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Financial Reports

Financial reports translate invoice payments, ledger movements, expenses, and adjustments into management views of cash position and revenue. Use them for daily reconciliation, month-end close, and referral settlements.

Available reports

ReportRoutePrimary question
Cash Flow/reports/cash-flowWhat cash moved in/out each day?
Cash Flow Summary/reports/cash-flow-summaryAggregated inflows vs outflows
Financial Summary/reports/financial-summaryRevenue, discounts, net position
mermaid
flowchart TB
    INV[Patient invoices] --> CF[Cash Flow]
    EXP[Daily expenses] --> CF
    LED[Ledger entries] --> CF
    CF --> CFS[Cash Flow Summary]
    CFS --> FS[Financial Summary]

Cash Flow report

Purpose: Transaction-level cash movements over a selected period.

Typical columns

ColumnDescription
DatePosting date
ReferenceInvoice #, voucher ID
Patient / partyCounterparty
DescriptionPayment, refund, expense
InflowMoney received
OutflowMoney paid
Payment methodCash, card, bank transfer
CenterCollection branch
Running balanceCumulative cash position

Use cases

UserTask
Reception supervisorEnd-of-shift drawer reconciliation
AccountantMatch bank deposit slip
AuditorTrace invoice payment to ledger

Daily habit

Export cash flow for each business day before next-day opening — catches unposted invoices early.

Cash Flow Summary

Purpose: Roll up cash flow detail into category buckets without line-by-line noise.

BucketExamples
Patient receiptsInvoice payments
Referral payoutsSettlements
Operating expensesUtilities, consumables
AdjustmentsBalance corrections
TransfersInter-ledger moves

Compare periods week-over-week for seasonal labs (e.g., dengue season spikes).

mermaid
pie title Example inflow mix
    "Walk-in cash" : 45
    "Card" : 35
    "Corporate credit" : 20

Financial Summary

Purpose: Executive snapshot of laboratory financial performance.

Metrics often included

MetricSource
Gross revenueInvoice totals before discounts
DiscountsRate lists, coupons
Net revenueAfter discounts
Collected vs duePatient due report alignment
Expense ratioExpenses ÷ revenue
Referral commissionAccrued vs paid

Use for monthly board packs alongside operational volume.

Filters

Apply consistent filters across financial reports:

FilterEffect
Date rangeRequired — default to current month
Collection centerBranch P&L
Payment methodChannel analysis
User / cashierAccountability
Referral doctorCommission subset

See Export & Filters.

Data sources and integrity

Source moduleFeeds
InvoicesRevenue and receipts
LedgersJournal accuracy
Daily expenseOperating costs
Deleted invoicesExcluded from active totals
Balance adjustmentBilling corrections

Deleted invoices

Hard-deleted invoices disappear from active financial totals but remain in audit log — restated reports may differ from historical exports.

Reconciliation workflow

mermaid
flowchart LR
    A[Cash flow detail] --> B[Match daybook]
    B --> C[Bank statement]
    C --> D[Financial summary]
    D --> E[Sign-off]
StepOwner
1Export cash flow
2Compare to daybook_summary
3Post missing ledger entries
4Lock period in policy

Permissions

ReportSuggested permission
Cash flowcash_management.view or analytics.view
Summary viewsanalytics.view
ExportSame as view

Finance roles should not require invoice delete rights.

Read-only mode

Financial reports remain available when subscription is locked — critical for negotiating renewal with accurate numbers.

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