Step 1: Patient Details
Before you begin
A patient's Medicare card details and doctor's referral must be recorded within the Patient Details window, for verification purposes, and to assist with the patient claim to Medicare.
Procedure
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Open the patient's record. The Patient Explorer appears, and you are presented with the patient's details.
- Locate the Medicare section.
- Enter the patient's Medicare Card Number and Expiry Date. This will automatically generate a Ref number - modify it if necessary.
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Click
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If the patient's name, as recorded in Bluechip, differs to that as recorded with Medicare, you will be prompted to confirm the difference. If this occurs;
- Select Yes to update the information in Bluechip with that on the card.
- Select No to leave the name in Bluechip as-is. This prompt will display for each verification. Otherwise; you will be prompted with a successful verification.
- Click OK.
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Ensure the Doctor's Referral is recorded in the Patient's record.