Charge Entry is one of the most important areas of any system. It is an action that is performed several times everyday. The MEDENT philosophy is to offer a system that requires the minimum amount of time and input with the maximum amount of efficiency. Nearly all of the information required to process a charge is defaulted in via the master file structure. The MEDENT software remembers what you have told it in the past. If you are primary care and need to work with HMO's that have capitated procedures, Charge Entry responds to them automatically. The system knows the procedure is capitated and allows you to apply any co-pay, then it calculates the adjustment write-off and records the reason due to capitation. This information is then available on the "Practice Management Report by Payer." If you are a specialist and need the fees calculated by conversion factors, units, etc., Charge Entry will do this for you.

The Charge Entry function is the equivalent of posting your accounts receivable reports, the ledger card, and processing the patient's insurance ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!! MEDENT's charge entry process follows the CMS 1500 format, the most efficient system available.