One Year Payment Contract
The One Year Payment Contract endpoints allow the user to retrieve and create year-long payment contracts. They also allow the user to retrieve the contractual language that must be used. For more information, please refer Payment contracts.
Payment Contracts is an offering that allows us to automatically collect patient balances associated with claims up to the agreed-upon amount set by the patient covered by the contract. athenahealth aims to increase adoption of payment contracts through Digital Check-in capability.
This documentation focuses on two types of Card-on-File Contracts that athenahealth supports: Single Appointment and One-Year Contract.
Single Appointment automatically charges a patient using the authorized card on file after the payers have completed adjudication for claims associated with this appointment. This contract type charges up to a designated dollar limit for just the single appointment for which the contract is signed. The API endpoint for this is /patients/{patientid}/collectpayment/singleappointment/{appointmentid}
One-Year Contract charges the patient for every outstanding charge after the payers have adjudicated claims incurred within 1 year of the contract date. This contract type charges up to a designated dollar limit for all appointments within 1 year of when the contract is signed. The API endpoint for this is /patients/{patientid}/collectpayment/oneyear/{appointmentid}
Retrieves terms for one year payment contract
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Expand allRetrieves one year payment contract for a specific patient
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Expand allCreates a record of authorization for 1 year payment contract for a specific appointment
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Expand allRetrieves any contracts currently on patient's file
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Expand allGenerate an email to the patient and send the Card on File Agreement for one year contracts.