Theatre Bands
Before you begin
Procedure
- Go back to the first Template Hospital Fee tab and select Column D - Health Fund Benefit - which should now have all the fees populated. Right-click over the column header and copy, then right-click again in the same column and select Paste Special Then, select 'values' and OK. Now select Columns B and C and delete from the spreadsheet.
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You will now need to add the case payments and accommodation bands as per the health fund contract using the format in the example below;
No spaces in the MBS Item column and inverted comma's [" "] need to be placed at the beginning and end of the description. Patient Classification Primary Procedure 100% Secondary Procedure 33% Tertiary Procedure 20% 1A $170.00
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Change the 'Procedure Only' fees in the Fee List for each item that is specified in the contract.
- See example below. The first blue screen shot shows the fees as per the item banding. However, because the contract has specified a 'Procedure Only' fee (yellow highlight) for these particular items, this overrides the associated banding fee, and needs to be changed as demonstrated in the second (blue) screen-shot.
- See example below. The first blue screen shot shows the fees as per the item banding. However, because the contract has specified a 'Procedure Only' fee (yellow highlight) for these particular items, this overrides the associated banding fee, and needs to be changed as demonstrated in the second (blue) screen-shot.
- Now, add any prosthesis items to your list, ensuring you enter an Item Code (Column A), dollar amount (Column B), and description (Column H).
- Save the spreadsheet as a CSV file to your Day Surgery folder. Use the name of the fund, so you can easily identify the list later.
- Repeat the above steps for each health fund contract, ensuring to save each one with the correct health fund name.
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In Bluechip, select . The Service Item Lists window appears.
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Click New The New Service Item List window appears.
- Name your list (e.g. 'IHC', 'HCF'), enter an abbreviation, and click OK
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You are returned to the Service Items List window, where your new list now appears Select your new Service Item List with the corresponding health fund name, and click
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The Fee Import window appears.
- Browse to your saved CSV file, then click
- Once completed, click
- Browse to your saved CSV file, then click
- Repeat steps 9 through 14 for each health fund.