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Manage accounts, fees, claiming, billing and banking in Pracsoft.
Online Claiming
Send Bulk Bill claims to Medicare Australia Online or Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) claims.
Medicare Easyclaim
Process Medicare patient claims and Medicare Bulk Billing using Pracsoft.
How Medicare EasyClaim Works
A summary of the Medicare EasyClaim process in different scenarios.

Finance
Manage accounts, fees, claiming, billing and banking in Pracsoft.
- Recording Visits
- Online Claiming
  Send Bulk Bill claims to Medicare Australia Online or Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) claims.
  - About the Online Claiming Process
  - Batching Bulk Claims for Medicare / Vet Affairs
  - Sending Bulk Claims to Medicare / Vet Affairs
  - Cancelling Claims and Deleting All Visits
  - Deleting Claims (Same-Day Delete)
    Real-time patient claims sent to Medicare Australia can be deleted on the same day that they were sent.
  - DVA Online Claiming Workarounds
  - Medicare Easyclaim
    Process Medicare patient claims and Medicare Bulk Billing using Pracsoft.
    - How Medicare EasyClaim Works
      A summary of the Medicare EasyClaim process in different scenarios.
    - Easyclaim and Online Claiming with Pracsoft
    - Medicare Easyclaim Transaction Status
      Describes the various Medicare Easyclaim Transaction states, and how to deal with them, where applicable.
    - Enabling Medicare Easyclaim with EFTPOS
    - Enabling Medicare Easyclaim with TYRO
    - Claiming with Medicare Easyclaim
  - EFTPOS (HICAPS) for Pracsoft
  - Exception Reason Codes - DVA
  - Exception Reason Codes - Medicare
  - Immunisation Claims
  - Integrated EFTPOS - About and Usage
  - Manually Receipting Bulk Payments
  - Nursing Home Claim Workaround for Pracsoft
  - Manual Online Patient Verification (OPV)
    Online Patient Verification is a process whereby, before processing a claim with Online Claiming, the patient can be checked for eligibility to receive Medicare benefits.
  - Online Veteran Verification (OVV)
  - Patient Claims History
  - Printing Claim Details
  - Resetting a Claim's Status
    Reset the status of multiple claims' simultaneously and view the claim audit logs.
  - Resolving Claim Exceptions
    After sending bulk claims to Medicare Online and requesting the associated processing reports,Medicare may return a processing report that contains exceptions.
  - Sending 'Store and Forward' Claims
  - Tips for Sending Patient Claims
    The Practice has the choice of sending the Patient claims immediately or storing them up for later transmission.
  - Medicare Australia and Post Office Boxes in Pracsoft
  - Medicare Card Swiper
  - Integrating Healthcare Identifiers into Electronic Practice Records
- Accounts and Receipts
- Banking
  Short videos about Pracsoft banking and end of financial year reporting.
- Fees
  Pracsoft provides you with a Standard Fee list of over 100 commonly used items.
- Institutional Payers

How Medicare EasyClaim Works

A summary of the Medicare EasyClaim process in different scenarios.

Accounts paid in full

After the patient/claimant pays their account (using cash, credit card or EFTPOS), their Medicare card details are automatically transmitted from MedicalDirector Pracsoft.
MedicalDirector Pracsoft sends the claim details to Medicare Australia for verification. The claim is checked and an approval is sent back a few seconds later.
The patient/claimant then swipes their EFTPOS card through the EFTPOS / Easyclaim terminal, enters their PIN and their rebate is paid into their nominated cheque or savings account on the same day.
Practice staff give the patient/claimant an EFTPOS receipt to confirm their rebate has been paid. Important: Easyclaim rebates can only be deposited into cheque or savings account.

Unpaid or partially paid accounts (rebates obtained by Medicare Online)

Medicare card details are automatically transmitted from Pracsoft.
The claim is checked and claim submission is accepted or declined instantly. A cheque made out to the health service provider is posted to the patient/claimant within 14 days.
When the patient/claimant receives the cheque, they will send it to the health service provider along with any other outstanding balance payment.

Bulk billing

If the patient is bulk billed, the patient will press a button on the EFTPOS keypad to assign their benefit to the health service provider. No signature is required.
The Claim and patient Medicare card details are automatically transmitted from Pracsoft.
Claim is checked and approval is sent within seconds.

Large Practice Bulk Bill (optional)

Patient presents to Reception and OPV/OCV check is performed.
Administrative staff print a DB4 form and attach it to the patient file if desired.
Patient has consultation with the Practitioner who completes the DB4 form and has the patient sign.
Administrative staff collect the DB4 form(s) and process claims through Medicare Easyclaim at a later time. Consider also Medicare rulings regarding this.