WA: Electronic Remittance Advice for Online Patient Payments

These ERA's do not emanate from Medical Aids. These ERAs accompany pay overs after patients submit online payments resulting from receiving payment links from the practice/business.

  • Log in to the GoodX Web App with your username and password.
  • From the navigation bar, click on Admin.

  • Click on ERA Management.

  • The ERA Batches screen will appear.


  • The following will appear on the screen:
    • Search Filters: The user is able to search for a debtor/patient's ERA from the search field.
    • From: The date from which the user wants to see the ERA transactions.
    • To: The date to which the user wants to see the ERA transactions.
  • ERA Batch filters:
      • New: If the New box is ticked, the user will be able to see the New ERA's that was imported.
      • Duplicate: If the box is ticked, the user will be able to see the duplicated ERA's that was imported.
      • Posted: If the box is ticked, the user will be able to see all the ERA's that was posted.
      • Deleted: If the box is ticked, the user will be able to see all the ERA's that was deleted.
      • Imported: If the box is ticked, the user will be able to see all the Imported ERA's.
    • Search: The user needs to click on the Search button to apply the newly ticked filters.


  • At the bottom of the screen, click on the Import All New ERA's button to import the ERA's

  • After you have posted and saved the invoice, it will import the ERA.

  • The following information will appear:
    • Payment ID: The numerical order of the payments as they went through on the system.
    • Resolved: The system will automatically state whether the payment was resolved or not by indicating with Yes or No.
    • Account Number: The patient's account number as it is on the system and file.
    • Debtor Name: The name and surname of the debtor as it is stated on the file and system.
    • File Number: The patient/debtor's file number as it is on the patient file.
    • MA Outstanding: The amount that still needs to be paid by the Medical Aid.
    • PA Outstanding: The amount that still needs to be paid by the patient.
    • Med.Aid Number: The medical aid number that is on the patient's medical aid card.
    • Claimed Amount: The total amount of the account that needs to be paid before it is sent to the medical aid or patient.
    • Paid Amount: The amount that is already paid by either the medical aid or the patient.
    • Unlinked Amount: The amount isn't linked to medical aid or the patient's account.
    • View: Click once on the view button to view the previous invoices and payments of the specific debtor.


  • Click on Post Current ERA, to post the ERA.

  • When posted, click on the Close button.

Last modified: Friday, 19 February 2021, 11:00 AM