Patient Bill Estimates 26.04

The features below are available with this release.

Highlights

• Automated generation of draft estimates: For scheduled appointments, patient bill estimates are automatically generated in a draft status for user review.
• Estimates for self-pay and insured patients: Estimates are generated for self-pay and insured patients.
• Human review and approval: In Oracle Health Patient Administration, the provider staff can perform the following actions:
  • View a draft estimate for a scheduled appointment or visit.
  • Add or remove expected services.
  • Request a revised estimate and approve an estimate.
• Generate estimate letters in a PDF: Provider staff can generate and download a PDF file of an approved estimate for sharing with patients.

Solution Change Details

Solution Change	Description, and UI Impact	Reference Materials	Validation Guidelines	Implementation and Maintenance Impact
Patient Bill Estimates for Scheduled Services (PATIENT-5267)	Oracle Health Patient Administration provider staff now can use the new Patient Bill Estimates functionality to generate an estimate of a self-pay or insured patient's potential out-of-pocket costs for scheduled healthcare services or procedures. UI Impact: Workflow (Automatic)	See Patient Bill Estimates User Guide for more information.	Verify that you can successfully complete the workflows in the Reference Materials.	Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None