Integrating incentive items

Practices using Zedmed v39.6 and later can directly link incentive items to Medicare and DVA items, and configure incentive items to auto-add when billing.

Add linked incentive items in Item Details

You can link incentive items directly to an item for Medicare and DVA. When billing an item with a linked incentive, a pop-up appears asking whether to add the incentive to the invoice (unless the Auto-add Medicare incentive items feature is enabled).

To link an incentive item:

1. Select Management > Practice setup.
2.  Items > Item details. 
3. Enter the incentive item to be linked.
4. Set the incentive item's value to be:
   • % of Base Item - the incentive item will be billed at 40% of the item's value. 
   • Item value - the incentive item will be billed at the item's value. 

In this example, the incentive item is set to 40% of the item's value.

Auto-add Medicare incentive items

Bulk-billed incentive items can be added automatically when billing, rather than showing a dialogue to manually add them to the invoice. 

To use auto-add

1. During billing, when you add an item and select Bulk Bill, DVA or Suppress.
2. This automatically adds the incentive item to the invoice service list. 
3. Then select Bulk Bill, DVA or Suppress again to submit.

To configure auto-add:

1. Go to Branches > Options.
2. Select Auto include Bulk Billing incentives.
3. Restart Office.
   The Modified Monash Model drop-down shows the Zone and the tooltip on the selected zone shows the related incentive items.