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Integrations
Extend the functionality of Bluechip by integrating other applications or services.
Day Surgery
Day Surgery can be used as a stand-alone application or together with Bluechip to manage specialist surgeries and day hospitals.
Appendix A – Non MBS Items
Entering Non-MBS Items into Day Surgery
Dental Items
Dental items are defined as 'Miscellaneous for Service' types as these items are processed differently in the reporting process.

Integrations
Extend the functionality of Bluechip by integrating other applications or services.
- Day Surgery
  Day Surgery can be used as a stand-alone application or together with Bluechip to manage specialist surgeries and day hospitals.
  - Why a Day Surgery Module?
  - Installing Day Surgery
    Day Surgery module can be used as a stand-alone application.
  - Installing Day Surgery with Bluechip
    The Day Surgery module can be used in conjunction with Bluechip.
  - About Day Surgery Price Lists within Bluechip
  - Creating the Day Surgery Service Item List within Bluechip
  - Copying Service Item Lists
  - Creating an Episode for a New Patient
  - Creating an Episode for an Existing Patient
  - Reopening an Episode
  - Reopening an Episode – Billing
  - Completion of the Episode – Diagnoses Tab
  - Completion of the Episode – Ext Causes
  - Completion of the Episode - Procedures
    The Procedures tab allows entry of the procedures actually performed by the Day Surgery to be used for reporting purposes to the relevant governing body.
  - Completion of the Episode – Notes
  - Exporting for Reporting Purposes
  - Appendix A – Non MBS Items
    - Entering Non-MBS Items into Bluechip
    - Entering Non-MBS Items into Day Surgery
      - Dental Items
        Dental items are defined as 'Miscellaneous for Service' types as these items are processed differently in the reporting process.
  - Appendix B – Termination of Pregnancy (WA Only)
  - Appendix C – Financial Tab (VIC only)
    The Financial Tab only appears in the Victorian version of Day Surgery to meet that state's data collection requirements.
  - Appendix D – Drugs Tab
  - Appendix E - Other (VIC only)
    The Other tab is applicable for the Victorian version of Day Surgery as part of their reporting process.
  - Appendix F – Advanced Options
  - Appendix G – Cancer Registry (NSW Only)
  - Appendix H – Miscellaneous
- Clinical
  From Bluechip 2.5, practices that use Bluechip with Clinical will be able to take advantage of enhanced connectivity between the two applications.
- Surgical Partners
  Integrate Bluechip with Surgical Partners' Integration platform to assist with finances and billing.
- Endoscribe
- Scribes

Dental Items

Dental items are defined as 'Miscellaneous for Service' types as these items are processed differently in the reporting process.

Practices that provide dental services to patients usually have contractual payments for the services they offer. MedicalDirector recommends using the ADA (Australian Dental Codes) as these are recognised codes similar to MBS items.
Dental invoices do not use the multiple scaling rule, additional teeth are often 'discounted' to encourage the patient to have all the work done at the same time. Quantity fields do not work for this type of invoice.
Dental invoices are also required to display the tooth number (position in the mouth) as part of the item description. The contract payment is the same regardless of the number of teeth involved but the tooth number is recorded to avoid duplicate servicing.
Some dental codes are procedural like 432 (Apicectomy) whilst the 576 (stainless steel crown) are restorative items and need to be listed on the invoice and episode.
In the following example two teeth have been removed and two teeth replaced by steel crowns. The first item contains the contractual amount, the secondary items indicates the additional teeth worked on.
- 323C $960 Wisdom tooth removal 18
- 323 $0 Wisdom tooth removal 28
- 576 $0 Steel crown 25
- 576 $0 Steel crown 26
When transferred to Day Surgery, the Hospital Claim form (HC21) in the episode displays the same information as the as Bluechip invoice, and is attached to the invoice for payment.
Coding the episode is easier because the number of teeth operated on is evident and will assist the coder in choosing the correct ICD10 procedural code without having to refer to the case notes .