What to do when batched items are rejected
Use this process when one or more items in the batch were rejected by the fund and received no payment.
- In the Batch Billing History window, click the
Finalisebutton to open the Advanced Finalise Batch Billing window. - Confirm the correct Health Fund, Location, and MO are selected.
- Click Receive New Payment.
- In the Receive Payment window, confirm the Date of Payment and Location.
- Select the payment method -
Cheque,EFTPOS, orDirect Deposit- enter the amount received, then clickSave. - Optionally enter a Payment Memo to include any notes related to the payment.
- Click
Receive Paymentto return to the Advanced Finalise Batch Billing window. - Expand the batch: double-click the batch row or click the
+on the left-hand side to make all items visible. - For each rejected item (received no payment), un-tick the checkbox on the left-hand side of the item row. Select the appropriate option.
- Release for Rebatching - select this if the item will be corrected and resubmitted in a future batch. Click
OK. - Remove from Batching - select this if the item will not be resubmitted. Click
OK.
- Repeat step 9 for all rejected items.
- Click
Save Allocations & Reloadto save the changes. - For each item that was paid in full, click the
+button on the right-hand side of the item row to allocate the full claimed amount. - Click
Save Allocations & Close.
Review all released or removed items in the patient's Transaction Listing window and make appropriate corrections or adjustments. Use Credit / Adj / Bad Debt to clear outstanding balances on items that will not be resubmitted.
If an invoice has received no payment, you could optionally use the Reverse Invoice button to remove the invoice.