Processing Clean Remittance

Question 1

What are the two methods of loading remittance files in epic?

Answer 1

Automatically by the system or manually by a person.

Question 2

If the automatic method is used, how is it done?

Answer 2

By the batch scheduler.

Question 3

What is the remittance file used for?

Answer 3

Record details of an insurance payment.

Recommendation: for deposited checks

Question 4

Loading the remittance file does what?

Answer 4

It brings the file into the system. It also check to make sure the file in the proper format, checks for unknown remittance codes and ensures the file is not a duplicate.

Question 5

What are the three types of load errors when processing electronic remittance?

Answer 5

File structure mismatch errors, scan errors and Duplicate File errors.

Question 6

What are File structure mismatch errors?

Answer 6

File errors based on remittance formatting.

Question 7

What are scan errors?

Answer 7

caused by unknown remittance code

Question 8

What are duplicate file errors?

Answer 8

If either the portion of the file or the entire file has been loaded previously, this error occurs.

Question 9

What is epic’s recommendation when processing checks?

Answer 9

Process only those that have been confirmed with a bank deposit receipt.

Question 10

Where will errors in a run appear?

Answer 10

Process information section.

Question 11

File Clean is only available for PB or HB?

Answer 11

PB remittance.

Question 12

What is File Clean?

Answer 12

Using File clean prevents the run from being rejected.

Question 13

True or False: Once File Clean is used on a run, the run CANNOT be rejected

Answer 13

True.

Question 14

What is Epic’s recommendation on printing a remittance run report?

Answer 14

Print to file because it can be too big of a job to print.

Question 15

What is the final step in Posting Remittance Payments?

Answer 15

Accepting the run.

Question 16

What does accepting the run indicate?

Answer 16

You are finished with the run, posts the payments to their accounts and deletes the run from the remittance run selection.

Question 17

When you click “Process” do the payments get posted in the accounts?

Answer 17

No. Processing a run tells the system to match the information in the file with charge information in Epic.

Question 18

Once a check has been verified to have been received by the bank, what is the quickest way to identify those specific checks from Remittance Run Selection?

Answer 18

Choose the Check Mode tab, use a filter.

Question 19

Why is the Process Remit step performed manually?

Answer 19

Only checks that have been deposited in the bank should be posted in the system.

Question 20

How can you tell if a PB remittance run has processing errors?

Answer 20

Accept Run button is unavailable.