In this article, you will learn how to make a plan using the Care Plan Calculator® System. Please watch our on-demand training videos OR view the detailed written instructional steps below.  The images below are for demonstration purposes only and not a recommendation of what fees you charge, what your discounts should be, or what your treatment plans should be.

Step 1: Click on the [Systems] Menu→ [Care Plan Calculator®] →[Add New Care Plan].

Step 2: Add New Care Plan/Template

  1. From the “I Want To” section, select the Action as [Add New Plan].
  2. Care Plan Name: Enter a plan name using characters A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. You can either give a generic name such as "6 months 46 visit" or a specific name such as "Mary Smith 12M 60V ". Choose a name that identifies the plan so it can be easily found when you have a large list of plans. NOTE: The plan name is NOT seen by the patient. It is only viewable by account users, therefore the plan name should be as descriptive as possible.
  3. Care Plan Patients: Select the number of plan members. Up to seven members of a family can be on one plan.
  4. Care Plan Type: Choose from Corrective Care Plan or Wellness Care Plan.
    • Corrective Care Plan (Starts & Ends): For new patients. It is characterized by having a start and end date.
    • Wellness Care Plan (Auto Renews): For established patients and is characterized as being ongoing.
    • Block of Service: This plan is for patients that need an open-ended timeline for completing care. This only gives the option to pre-pay.     
  5. Care Plan Time Frame:
    • Payment Months: enter the number of months for the payment to be made. This represents the period of time the patient has to pay for the service.
      • 1= Recurring payment Option 1 Only
      • 2= Recurring Option and Prepayment Opt 3 only
      • 3= All Payment Options Available.
    • Plan Months: ENTER ONLY IF different than Payment Months. Enter the number of months the service plan covers. This represents the period of time the patient is committing to use the services. This number does not affect the payment calculation.
  6. Click the [Add New Plan] button and click [OK].

Step 3. Care Plan

  1. Assigning Plan to Patient:
    • Existing Patient: Enter the patient name, company, patient ID, or TPS ID into the patient section menu. The menu will search for patients that match the information entered into the field.
    • New Patient: If this is a new patient and they have no patient account, the Section Menu will state that there is “NO PATIENT FOUND” you may add a new account by clicking the [Add] new patient button at the top. 
  2. Total Visits(Required): Enter the total visits the patient will be receiving over the treatment period. This will calculate the Ave$/ visits column
  3. Discount Rules: Select Discounting Rules for each service/product.
  4. Service and Products: Enter the service/product you want to include (If not already defaulted into the CPC)
  5. Units: Enter the number of units for each service/product. Lines with no units are not included in the plan. You can edit the service/product descriptions and fees. (If not already defaulted into the CPC)
  6. Actual Fees: Enter the Fee for the Service and Product (If not already defaulted into the CPC).
  7. When finished, click the [Calculate Care Plan] button at the top and bottom of the page.

Step 4: Calculator

The page will be refreshed, and the plan preview is displayed. On the left, you have the option to View & Print the Care Plan, Auto-Debit Care Plan, and access to apply the additional care plan settings from each section drop-down menu.

When completed, click the View & Print Care Plan button to print the plan→click on the [logo] at the top left corner of the document.