Overview

The Accounts page is used to manage guarantor accounts.

How to Get Here?

From the Home Page:From the Menus:Via Shortcut Keys:
  • Click Accounts from the Manage list.
  • Open the Manage menu and select Accounts.
  • Press [Alt] + [M] + [A].

 



Field Definitions

Field

Type

Required

Description

Filter Within Search Results

Filter

No

Allows the list of accounts to be filtered by Name, Account, SSN/EIN, DOB, and Phone.

As you type, the accounts in the list are filtered to show only those that match what was typed. To restore the list to all accounts, clear the contents of the filters.

Show Patient InformationCheckboxNo

Check this field to hide or show patient information for each guarantor account. By default, this checkbox is not selected unless otherwise specified in Account Preferences.

  • When this option is not selected, accounts are listed by Account ID.
  • When this option is selected, the patient information is listed under the parent guarantor account.

This filter remains active until you clear the checkbox in Account Preferences at which time all patient information collapses in the Accounts table. The filter remains in this state until the next time you change the filter option in Account Preferences.

Recently Viewed Section

The section includes a list of accounts opened from the Accounts page since the last login. Once the user logs out of Connect Back Office, this information is cleared from the table. Switching practice views will not clear this information.
Practice

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe practice to which the account is associated.
Inactive

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

No

The account has been set to inactive. 

Accounts can be set to inactive on the Account General tab by users with the right to do so.

Inactive accounts:

  • Cannot be edited
  • Cannot have payments applied to them
  • Cannot have claims or cases associated to them


Account

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe guarantor (person or organization) account number.
Name

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

Yes

The name of the person or organization.

  • For a person, this column contains the last name, suffix, first name, and middle name of the guarantor, for example, Jones Sr., Roger Allen.
  • For an organization, this column contains the company name.

By default, the table is sorted alphabetically by this column.

SSN/EIN

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

NoThe nine-digit social security number of the person or the nine-digit employer identification number of the organization that is designated as the guarantor.
DOB

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

NoThe date of birth of the person who is designated as the guarantor.
Address

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe street address of the person or organization.
City

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

Yes

The city where the person or organization resides.

State

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe state abbreviation of the state where the person or organization resides.
Zip Code

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe 5-digit plus 4-digit postal code of the mailing address of the person or organization.
Phone

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

NoThe 10-digit telephone number of the person or organization.
Search Results Section

The section includes the list of accounts found using the Search Criteria filter selections. 

 

Patients associated with the guarantor account display as sub entries under the guarantor account line. By default, the list of accounts are expanded to show all patients. Collapse the account by clicking the  icon so only the guarantor account line displays.

Practice

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe practice to which the account is associated.
Account

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe guarantor (person or organization) account number.
Name

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

Yes

The name of the person or organization.

  • For a person, this column contains the last name, suffix, first name, and middle name of the guarantor, for example, Jones Sr., Roger Allen.
  • For an organization, this column contains the company name.

By default, the table is sorted alphabetically by this column.

SSN/EIN

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

NoThe nine-digit social security number of the person or the nine-digit employer identification number of the organization that is designated as the guarantor.
DOB

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

NoThe date of birth of the person who is designated as the guarantor.
Address

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe street address of the person or organization.
City

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

Yes

The city where the person or organization resides.

State

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe state abbreviation of the state where the person or organization resides.
Zip Code

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

YesThe 5-digit plus 4-digit postal code of the mailing address of the person or organization.
Phone

Display Only

(pulled from created/updated Accounts)

NoThe 10-digit telephone number of the person or organization.

Button Descriptions

Button

Shortcut Keys

Description

Step-By-Step Guides

Search[Alt] + [S]

To specify new search criteria in finding an account.

Searching for Accounts
Create[Alt] + [C]

To create a new account.

Button is only enabled for users with Account Create permissions.
Creating Accounts
Update[Alt] + [U]

To work with or modify an account.

Button is only enabled for users with Account Update permissions.
  1. From the Accounts page, select the account to be modified.
  2. Click Update. The Act: [ID] / Active AR tab opens.
  3. Click any of the tabs to navigate to the correct view to review and make updates to the account information:
Print[Alt] + [P]

To print the Account Listing report.

  • Click Print. The Account Listing window opens and can be printed or saved.





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