Batch bulk billing or Veterans Affairs claim vouchers for processing.
About this task
The following procedure describes the steps necessary for billing a bulk bill account. You can
also bill to other types of accounts such as private and institutional accounts, and you
can bill to multiple patients. See Recording Visits for detailed instructions.
Procedure
-
In the Waiting Room, select the patient's record and press
F5.
-
In the Record Visit window, select .
-
If necessary:
- In Seen By, select the consulting practitioner.
- Click Referral, then select the referring
practitioner.
- In Location, select the location at which the
consultation took place.
- In Consult Time and Consult
Date, enter the date and time of the visit.
-
Add or modify the service item details:
- A list of service items is available via (or press Ctrl+S).
- Optionally, add service item text in the Text column
for each item.
- A maximum of 14 service items (including incentive items) can be billed
simultaneously. If you need to record more items, start another visit for the
patient.
-
Set In Hospital if the service was provided in-hospital.
Select the Provider No (Facility ID).
-
If the patient is removed from the Waiting Room, set Remove from Waiting
Room.
-
To print a voucher, set Print Voucher. You might unset this
if, for example, you need to edit the voucher or have already printed a voucher and
are now billing the patient. Specify the number of copies you want to print.
-
Click Voucher to initiate the claim. If Online Patient
Verification (OPV) is active and the patient's Medicare card details have
not been recorded, enter them now. If their Medicare card is available, swipe it to
enter their card number automatically.
Results
The claim is initiated.
