Which checks should be processed during a remittance run?

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Focus here is ensuring funds are real and available before posting payments. In a remittance run, you should process only checks that have been confirmed with a bank deposit receipt. That receipt shows the deposit has actually cleared, so the cash can be posted to the patient accounts and reconciled with the bank statement. Processing checks without this confirmation risks posting payments that may not have cleared, leading to mismatches and cash flow issues.

Why the other approaches aren’t as solid: processing every check in the remittance file assumes funds are deposited for all of them, which isn’t guaranteed. Relying only on a valid remittance code identifies the payer but doesn’t verify that funds were deposited. And checks that haven’t been tied to a bank deposit receipt leave open the possibility that the payment isn’t actually in the bank yet.