| GENERAL DESCRIPTION |
IVM has permission to use the following routine call in
the Integrated Billing (IB) package:
Means Test Billing module: $$IGN^IBEFUNC(Appt Type, Visit Date)
The call is being made to determine if a patient may be billed the Means Test
Outpatient copayment, given the visit date and the appointment Type for the
visit.
Function Call: $$IGN^IBEFUNC(Appt Type, Visit Date)
Input Parameters:
Appt Type: Pointer to file #409.1, APPOINTMENT TYPE.
For a specific patient appointment, this specifies
the type of appointment (Regular, Research, Employee,.)
Visit Date: Fileman date. For a specific patient appointment,
this is the date of the appointment.
Output from the call:
1 : On the specified date, for an appointment with the
specified appointment type, Means Test billing
should be IGNORED (so the Means Test copay should NOT
be billed)
0 : On the specified date, for an appointment with the
specified appointment type, Means Test billing
should NOT be IGNORED (so the Means Test copay
SHOULD be billed)
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