How to create an invoice
Note: invoices can be created from various areas in HealthTrack
Recommended method: Create invoice from the diary by right-clicking on a current booking and selecting
Closed
Alternative methods:
- Accounts menu > Create Invoice option
- Transaction listing > Create Invoice option
- Benefits of creating invoice from booking:
- Automatically includes booking, referral, and attending doctor information if entered
- Booking types can auto-add items to the invoice
- Right-click on the booking in the diary and select
Closed
- The invoice window will pop up, pre-populated with booking information
- Top section includes basic patient demographic information
- Booking details are displayed in the invoice
- Use the drop-down to specify to whom the invoice is addressed
- If billing a third party, use the 'change' button to select the company
- If billing to a health fund, it auto-selects the health fund from the patient's demographics
- Use the
Details
button for inpatient billing information - Use the 'assistance' button for assistance-related information
- Verify the following before adding items:
- Invoice date (defaults to today)
- Invoice location (defaults to logged-in location)
- Inpatient and batch billing checkboxes
- Service location (displays diary location of booking)
- Attending MO (pre-populated from booking)
- Five methods to enter item numbers:
- Type item number directly into the box
- Use frequently used item numbers list (double-click to add)
- Quick-bill items (if available,
Add Pending Items
button will be yellow) - Auto-add items based on booking type
- Quick entry for multiple items (useful for long hospital stays)
- Specify quantity for each item in the quantity field
- Click the button with two dots for additional item information (e.g., self-deemed, times of service).
- Complete additional information for each item
- Click
Done
after entering additional information - Click
Add
to include item in the invoice items section
- To edit an item, double-click it to bring it back to the edit section, make changes, and click
Add
again - To delete an item, double-click it to bring it back to the edit section and do not add it back
- Add a memo by typing in the box or using a drop-down for predetermined text
- Two options to issue the invoice:
Issue
- for invoices not paid on the daySave and Pay
- for immediate payment, and HealthTrack automatically allocates payment to invoice
- Option to print the invoice:
- If
print now
is checked, a print preview will be displayed for printing or emailing - After capturing payment, print the invoice and receipt together for the patient