How to adjust your printer settings in EZClaim to print your 1500 forms perfectly!
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Carrier Area Location Adjustment
Accessing Printer Adjustments
You can access the Printer Adjustments by following the instructions here!
Sections
Here is a visual representation of the available sections in Printer Adjustments.
This article provides a comprehensive explanation of each section, which you can access by clicking the links provided above.
Printer Alignment
If there is a need to adjust the position of the print, whether it is up, down, left, or right, you can utilize the Printer Alignment settings.
Tip: We recommend making small adjustments (one or two clicks) at a time and re-printing your test page each time.
Font Setting
To modify the font face or size, simply choose from the available options using the drop-down lists.
Print Form with Data
Tip: If using the red forms, use either Preview Only or Never. Otherwise, a black form will print on top of the red form.
There are three options available for printing a black-and-white form with the data.
- Preview Only – When previewing the claim, the form will only be visible. However, when printed, only the data will be printed.
- This option is applicable when printing on pre-printed forms only
- Always – This option is suitable for printing on plain paper as it allows both the form and data to be printed.
- Never – When printing on pre-printed forms, this option will only display the data in print preview mode.
- This option is applicable when printing on pre-printed forms only
1500 Form Printer
This feature enables you to choose the printer for printing 1500 forms. Select the <Default Printer> option to have EZCkaun utilize your default printer.
Bottom Margin
If the text in Box 31, 32, or 33 is being cut off, check the box in this section to use smaller font and tighter spacing in those boxes.
Carrier Area Location Adjustment
This feature allows you to customize the placement of the insurance address printed at the top of the 1500 form.
Occasionally, adjustments may be necessary to align the Payer address with a windowed envelope.
Vertical Shift Adjustment
If data at the top of the 1500 form starts in the correct position but slowly shifts out of the boxes toward the bottom of the form, use this adjustment to correct.
Horizontal Shift Adjustment
If data on the left of the 1500 form starts in the correct position but slowly shifts out of the boxes on the right side of the page, use this adjustment to correct.
Formats
Dates
Select the Date of Service and All Other Dates format using the drop-down arrow.
Note: The date formats selected will apply to ALL claims
Most Payers require the 8 digits in this format MMDDYYYY
Account Number (Box 26)
If you would like a different number format for Box 26, select from the account number drop-down list. The available options are:
- Account #– Prints the Account # field from the Patient screen
- Invoices #– Prints the Invoice # field from the Claim screen
- Claim ID– Prints the Claim ID from the Claim screen.
- This is an internal database number automatically assigned by EZClaim and cannot be changed
- Account #-Claim ID– Prints both the patient account # and Claim ID separated by a dash
- Claim ID-Account #– Prints both the Claim ID and patient account # separated by a dash
Note: If you have entered a 4-digit year in EZClaim and it switches back to 2 digits, your Windows Regional settings have the M/D/YY display setting.
To change the setting open the Windows Control Panel>Regional Settings>Click the Date tab>Change the Short Date Style field to M/D/YYYY.