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Tele Com

 

Submit Claim

 

Batch of Patients

 

This menu option is used to electronically submit individual or small batches of insurance billing for patients' accounts. Very often a client’s billing is set for automation so this screen would be most useful for manually submitting specific claims.


Note: When billing electronically for Medi-Cal, always use Group of Patients. Do NOT use Batch since a separate provider header is created when using Batch of Patients and it may cause rejections from Medi-Cal.

 

Create a batch of electronic claims in Intellect

 

 

For Tele Com billing and rebilling, these conditions must exist:

 

A charge/date of service exists within the requested date range.

 

The requested insurance(s) is listed as one of the patient's insurance screen(s).

 

The date(s) of service must fall within the patient's insurance screen's <Coverage From> and <Coverage To> date range.

 

Utility --►Insurance --►Insurance <Electronic Billing> must have a value that matches the <Carrier Type> on this screen.

 

Utility --► Insurance --► Tele Com must be completed according to the carrier's specifications.

 

An account set up with a receiving agency.

 

A carrier-approved method of transmittal: modem or secure FTP (SFTP) or FTP. Additionally, electronic billing can now use SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) with Central Coast Alliance. If offices are interested in submitting to Central Coast Alliance using STP, they should contact Prime Clinical Systems Support Department for assistance in setting up the system.

 

Videos Available: Click Billing Tele Com Submit Claim or Modify and Rebill Charges to access the link. Depending on the system set up, the media player may need to be activated. Speakers need to be attached to the workstation to hear the instructions.

Note: To view the videos, log-in through the www.primeclinical.com website. Current support is required.

 

Learn more about how Medicare EDI claims are processed.

 

Note: Because some clearinghouses and/or payers require procedures to be transmitted in the order of entry, Intellect accommodates that requirement. The Electronic Claims are sorted by the patient account number, the date the charges were posted, and the order in which the procedures were entered.

 


 

Updates:

 

Effective version 20.10.22, A new segment was added to the ANSI 837P file - CLM REF D9. Note: The REF D9 is already included in the 837I.

 

To Include this segment in the ANSI 837P, the Utility --►Insurance --►Telecom <Clearing House> field must = N.

 

This new segment is required when this information is deemed necessary by transmission intermediaries (Automated Clearinghouses, and others) who need to attach their own unique claim number.

 

TR3 Notes: 1. Although this REF is supplied for transmission intermediaries to attach their own unique claim number to a claim, 837-recipients are not required under HIPAA to return this number in any HIPAA transaction. Trading partners may voluntarily agree to this interaction if they wish.

 

597 TR3 Example: REFD9TJ98UU321~

 


 

Please be advised:

Zirmed/Waystar is no longer a Clearinghouse option for Intellect clients.

Effective version 20.10.22, Prime Clinical was notified by a client that the Zirmed clearing house made changes to the sftp server. The client also sent us the email from Zirmed stating the deployment date for the new changes was 9/27/2020. For reference:

From: Waystar Alerts <do-not-reply@waystar.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:07 AM
Subject: Action Required: Update SFTP settings by September 27th, 2020 to continue transferring files with Waystar

 Action Required: Update SFTP settings by September 27th, 2020 to continue transferring files with Waystar

 

From:

Re:

Post Date:

Client Support Team

Action Required: Update SFTP settings by September 27th, 2020 to continue transferring files with Waystar

09/24/2020

An update to your SFTP settings is required to continue transferring files to/from Waystar.

These required changes only apply if you connect to SSH FTP Waystar’s host “sshftp.waystar.com” which is also known as “sshftp.zirmed.com"

Reason for Notice

As computing power continues to advance, older encryption schemes are in jeopardy of being broken by sophisticated cyber criminals. To maintain security best practices and protect your data, Waystar will be updating our file transfer(SFTP) encryption algorithms and public SSH key on September 27th, 2020.

 

Please read this notification carefully, as this transition will require changes on your side. If these changes are not made as recommended, there is a high likelihood that your file transfer process will fail.

What you need to do now:

1. Share this notice with your IT team and/or Practice Management (whoever handles your file transfer application)

2. Block time on your IT and/or Practice Management's calendar before September 27th to complete testing using provided test site + instructions

3. On September 27th make the update

Zirmed's change also included a change to the URL that was currently being used. In response to Zirmed's change, this Prime Clinical Systems release includes programming changes to meet the new URL requirements.

