How to bill an inpatient appointment

To bill an inpatient appointment requires a lot of mandatory data to be supplied to the health-fund.
Below is a step by step guide to ensure that that all the information has been added to the patient record and can be successfully submitted via Eclipse


Step 1 Ensure all the health fund and entitlements have been added to the patient record
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Step 2 Pre-admit the patient
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Step 3 Add services to the pre-admitted account and produce HC21 ready for patient to sign on arrival
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Step 4 Ensure any excess or co-pay has been added to the account
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Step 5 When patient arrives set status to 'Admitted'
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Step 6 Discharge the patient
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Step 7 Take payment if required
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Step 8 Generate invoice
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Step 9 Complete the Admission coding form
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Step 10 Produce certificate if required
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Step 11 Submit claim
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