Online Patient Verification: PVF, Fund Only and OPV, Medicare and Health Fund
Online Patient Verification [PVF] provides the facility to verify, prior to claim submission, the:
- patient is known to the Health Fund
- patient holds a "hospital level" of cover
Online Patient Verification [OPV] provides the facility to verify, prior to claim submission, that the:
- patient is eligible for claiming Medicare benefits
- patient is known to the Health Fund
- patient holds a "hospital level" of cover
Medicare cards are card group System in Impulse.
Health Fund Cards are card group Health Fund in Impulse.
Both a Medicare card and Health fund Card are required.
Add Medicare and Health Fund cards
- Select tab 1 Cards in Patient Details.
- Select the Add button to open the Patient Card window.
- Click Add
- Select the card group the card belongs to.
- Select the Card ID Type you will be adding.
- Enter Card Number, IRN and expiry date for Medicare Cards and Save.
- Click add again
- Enter Card Number, IRN [ Optional] for Health Fund Cards.
- Enter Alias First name and surname in known to Health Fund by a Different name to Name listed in Patient details.
- Tick to save.
OPV
- Select The tab OPV
- Enter earliest date of service.
- Click OK
- Eligibility will show on screen.
- Where the Medicare card has an Updated card number please repeat PVM and Patient Medicare card details will be updated.
PVF
- Select The tab OPV
- Enter earliest date of service.
- Click OK
- Eligibility will show on screen.
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