IS-H Set start date of case interim billing

[Former Member]

Hello,

We are suffering long processing times when we try to do interim billing. We noticed that SAP is checking for services to bill since patient's case start date.

In our system cases can be several years long.

Our question is: Is there a way to establish the initial date of a interim billing or it must be always the start date of the case?

Than you in advance.

Best Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi Juan,

There is a restriction option in the case-related invoice processing as well as in the mass billing program. It will help you to specify a date and others paamteres.

It is better to have a case closer concept, as there are lots of places where you face difficulties if cases are not closed.

Best Regards,

Alex

[Former Member]

Thanks Alexander,

Can you tell me where we can set this restriction you are talking about?

In NA01 there is an Interim Billing Date but there it is not possible to set start date.

Best Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi Juan,

If a case is an outpatient case, then there is a field 'Visit Date' in the tab 'Restriction' of the screen 'Case-Related Invoice Processing'

Best Regards,

Alex

[andreaswalcher2]

Hi Juan,

we had a simmilar situation - the client used long-term cases for reha and long-term care (cases Y 5 years, several 1000-services,..) we analyzed the service-rules done while billing using performance

trace utility. there was one service-rule, wich read (all) case-related services several times.

we decided to add a "finish" date to the logic of the rule - so that "old" bills and services will be ignored. the date is defined in a z-table - for e.q. only last year is billed - finish date = 31.12.2011.

we discussed copying and adopt or modificate the function block.

as the coding was simple and we want to align to upgrades in an easy way we decided to do a small modification.

since this, the performance is acceptable.

maybe this way could help you.

best regards

Andreas