Extracting patient charges

Patient Charge Download (PC530) lets you extract patient charge information from the Lawson database to create a file for hand off to a patient billing system. For PC530 file layouts, see the Inventory Control File Layouts.

  1. Access Patient Charge Download (PC530).
  2. Create an export file for a patient billing system.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Company

    The identifier for the organization.

    Revenue Center

    The code for the revenue center that receives the credit for the items issued to a patient.

    File Name

    The output file name.

    Type of File

    Select a Flat File or Healthcare Format.

  3. Select the patient charges data.
  4. On the Send to Billing tab, select a batch of data to send to billing.

    – or –

    On the Resend to Billing tab, select a batch of data to resend to billing.

    – or –

    On the Select by Date Range tab, select patient charges for use other than sending to billing.