Third Party Health Fund Billing

Third Party Health Fund Billing

Other Payer Fee Types

  1. F Type on the Billing screen must have an Other Payer Fee Type selected to bill a Third Party
  2. It Is advisable to set up a new Other Payer Fee Type to easily identify Third Party Health Fund Billing.
  3. This can be entered in Impulse in Admin\Item Maintenance\Fee Types

Set a New Other Payer Fee Type: HF

Select Admin\Item Maintenance
  1. Click Fee Types button
  2. Click + to Add
  3. Fee Type: HF
  4. Description: HF Billing
  5. Class: Other Payer
  6. Control: Manual
  7. Full Gap For Multi-Item: No
  8. Multi-Item Rule: 1- 100%, 50%, 25%
  9. Apply GST: No
  10. Apply Fund: No
  11. Click OK

Add an Other Payer

  1. Access is Through the following options
  2. Third Parties Right hand Taskbar Main Screen of Impulse
  3. Patient Details\Tab 5-Other Payers
  4. Prior to adding a new Other Payer Search and check to see if the Other Payer is already listed in Impulse.

Add a Health Fund as the Other Payer In Patient Details

  1. Select Patient
  2. Select  Tab 5-Other Payers [On bottom taskbar]
  3. Click ADD button [ right hand side of screen]
  4. Click The Other Payer Button to Add the Other Payer if not in This list. 
  5. Click Add Payer 
  6. Enter Health Fund Name
  7. Complete Details 
  8. Select Health fund from the drop down in Health Fund Group
  9. Click OK to Save
  10. Select Health Fund from the drop down list 
  11. Enter Incident Reference – 1
  12. Click OK to save

Details that Must be Entered or Present prior to Billing Patient

  1. Medicare Card
  2. Health Fund Card
  3. Current Referral
  4. Other Payer Incident for Health fund 

Bill The Health Fund

  1. F8 from Patient Details
  2. Select Location
  3. Select Provider
  4. Select Service date
  5. F-Type: HF
  6. Select item
  7. Tab for item fee for Health fund to populate
  8. INC#: Must be Health fund Incident
  9. Referral can be Common Referral for Provider [Tick Common Referral at Top of Billing screen]
  10. Click Into Referral Details and select Referral if Referral does not populate
  11. Click Down arrow to add further billing items
  12. Ensure Service Date is correct
  13. Print when complete




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