Sections in a Hospital Sales Report.

There exist multiple variants of comprehensive hospital sales reports, each encompassing identical sections.

Header Section

In its default configuration, this section features prominent, bold text that spells out the company’s name and address. There is a system setting which when toggled replaces the default text with a pre-selected image in the header. This header image can either span the full width across the top of each page or be displayed with a limited width within the same section on each page.

Title Section

This section signifies the report type and the time frame it encompasses.

Assets Summary Table

This section listssummarizes all Generalasset ledgerincreases accountsresulting whichfrom arethe classifiedtransactions aslisted Assetswhosefurther down in the report. Sales transactions naturally contribute positively to the balances wereof increasedAsset duringGeneral theLedger different sales transactions included in that particular report.accounts.

Consider a sales report whichthat listsdetails transactions in whichwhere the total Cashcash received wasamounted to USD $200.00. In such a report, the Assets Summary table would includefeature a row correspondingspecifically toreflecting the increase in USD cash, which is cash—an asset. This asset would be labelledlabeled as [ 11110 ]11110] - Cash (USD). The number 11110, enclosed in square brackets, represents the unique system account number for the Cash (USD) general ledger account. EveryEach general ledger account has aits uniqueown distinct account number.

BesidesIn addition to cash and bank account general ledger accounts (which we have already establishedidentified as assets), another type of asset that is subject tocan increase during sales is accounts receivablesreceivable (abbreviated as AR). These debts are considered assets because they havelikely probablyprovide future benefitbenefits to the company when the debtorrelevant finallydebtors honors themhonor and pays.pay Inthem. theAccounts chartreceivable ofis accounts,a accountsan receivablesaccount that has 4four child accounts, with each representing a different type of debtor:debtor.

• Corporates (AR) for other businesses.
• Customers (AR)
• Patients (AR). For an explanation on the differences between customers and patients, click here.
• Medical aid societies (AR)

The Medical aidAid societiesSocieties (AR) account is subdivided into the 30+ sub-accounts, each corresponding to a different medical aid societiessociety operatingcompany. inGiven the healthcare sector. Since medical aidthat claims areconstitute a major source ofsignificant revenue stream for medical practices, most reports printed will feature at least one or more medicalof aidthese societies30+ Medical Aid Society sub-accounts in the assetsAssets summarySummary table. An example of one of the Medical Aid Society sub-account is (AR) Cimas.

Consider a sales report whichthat listsdetails transactions in which severalinvolving claims from different Cimas patients where served.patients. Suppose the total claim amounamount across the different Cimasthese patients is USD $100.00 (for premium cimasCimas policies) plus andan additional ZIG $4440.00 (for not so non-premium cimasCimas patients treated within the same period.period). In such a casecase, the Assets Summary Table would havefeature two separate rowsrows, each corresponding to the ARAccounts Receivable (AR) asset [ 11330.09 ]09] - (AR) Cimas.Cimas. Like any other asset in the asset summary tabletable, the cimasCimas asset has a unique account number, which is 11330.09. In one of the rows corresponding to CimasCimas, the asset appreciation amount of USD $100.00 would be displayed, while in the other rowrow, the ZIG $4440.00 appreciation amount would be shown.

Events Table

This table enumerates the various events recorded within the specified time range. Events encompass consultations, billable items, and any discounts associated with those transactions. These events are listed chronologically based on the different transactions executed during the time period.

Each section of the report fulfills a specific purpose, and collectively, they offer a comprehensive overview of hospital sales transactions and asset appreciation during the specified week. This detailed breakdown facilitates a clear and concise understanding of the financial transactions related to hospital operations over this period.