4. Printing Claims Within maketags

By default, maketags batches all of the charges it finds based on your criteria. You can then submit them using Partner's claim submission tools, preptags-ECS and hcfa.

If you need to print paper HCFAs directly from maketags, contact PCC support at 1-800-722-1082 or <support@pcc.com>. PCC support can make configuration changes that enable direct printing, but there may be a better solution to your problem. When you print claims directly from maketags, the claims are not processed according to the electronic submission configuration rules and claim errors may result.

With direct paper printing enabled, maketags will show you an additional option once charges have been collected:

Select "Print the Forms Now" and press [F1 -- Generate Report]. You will see the same HCFA printing interface as found in the hcfa program. You can select one batch at a time, and you will have the opportunity to print (and test print, if necessary) all of the claims you just batched without leaving maketags.

Only the claims that you processed in maketags are available on this screen. The batches will not include the current claims located in your normal HCFA batches. Remember, claims printed directly from maketags may not receive their insurance specific configuration rules. For best results, use maketags to batch all claims and process or print them later using preptags-ECS and the hcfa program.