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Set up Bluechip and manage practitioner and other records.
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Configure practice, fee, list, template, printer, security and user settings.
Practice Settings
Batch Types
A Batch Type governs the method of batching that will be used.
Associating Classes with Batch Types
Associate each class you created with its corresponding batch type.

Administration
Set up Bluechip and manage practitioner and other records.
- Settings
  Configure practice, fee, list, template, printer, security and user settings.
  - Fee Settings
    Set fees for each practitioner.
  - List Settings
  - Practice Settings
    - Appointment Groups
      A Practice might choose to create a number of Appointment Groups in order to quickly and easily differentiate between types of specialists, for example.
    - Batch Types
      A Batch Type governs the method of batching that will be used.
      - Setting up a Batch Type
        Set up batch types for patient claiming and Medicare bulk billing.
      - Associating Classes with Batch Types
        Associate each class you created with its corresponding batch type.
    - Classes
    - EFTPOS
      Process electronic payments automatically or manually.
    - Links
    - Medicare Setup Window
    - Messages
    - Month Close-Off Window
    - Set up Your Practice
      Set up whether to use Medicare Australia Online, billing and fee options, and default Patient and Practice Explorer settings in the Practice Options window.
    - Recall Types
  - Setting-up Templates
  - Printer Settings
  - Security Settings
  - User Settings
- BC Secure
  Use BC Secure to set advanced permissions for each user and practitioner.
- Practitioner Records
- Managing User and Tenant Records
- Managing Other Records
- Searches
- Backup / Restore
- Bluechip System Requirements
  This information applies to Bluechip 4.2.

Associating Classes with Batch Types

Associate each class you created with its corresponding batch type.

Before you begin

Procedure

To associate a class with a batch type:

Select Setup > Practice > Classes from the Bluechip Main window.
In the Class Setup window, in the Account class list, select the class to batch. For example Patient Claim.
On the Payment Options tab, from the Batch Type list, select Patient Claims.

If you do not have a class associated with this batch type, one will need to be created. For more information on creating a new class, refer to Creating Classes.
Click OK.
Repeat this process to associate your Bulk Bill class with its corresponding Bulk Bill batch type.

Results

What to do next

Continue to Setting up a Practitioner's Classes.