Changing Claims for Remittance Payments
You can change the claim associated with a remittance payment if you need to apply the payment to a different claim.
- On the top menu bar in Encompass, click Claim Management and select Claim Management.
- On the top menu bar in Claim Management, click Process Payments and select Electronic Remittance Payment.
- Search for a remittance with the Ready To Review or In Review status. For more information on searching for remittances, go to Searching for Remittances (ERA).
- Click the link for the remittance in the Remittance # column.
The Remittance Details screen opens. The Not Applied tab includes all the claims in the remittance that need to be processed.
- Click the Find Claim icon (magnifying glass) next to a claim in the Claim Number column.

The Find Claim window opens.
- Enter information for the claim you want to find and click Search.
- Click the link in the Claim Number column for the claim you want to match to the payment in the search results.
- Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box that appears.
The system updates the claim associated with the payment.