You will need to stick to the Centricity-friendly mail merge fields. Press F1 for help. Here are more instructions:
Import the Collection Letter Back into Centricity
Once your letter is complete, it is time to import the letter back into Centricity.
1. Go to the reports component in Centricity.
2. Find the collection letter you copied highlight it
3. Make sure you are in design mode
4. Click the Import Button
1. You may need select *All File Types from the drop down if you do not see your letter on your desktop.
a. Select your letter ---make sure you select the .doc letter.
b. Click Open
Your letter path and name will now appear in the Runtime panel.
2. Click the Switch to “Report Mode Icon” to get back to your normal reports view.
3. Once you switch back to normal reports view, Centricity will ask you if you want to save the changes to this letter. Select Yes.
4. Centricity will also ask you if you want to update the queries (which are the mail merge fields you added). Select Yes.
Note: Since the customized letter is now stored in Centricity, there is no need to save it locally on your workstation. You can make edits locally without exporting your letter first. Or, any user can export the letter, edit it, then import it back into Centricity.
Rename Your Collection Letter
It is a good idea to rename your collection letter so you can identify it. Simply right click over your collection letter and select rename.
Assign Security to Your Collection Letter
When you made a copy of the collections letter, you are the only user who had permissions.
1. To assign security on this letter, simply right click over your letter and select Security.
2. Centricity will ask if you want to Load the Security Information, select Yes.
3. Select Add to load the users and groups from your windows active directory.
4. Select Yes to load groups and users list.
5. Now you can check off groups or users to have access to this collection letter.
6. Select OK when finished. Then OK again.
Attach a Collection Letter to a Collection Status
If you would like to attach collection letters to collection statuses, make sure you have all your letters written and in the Reports component.
1. To attach the letters, go to the Administration Component to the Financial folder, then to Collection Status
2. Select New and Type in the Description the name of the status and/or letter.
3. Click the drop down menu next to Letter on the right panel of the screen and choose the corresponding collections letter.
4. Continue these steps for each letter and status
5. Select Save when finished.
Note: you may or may not want to attach a letter to the collection status of NEW. Some clients use this status as a tickler file and they want to determine whether or not that patient’s visit will need to receive letters.
Leave the status of NEW on the top of the list.
Posted : May 11, 2016 9:54 am