Discount Arrangement

The Discount Arrangement zone displays the details of the discount arrangement pricing rule for the respective parent customer, bill group, or a bill group using a pricing group. It contains the following sections:

• Main - Displays basic details of the discount arrangement pricing rule. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  Parent Customer Information	Displays the parent customer information. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Person, Account or Policy screen appears where you can view the details of the parent customer.	Not applicable
  Bill Group Information	Displays the bill group information. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Person, Account or Policy screen appears where you can view the details of the bill group.	Not applicable
  Policy Information	Displays the policy information. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Policy screen appears where you can view the details of the policy.	Not applicable
  Pricing Rule Type	Indicates the type of the pricing rule.	Not applicable
  Status	Indicates the status of the pricing rule.	Not applicable
  Price Item Information	Indicates the price item for which the pricing rule is created. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Price Item screen appears where you can view the details of the price item.	Not applicable
  Rate Option	Indicates the rate option of the discount arrangement pricing rule for the price item.	Not applicable
  Pricing Start Date	Displays the date from when the pricing rule is effective.	Not applicable
  Pricing End Date	Displays the date till when the pricing rule is effective.	Not applicable
  Settlement Frequency	Indicates the settlement frequency which helps to determine the bill after date.	Not applicable

• Discount Details - Displays the eligibility criteria for a discount percentage and maximum discount amount that is allowed per claim. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  Price Item Parameter	Displays the parameter using which an eligibility criteria is defined for a discount percentage and maximum amount that is allowed per claim.	Not applicable
  Parameter Information	Indicates the order in which the parameter and its value should be displayed in the price item parameter information string across the application.	Not applicable
  Parameter Value	Indicates the value of the parameter.	Not applicable
  Parameter Value Description	Displays the description of the value, defined as a parameter.	Not applicable
  Discount Percentage	Displays the discount share or discount guarantee percentage.	Not applicable
  Maximum Discount Per Claim	Displays maximum discount amount which is allowed per claim. If the discount amount exceeds the maximum limit per claim, the additional amount is credited to the customer.	Not applicable

• Discount Limits - Displays the minimum and maximum discount limit defined on the contract. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  No Limit	Indicates the type of discount limit (minimum or maximum) on the contract.	Not applicable
  Discount Credit Account	Indicates the account to which the discount is credited, when the minimum or maximum discount limit is defined on the contract.	Not applicable
  Settlement Days	Indicates the number of days which help in calculating the final settlement date.	Not applicable

  In addition, it contains the following fields in a grid:

  Field Name	Field Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  Type of Discount	Displays the type of discount.	Not applicable
  Select	Indicates the type of discount that is applied on the contract.	Not applicable
  Limit Type	Indicates the type of limit defined in the discount arrangement pricing rule.	Not applicable
  Amount Limit	Indicates the amount limit (flat minimum or maximum discount) on the contract.	Not applicable

• Exclusion - Displays the entity (network or provider) which is excluded in the discount arrangement pricing rule. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  Exclusion Level	Indicates the entity (network hospitals or providers) that are excluded during the discount share or discount guarantee calculation.	Not applicable
  Level Identifier	Displays the network or provider ID.	Not applicable

• Characteristics - Displays the characteristics defined for the discount arrangement pricing rule. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  Effective Date	Displays the date from when the characteristic is effective for the discount arrangement pricing rule.	Not applicable
  Characteristic Type	Indicates the characteristic type.	Not applicable
  Characteristic Value	Displays the value of the characteristic type.	Not applicable

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