 


 

Effective version 20.10.22, Prime Clinical received an email from Office Ally indicating that a new URL will be launched for sftp connection. This change affects any transactions you currently have going back and forth to Office Ally via the OnStaff/Intellect program.

 

Email from Office Ally:

 

Office Ally is updating our EFT server.  With this change, we are also updating our URL.

 

Current: ftp.officeally.com

New: ftp10.officeally.com

 

The new server is currently live.  All usernames/passwords have been brought over so no changes need to be made on that end.  I do not have a hard cutover date as of right now.  I know our team is wanting to move everyone over as quickly as possible.

We knew we were going to be making an update to our server, but I was unaware that the URL would be changing.

We are working on figuring out how to get this information out to all of our SFTP users.  We hope to have an answer on this soon. 

 

In response to Office Ally's change, this Prime Clinical Systems release includes programming changes to meet the new URL requirements.

 


 

In software versions prior to 15.03.10, claims submitted without the member out-of-pocket information were being rejected for some payers. Effective version 15.03.10, when a value greater than zero is submitted in the AMT segment, a CAS segment (Copay, Deductible, and Coinsurance) MUST ** be submitted in Loop 2430, WITH a group code PR (patient responsibility) indicator AND a reason code indicator of 1 (deductible), 2 (coinsurance), or 3 (copay) in the CAS*PR* segment. This change was made especially for Health Net insurance, however, this can apply to any insurance. Note: At the time of this release, this option is only available for professional claims.

 

To accommodate this change, two drop-down options were added:

 

Utility --►Insurance --►Insurance, <Include Payment> field, option C: Include CoPay/Ded IN ANSI 837P (Electronic billing only)

 

Utility --►Insurance --►Telecom, <Special Requirement> field, option H: Include copayment

 

Both options must be selected for the EB to include the correct loops and segments.

 


 

Attention: When the clearinghouse accepts electronic claims with attachments, then the PDF files saved in the EB_ATTACHMENT folder and associated with a claim on the Charges --► Encounter screen are submitted electronically with the claims. At this time the only partnered vendor accepting attachments electronically is Data Dimensions/WorkCompEDI.

 

NOTE: Prior to submitting electronic claims with attachments, the <Report Type Code>, <Report Transmission Code> and <Identification Code> fields must be completed on the Charges --► Encounter screen associated with the charge.

 

Effective version 15.03.10, when an attachment file is imported from PCM into the EB_ATTACHMENT folder as a corrupt file, an internal function deletes the corrupt file and then continuously makes attempts to reload the attachment. Because this is an internal function, no actions are required.


 

Effective version 13.12.12, when Utility --►Category <POS Type> is set to send a proof of service packet as part of the electronic attachments, the file now includes segment ‘K3’ to indicate the parties that Data Dimensions/WorkCompEDI will serve after receiving the Workers’ Compensation claims. In order for the K3 Qualifier to populate in the EB file, the Utility --►Insurance --►Telecom <Special Requirement> must be equal to ‘W.’  

 


 

ATTENTION: In all versions prior to 9.12.10, when billing the secondary carrier the electronic claim would bill using the same procedure code as the primary insurance.  Effective Version 9.12.10, the secondary claim is billed using either Utility --►Procedure --►Procedure <Code R>, <Code C> or <Code E>, depending on the Utility --►Insurance --►Insurance <Code R/C/E/U> field for the secondary insurance.  

 


 

ATTENTION: Effective Version 9.12.10, to meet the requirements for Cahaba billing, an optional data segment in the electronic claim file was removed.  

 


 

Create a Batch of Electronic Claims in Intellect

 

1. To create a batch of electronic claims in Intellect, go to Billing --►Tele Com --► Submit Claim --►Batch of Patients

 

 

The Submit BOP EBilling screen displays:

 

 

Effective Version 9.12.10 Field Modification. The one- and two-character code choices on the drop-down lists have been replaced with explanatory choices, making the code selection more user-friendly and comprehensive. Note: The drop-down list descriptions for the code choices have remained the same, allowing correlation between the old and new code choices.

 

2. From Date                                

 

2.1 Enter the beginning date of the date range for charges to be billed/rebilled based on the <Date Selection> field criteria.

