Removing insurance from patients

You can remove an insurance plan from a patient's record. If the plan has expired or been terminated, you should end the coverage not remove the plan.

Note: Removing insurance from patients requires the "Remove Ins. Plan from Patient" security right.

To remove a patient's insurance

1. Do one of the following:

   • How to get there

     1. If the correct patient is not already selected, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

        Note: You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

     2. On the Patient menu, under General, click (or tap) Overview.

        The patient's Overview page opens.

     On a patient's Overview page, the Insurance box displays the patient's insurance plans. Click (or tap) an insurance Plan link.

     

   • How to get there

     1. If the correct patient is not already selected, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

        Note: You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

     2. On the Patient menu, under Insurance, click (or tap) Insurance Information.

        The patient's Insurance Information page opens.

     On a patient's Insurance Information page, select an insurance plan.

     

   The options for editing insurance information become available.

   

2. Click (or tap) Remove.

   A confirmation message appears.

3. Click (or tap) Remove.