CLAIM TYPE
1 GENERAL PRACTICE
2 SPECIAL/AH/DENTAL
3 DIAGNOSTIC
Press 3 to select DIAGNOSTIC.
PATIENT CARD
SWIPE CARD OR KEY
Swipe the patient’s Medicare card or enter the
Medicare card number then press ENTER. If the
patient is not the claimant, swipe the claimant’s
Medicare card or enter the card number then
press ENTER.
PATIENT IRN
Enter the number corresponding to the patient
on the Medicare card then press ENTER.
CLAIMANT=PATIENT
1=YES
2=NO
Press 1 if the claimant is the patient. If not,
press 2.
If the claimant is not the patient, the following
screens will be displayed:
CLAIMANT CARD
SWIPE CARD OR KEY
If the claimant’s Medicare card number is the
same as the patient’s, press ENTER. If not, swipe
the claimant’s Medicare card or press CLEAR
to delete the patient’s Medicare card number,
then enter the claimant’s Medicare card
number and press ENTER.
If the claimant is on the same Medicare card
as the patient, press ENTER to accept the card
number.
CLAIMANT IRN
Enter the number corresponding to the
claimant on the Medicare card then press
ENTER.
SERVICE PROVIDER
1 [NAME 1]
2 [NAME 2]
3 [NAME 3]
4 [NAME 4]
PREV NEXT
Select the provider of the service (e.g. press 1
to select [NAME 1]).
Select PREV or NEXT from the menu by
pressing the CHQ or CR soft-function keys until
you locate the provider of the service. If you
wish to add a different provider, enter 99 then
enter the relevant provider and press ENTER.
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