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Inpatient — Final Bill Payment
Final bill payment collects the balance still owed once the final bill has been settled. Everything already collected during the admission — deposits and interim payments alike — has been set off by that point, so what remains is the difference.
Page: /inward/inward_bill_payment.xhtml (credit admissions: /credit/inward_patient_copay_payment.xhtml)
Controller: InwardPaymentController
Privilege: InwardBilling
Getting There
There is no Inpatient → Billing → Final Bill Payment menu item. Two routes:
- From the settled final bill — Collect Patient Payment, or Collect Patient Co-payment for a credit admission. This is the normal route, and it carries the admission across with it.
- Payments → Cash → Cash For Receive → Payment — the same screen opened cold, for a cashier working from the payments desk rather than from the bill.
If the screen opens without an admission, find the patient by typing a name or BHT number in the auto-complete. The dropdown shows the BHT number, patient name, current room (blank once discharged), a discharge-status badge, and whether payment has already been finalised.
The Payment Screen
This is the same screen as Make a Payment, opened at the end of the admission instead of during it. The form is short:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Payment Mode | Cash, Credit Card, Cheque, Slip Payment, e-Wallet Payment, Patient Deposit, Online Settlement |
| Paying Amount | The amount being collected now |
| Comments | Optional note against the payment |
| Payment Type | Classifies the payment |
Pay saves it and shows the receipt for printing.
For the full walk-through with screenshots, see Inpatient — Make a Payment and Make a Deposit — the form is identical.
What Has Already Been Set Off
The balance to collect is worked out on the final bill, not here. Its totals panel shows Paid By Patient and Paid by Credit Company against the net total; whatever remains is what the cashier collects on this screen. Deposits taken during the stay are included in that figure — there is no separate deposit line to apply by hand.
If more was collected than the bill came to, the difference is returned through a refund rather than on this screen. See Inpatient Bill Refunds.
Credit Admissions
Where the admission's payment method is Credit, the bill is split between the credit company and the patient's own co-payment when the final bill is processed, and the payment button routes to the co-payment screen instead. The company's share is settled separately through the credit company workflow.
See Inward Admission — Insurance and Credit Company Details and Finance — Credit Company Bill Settlement.
Payments After the Final Bill
A payment collected after the final bill has been closed off is handled as a post-final payment on its own screens (inward/inward_bill_post_final_payment.xhtml, with its own refund and reprint pages), so it stays distinguishable from money collected before settlement.
Professional, Surgery and Staff Payments
Fees paid out to consultants, surgeons and staff are separate from collecting the patient's balance and have their own screens:
/inward/inward_bill_professional_payment.xhtml— professional fee payment/inward/inward_bill_surgery_payment.xhtml— surgery fee payment/inward/inward_bill_staff_payment.xhtml— staff payment
These are normally handled by finance staff after the final bill is settled. See Inpatient Professional Fees.
Related Articles
- Inpatient — Final Bill Generation — the step before payment
- Inpatient Final Bill — the finance view of the bill being paid
- Inpatient — Make a Payment and Make a Deposit — the same form, used during the admission
- BHT Deposits — money collected earlier and set off here
- Inpatient Bill Refunds — returning an over-collection
- Inpatient — Bill Cancellations and Refunds (Overview) — reversing a payment
- Inward Admission — Insurance and Credit Company Details