Creating an ECS File

The chapter on Electronic Claims went over how to create your electronic claims file. This basically involved these few simple steps.

·    Navigate to the ECS Control module, and find the record for Medicare (ECS#1) as shown below

·    Click the button Step 1:Find Invoices. This will find all invoices that meet the specific criteria (flagged as Batch, ECS# 1, an insurance balance and the Billing or As of… date is today or less).

·    After all invoices are found you have a chance to review them.

·    Last click Step 2: Create File. If all records pass inspection you must type in name of the file. The file name should represent the insurance and have a brief date designation (example: for Medicare with a file created 8/22/98 name the file MCPA0822). The file needs to be saved in the Send folder. You may need to change the directory to the correct one (see below).