-3. Click the **Ledger** tab.
	11	+This will bring you to the Patient Payment screen.
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14		-4. Click **Add New Payment**.
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16		-[[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdHC&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001nfHZ||alt="click add new payment"]]
	15	+2. Select the payment type. Most transactions should be labeled as "FFS - Fee for Service" or for the Medicare non-covered charges of $20.00 "PR - 96 - Non-covered charges."
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18		-5. Select the **Patient Payment** card.
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20		-6. Enter the payment details.
	19	+4. Now enter the payment amount.
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22		-[[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdHC&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001nfJB||alt="enter the payment details"]]
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24		-7. Click **POST.**
	23	+4. Select he Payment Method. We accept cash, check or credit/debit card. Each payment method requires different information to be filled out.
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	25	+* Cash - Requires only the amount the patient is paying towards their balance.
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	29	+* Check - Requires payment amount and check number.
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	33	+* Credit/Debit card - Requires payment amount and provides the option to pay via Card Swipe, Manual Card Entry and Card on File.
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	35	+Note: For processing Debit/Credit card transactions the Ledger Note must be filled out first, otherwise it will process to the payment allocation page and you will have to go to the patients account to add a Ledger Note.