Setting the End of Period Reconciliation date in NextGen® Inpatient Financials can be quickly accomplished and reset as needed. This function is commonly used to set a control date, so that no financial activity will post past that set date. This feature can be used to control when items post at month end. This can be especially useful if the month ends on a weekend or holiday, and office personnel are not available.
To access the End of Period (EOP) Reconciliation Date set-up screen, open the Account Processing module > select the Functions drop-down menu > Tools > EOP Reconciliation Date.
This function should be utilized when the General Ledger (G/L) posting is set to any date other than Machine Date in the Accounts Receivable (AR) Control table, as shown below:
When the EOP Reconciliation option is selected, the screen will prompt the user with a message asking “A.R. End of Period Control: Do you want to continue?”
Select “OK” to continue or “Cancel” to Exit.
After selecting OK, the user will be prompted to enter the End of Period Date, in the “YYYYMMDD” format. If the date has been previously set, select <F1> to clear the previously set screen.
If you have any questions about setting up the EOP Reconciliation Date, or any other NGF system features, please email HospitalSupport@NextGen.com.