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Administration
Set up Bluechip and manage practitioner and other records.
Settings
Configure practice, fee, list, template, printer, security and user settings.
Practice Settings
Classes
Creating Classes

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.
    - 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.

Creating Classes

Before you begin

Setup > Practice > Classes

Procedure

Select Setup > Practice > Classes. The Class Setup window appears.

If you want to edit an existing class, select the class, an then make the necessary modifications to the General and Payment Options tabs. Alternatively, if you want to create a new Class, continue now to step 2.
Click New The Copy window appears.
As you are creating a brand new Class, leave the Copy from Class drop-down list set to display 'none'.
Enter a name for the new class.
Enter an abbreviated name for the new class.
Click OK. to confirm and save your selections. The new class is added to the list of account classes.
- (Optional) You can enable Quantity / Equipment ID items via the Use Equipment and Allow Quantity > 1 check boxes. You can also specify the use of radiology oncology equipment for Medicare-related batches.
Once you have created a Class, you can create a letterhead field that refers to it.
- If you want to do this, it must be done for each practitioner who intends to use a letterhead for the class.

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