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Create a new payer
Add a new payer to Zedmed. That payer will be a selectable option when you add different payers to patients. For example, WorkCover or TAC.
Make Medicare/DVA the payer
Set up a patient's record for Medicare bulk billing or the DVA so their invoice claims can be automatically sent for payment.
Make a health fund the payer
Make a Health Fund the default Payer on a patient's record. This is recommended for specialists and practices that do ECLIPSE billing. The Health Fund will show as the payer on billing reports rather than the patient. To make a Health Fund the ...
Make the patient the payer
Set up a patient's record for billing as a private patient. You can also have a family member be the payer or a third party like the TAC and WorkCover.
Make family member the payer
Add another person to a patient's record as a payer. This can be a family member or a next of kin, which is a relation of the patient who is not a registered patient (i.e. not part of a Family group).
Add 3rd party payer (e.g.TAC)
Add a third-party payer to a patient's record. The invoice will be created in Zedmed then printed out and sent to the payer. Examples include WorkCover, WorkSafe, TAC (Transport Accident Commission).
Deactivate/activate a payer
When you add a 3rd party payer to a patient, it will have Active ticked. By unticking Active, the payer will still be in the patient record but it will not appear as a selectable option.