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Managing Payment Disputes in Flow

How to view, respond to, and track Care Membership payment disputes directly in Flow's Disputes tab.

How do I get paid for my monthly Care Payments?

Explains the payout schedule and delay for Care Membership payments, and where to find Membership payouts in Reporting.

Otto Care Memberships Pastdue Payment Outreach Process

Explains how the Chronos teletriage team handles outreach to pet parents with past-due Care Membership payments, and when the clinic takes over.

Interpreting the Benefits Usage Report

Explains the key metrics and columns in the Care Benefit Usage report: revenue, deferred revenue, discounts, and payments.

Interpreting the Cancellations Report

Explains the Past Due Payments and Cancelled Enrollments reports, including the true-up payment schedule and status columns.

Cancelled Enrollments in the Care Financial Report

Explains the Cancelled Enrollments report's payment schedule and true-up status columns for cancelled Care Memberships.

Templated Response for Care Disputes

Templated response and evidence checklist for winning a Care Membership payment dispute in Flow.

Interpreting the Care Enrollments Report

Explains the key metrics and columns in the Care Enrollments report: unbilled A/R, deferred revenue, plan revenue, and discounts.

Care Membership Accounting Basics

Guide to the journal entries clinics use for Care Membership enrollments, payments, benefit usage, and cancellations.

Care Benefit End of Day Reconciliation Auditing

Step-by-step guide to reconciling Care Plan Coverage totals between your PIMS end-of-day report and the Care Financial Report.

Interpreting the Care Payments Report

Explains the key metrics and columns in the Care Payments report: amount captured, fees, and net payments.

New Credit Card Retry Workflow for Care Memberships

Explains the automatic smart retry system that charges additional cards on file when a Care Membership payment fails.

How to handle default Care Payments (cancel plan + collections)

Workflow for cancelling a defaulted Care Membership and handing the true-up balance to your own collections process.

Cash-Based Accounting and the Care Financial Report

Explains cash-based accounting and how to use the Care Financial Report's Payments section for bookkeeping.

How to Update Billing Info in your Pet Portal

How pet parents update their payment card for a Care Membership through the Pet Portal.

Writebacks for Benefit Consumption - CORNERSTONE

How to save (not post) a Cornerstone invoice so it pulls into Flow for benefit consumption and writes back correctly.

Transferring Care Memberships (Do's and Dont's)

Rules for when a Care Membership can and cannot be transferred between pets or clients.

Consuming Care Benefits through Flow

Step-by-step guide to consuming Care Plan benefits in Flow: selecting the invoice, applying exams and Instant Account Credit, and confirming the bonus discount.

Submitting a Care Related Support Ticket

How to submit a Care Membership support ticket through the Manage Membership tool for faster turnaround than standard Flow requests.

Transferring Care Memberships (Workflow)

Step-by-step workflow for transferring a Care Membership from one pet to another pet on the same Flow account.

Managing a Care Plan Benefit Consumption

How to edit the usage date, delete, or edit the most recent benefit usage on an active Care Membership.

Care Plan Renewal Workflow

Explains Care Plan renewal emails, when opt-out is blocked, and how unused Instant Account Credit rolls over at renewal.

How to Cancel a Care Plan Membership

Step-by-step guide to cancelling a Care Plan membership through the Manage Membership tool, covering true-up amounts, discounts, and refunds.

Managing a Care Plan Billing Date

How to change a Care Membership's monthly billing date for future billing cycles.

Upgrades, Downgrades, Cancellations; Best Practices

Best practices for upgrading, downgrading, and cancelling Care Memberships, including true-up costs, refunds, and renewal opt-outs.

How to Upgrade a Care Plan

Step-by-step guide to upgrading a pet's Care Plan through the Manage Membership tool and how the cost difference is calculated.

Best Practices for Processing Plan Benefits

Best practices and step-by-step process for consuming Care Plan benefits in Flow without errors or billing issues.

Enrolling a Pet on a Care Plan

Walks through every way a pet parent can enroll in a Care Plan and how staff complete enrollment from a pet's Flow profile.

What Payment Methods can be used for a Care Membership?

Lists accepted payment methods for Care Memberships: major credit and debit cards, plus the Care Credit Mastercard; no cash.

What is a Care Membership?

Explains what a Care Membership is: an annual package of veterinary benefits split into 12 monthly payments, managed through Otto Flow and Pet Portal.

Understanding the Synergy Between Care Memberships and Pet Insurance

Explains how Care Memberships and pet insurance complement each other for routine, emergency, and pre-existing condition coverage.

How to Talk about Care Memberships (scheduling to checkout)

Scripts for front-desk staff, techs, and DVMs on introducing and reinforcing Care Memberships from scheduling through checkout.

How the Paid In Full Process Works for Care Memberships

Explains the Paid In Full option for Care Memberships: enrollment, payment collection, and the cancellation and refund policy.

Steps for integrated Care Wizard functionality (Avimark, Cornerstone, Impromed)

How to configure Flow payment settings so Care Membership payments sync through the integrated Care Wizard in Avimark, Cornerstone, or Impromed.

Setting Up Care Membership Payments in CORNERSTONE

Setup steps for accepting Care Membership payments in Cornerstone: creating a payment type, syncing credit codes, and optionally adding an Otto employee.

How to set up Flow Payments for Care

How to connect Stripe in Flow settings so Care Membership payments can be collected and deposited into your bank account.