 

2.2 This field defaults to Intellect's Clinic Date.

 

3. To Date                                     

 

3.1 Enter the latest date of the date range for charges to be billed/rebilled based on the <Date Selection> field criteria.

 

3.2 This field defaults to Intellect's Clinic Date.

 

4. Carrier Type                          

 

4.1 Type the designated carrier type code for this billing. This is a required field.

 

4.2 Enter the Utility --► Insurance --► Insurance <Electronic Billing> code for this carrier:

 

I - Clearinghouse of your choice

M - Medicare

X - Medi-Cal (for older versions, this may be 'S')

W - Data Dimensions/WorkCompEDI

 

NOTE: The options available for electronic claims submission may vary based on the clearinghouse(s) and/or payor(s) for which enrollment was completed for professional and/or institutional claims.

 

5. Account Number                       

 

5.1 Type the patient account number whose insurance to bill.

 

5.2 Press [Enter] to open the Batch Entry dialog screen to individually add more accounts to process as a single batch.

 

5.3 Type any additional account numbers (one at a time) and press [Enter] to add.

 

 

6. Primary/Sec/All(P/S/A)             

 

6.1 Used to select which insurance bill to print.

 

6.2 Accept the default 'P All Primary Insurances' (formerly 'P') for this group of patients OR use the drop-down list to make an alternate selection.

 

6.3 Click on the field, OR press the [F2] key to display the valid choices.

To view the list of only the codes, click on the arrow. To select, click on the correct code, OR use the ↑ (up) and ↓ (down) arrows to highlight the correct code and then press the [Enter] key to select.

 

Effective version 9.12.10

 

 

All versions prior to 9.12.10

 

 

7. All/Unbill/Rebill(A/U/R/H)         

 

7.1 Used to select which status of claims to print.

 

7.2 Accept the default 'Unbilled Charges' (formerly U) OR use the drop-down list to make an alternate selection.

 

7.3 Click on the field, or press the [F2] key to display the valid choices.

To view the list of only the codes, click on the arrow. To select, click on the correct code, OR use the ↑ (up) and ↓ (down) arrows to highlight the correct code and then press the [Enter] key to select.

 

Effective version 9.12.10

 

 

All versions prior to 9.12.10

 

 

8. Category                                   

 

8.1 Limits the billing results by specific patient category.

 

8.2 Press [Enter] to bypass this field to request ALL categories, OR use a specific category by typing its Utility --►Category <Category Code>.

 

8.3 This field accepts multiple values:

 

category codes separated by commas with no spaces:

 

 

a range of codes entered with a hyphen and no spaces:

 

 

an asterisk * to return all Categories starting with the portion of the code entered prior to the *. For example, M* prints all Categories whose code begins with M. 

 

 

9. Insurance Code                         

 

9.1 Type the Utility --► Insurance --► Tele Com <Insurance Code>.

 

9.2 MANDATORY

 

10. Billing Code                            

 

10.1 For use with <All/Unbill/Rebill/(A/U/R/H)> = 'R' Rebill.

 

10.2 The default is submit billing for all billing codes (leave blank).

 

10.3 To filter the billing based on specific billing codes, type the code displayed in the Ledger --►Open Item or Ledger --► Accounting [Message] column.

 

11. Date Selection                         

 

11.1 Accept the 'Entry Date' default OR use the drop-down to make an alternate selection.

 

11.2 Click on the field, or press the [F2] key to display the valid choices.

To view the list of only the codes, click on the arrow. To select, click on the correct code, OR use the ↑ (up) and ↓ (down) arrows to highlight the correct code and then press the [Enter] key to select.

 

Effective version 9.12.10

 

 

All versions prior to 9.12.10

 

 

12. Provider                                  

 

12.1 The default is submit billing for all providers (leave blank).

 

12.2 To filter the billing based on a specific provider, type the Utility --► Provider --► Provider <Provider Code>.

 

12.3 This field accepts multiple values:

 

provider codes separated by commas with no spaces:

 

 

a range of codes entered with a hyphen and no spaces:

 

 

an asterisk * to return all Providers starting with the portion of the code entered prior to the *. For example, 1* prints all Providers whose code begins with 1. 

