mike-h30 wrote on Friday, July 08, 2011:
I was just curious if others see any harm if I choose to omit utilizing the table “form_misc_billing_options” when billing in OpenEMR?
I am trying to eliminate unnecessary redundancy when billing and having to select the “Misc Billing Options for HCFA-1500” form every time a patient requires this is not fun. (Our current billing system allows this to be set up one time, but I am migrating billing to OpenEMR now).
My intended work around is to modify code in “/library/gen_hcfa_1500.php” and “/library/gen_x12_837.php” so that the appropriate entries for 'Misc Billing Options for HCFA-1500" are added when needed thus avoiding the dependence on the “Misc Billing Options for HCFA-1500” form and table “form_misc_billing_options.” The logic would be built around my use of custom fields in patient demographics or data from one of the custom form tables I have created.
I am not sure what the plan is going forward with the OpenEMR code refactor, but I want to make sure I won’t find myself in trouble by not utilizing the “form_misc_billing_options” table.
Thanks.
-Mike