General Ledger Accounting

General ledger accounting is used for recording all the financial transactions of the practice. The setup and configuration for the general ledger accounts are done through the GL Master in the Advanced Setup.

GL Master

1. Go to Advanced Setup-> GL Master. GL Master can be used to view all the accounts created in the practice (Image 1a) and create new accounts.

Image 1a

2. To add a new general ledger account, click on the icon on the top right-hand side of the GL Master page and to edit any account click on the far right (see Image 1a).

3. Enter the details for the new General Ledger account to be set up.

4. Table 1 explains the fields in detail.

Field Name Description
Account # Enter the internal General Ledger Account #
Sub Account Optional sub-classification under the main account for detailed tracking.
Legal Entity (Cost Center) Select the legal entity against which the account is being created
Account Type1 Dropdown includes:

Adjustment Type
Case Type
Deposit Type
Encounter Procedure
ICD
Line of Business
Line Sub Status
Line Status
Modifier
Payer Type
Prior Auth
Rev Code

Account Type2 Shares the same dropdown options as Account Type1 for layered categorization.
Value Multi-select combo box that dynamically updates based on the selected Account Type (e.g., selecting “Adjustment Type” shows relevant adjustment options).
Entity Type Defines the nature of the entity linked to the account. Options include: All, Insurance, Patients, Guarantor.
Entity Type Value Multi-select field that loads context-specific values based on the selected Entity Type.
Amount Type Dropdown field with options such as Charge Amount, Contract Amount, Payments, Adjustment, Withholds, On Account, Applied Reversal, Deposit Refund, Transfer, Closing Balance (A/R), Opening Balance (A/R), Running Balance (A/R).
Account Type* Primary classification of the account (e.g., Asset, Liability, Expense).
Account Desc Description or purpose of the account.
Company Code Code representing the company within a multi-entity setup.
Service Location Geographic or operational location tied to the account.
Account Name* Full name of the account for identification and reporting.
Placeholder 1 Reserved field for future use or custom configurations.
Placeholder 2 Another reserved field for future or custom use.
Chart of Accounts (COA) Categories Classification within the chart of accounts for financial reporting.
Active (Checkbox) Indicates whether the account is currently active and usable.

GL Report

To run the GL report, go to Advanced Setup->GL Report. Provide appropriate search parameters and click on Search.

The report can be exported into PDF and Excel outputs.

GL Detailed Report 

This report displays patient-wise debit and credit amounts generated. To run the GL Detailed Report, go to Advanced Setup → GL Detailed Report. Provide the necessary search parameters and click on Search; see Image 5b for a sample GL Detailed report.

Search Filters

Image 5a

Search Fields Description
Acct Date Select an accounting date range
Set Batch Source As Provide a name for the batch source
Set Batch Name As Provide a batch name
Set Journal Template As Provide a journal template name
Destination Financial System Drop-down with the following options: Quick Books/Net Suite/ Work Day/Peach Tree/Great Plains

GL Detailed Report

Image 5b

The GL detailed report has two Excel outputs and a PDF output.

Custom GI Detailed Excel

This is a newly created Excel output. The important columns in the Excel file, along with their descriptions, are given below.

Column Description
Journal Template Name The Journal template name provided in the search field will appear here.
Journal Batch Name The journal batch name given in the search field will appear here.
Line No This will contain a serial number with increments of 10,000.
Account Type The destination financial system chosen in the parameter section
Account # GL Account#
Posting Date For GL accounts, if the amount type is either Payments or Adjustments, this will be the payment date
Document No –  (Leave it blank.)
Description For Credit Amount, this will be the Legal Entity + insurance company name
For Debit Amount, this will be the insurance company name with the prefix “Receivable”
Debit Amount GL Debit Amount
Credit Amount GL Credit Amount
Source Code Batch source (provided in the search section)
Your Reference Patient PCRef#
External Document No.
Dimension Set ID
Transaction Information
Comment
Class Code (Dimension) “00”
Department Code (Dimension) LE code of the concerned legal entity
SubAccount Code(Dimension) Subpayer ID in the Insurance Master