 

 

13. Claim Type                              

 

13.1 Accept the 'Professional' default OR use the drop-down to make an alternate selection.

 

13.2 Click on the field, or press the [F2] key to display the valid choices.

To view the list of only the codes, click on the arrow. To select, click on the correct code, OR use the ↑ (up) and ↓ (down) arrows to highlight the correct code and then press the [Enter] key to select.

 

Effective version 9.12.10

 

 

All versions prior to 9.12.10: Type in the appropriate code: 1 = UB04 (CMS 1450), 2 = CMS 1500, 4 = CHDP PM 160.

 

13.3 Note for Institutional billing: Starting January 1, 2021, CMS began implementing Dialysis Value Code D6 (see Information from CMS for details). Effective version 20.12.21, when the D6 value code is entered in a <Value Code> field on the Charges --► Encounter --►UB Encounter screen and claims are submitted electronically via Intellect, the ANSI 837 consists of the same value as the Paper UB04.

 

For example, if a patient is dialyzed 3 hours per day, 3 days a week, for 4 weeks. The ESRD facility would report 2160 minutes (that is, (60 x 3) x (3 x 4) = 2160) as “0002160.00” in VC D6, and the Institutional ANSI 837 would be:

 

005010X2238372300HI ASC X12N

VALUE INFORMATION

HI*BE:48:::9.5*BE:A8:::82.1*BE:A9:::170.18*BE:D6:::0002160.00

 

See Charges --► Encounter --►UB Encounter --►UB04 Review Box 39a for additional information.

 

13.4 As of Version 9.12.13, the <Subscriber No.> from the Patient Insurance screen is transmitted in the electronic file for CHDP. In versions prior to 9.12.13, Intellect transmits the patient's social security number.

 

14. User#                                      

 

14.1 The default is submit billing for all users (operator) (leave blank).

 

14.2 To filter the billing based on a specific user, type the Utility --► Set Up --► Security --► Login Users <User Number>.

 

15. POS                                         

 

15.1 The default is submit billing for all POS (leave blank).

 

15.2 To filter the billing based on a specific POS, type the Utility --► Facility <Facility Code>.

 

15.3 This field accepts multiple values:

 

facility codes separated by commas with no spaces:

 

 

a range of codes entered with a hyphen and no spaces:

 

 

an asterisk * to return all facilities starting with the portion of the code entered prior to the *. For example, 1* prints all facilities whose code begins with 1.  

 

 

16. Department                             

 

16.1 The default is submit billing for all Provider Department Numbers (leave blank).

 

16.2 To filter the billing based on a specific Department, type the Utility --► Provider <Department>

 

16.3 This field accepts multiple values:

 

department codes separated by commas with no spaces:

 

 

a range of codes entered with a hyphen and no spaces:

 

 

an asterisk * to return all facilities starting with the portion of the code entered prior to the *. For example, 1* prints all facilities whose code begins with 1.  

 

 

17. When the information is completely entered, select one of these options:    

 

 

17.1 Select the [Submit] button or press [Enter] to display the printer dialog box:

 

 

17.1.1 Printer Properties:

 

17.1.1.1 Printer: The default printer for the logged-in clinic and password is selected. To select a different printer, either click on the arrow, OR press the → (right arrow) on the keyboard to view the list of printer codes. In our example, the defaulted Printer is HP. This is just an example of a printer name and may or may not be set up on the system.

 

To select the printer type, click on the code, OR use the ↑ (up) and ↓ (down) arrows to highlight the correct code; then press the [Enter] key to select.

 

17.1.1.2 Number of Copies: This field defaults to either 0 (zero) or 1. Both print 1 copy. To print more than one copy, enter the number of copies.

 

17.1.2 Fax/Email:

In addition to printing reports, Intellect provides the capability to export reports to Email, Fax, Disk, or Archive. A secondary printer may also be selected, if one is set up, by clicking on the arrow to display the drop-down list.

 

17.1.3 Select the [Print] button to send the request to the printer (or as a Fax or email).

 

17.1.4 Select the [Cancel] button to clear the screen and return to the Submit BOP EBilling screen without saving or printing.

 

17.2 Click [Clear] to clear all information and return the focus to the <From Date> field without saving.

 

17.3 Click [Exit] to clear the screen and return the focus to the main Intellect screen without saving.

 

 

Following a successful transmission of a claim to a clearinghouse or payor, an electronic billing report immediately prints. See Electronic Billing Report samples.

 

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