Specifying a Fee to Charge

When saving out of the clinical file, you will be prompted to enter in an item to charge.

Note: You will only be prompted for Items to Charge if you enter the clinical file via the Appointments Page and the patient has not yet been invoiced for that day (indicated by no dollar value in the Invoice column of the Appointments screen). You must also have a Default Item entered into your User Preferences.

Items displayed in the list are those that have been specified as 'Display in List of Commonly Used Items' via Open > Billing Items.  If you wish to add more items to this list, click on the Add Items to List button. The items must be a valid MBS items or be added to Open > Billing Items before they can be added to this list. To remove items from this list, click the Remove Item button.

The item number entered in your User Preferences as your Default item will be the one that will be ticked by default. If you do not wish to charge this item, simply untick it and tick another. If you wish to charge multiples of the same item then click into the number box to the right of the item. To remove multiples right-click or Alt-click in the number box.

If bulk billing a pensioner or child under 16, the incentive item (ie.10990/10991) will be ticked automatically, provided you fulfill all the criteria listed:

1. It is in the list of items

2. Your Practice Type is General Practice

3. Your default item number in your User Preferences is either 3, 23, 36, or 44.

4. The patient's Account Type in their demographics is 'Bulk Bill'

5. The patient is either under 16 or has a HCC or Pension number entered into their demographics.

If you wish to relay a message to reception, use the Message to Reception area. Any text entered in this area will appear beside the patient's name in the appointment book, bound by [square] brackets.

If you wish to type or continue typing your clinical notes after the patient has left the consult, you can still specify the item to charge by saving out of the file, and enter straight back in (e.g. using Ctrl K) to type your notes.