Medical Certificates
At times, health fund processing/claiming cannot proceed unless a medical certificate can be quantified. There are some treatments the Health funds won't pay for unless a Medical provider has signed off that the treatment is required.
CareRight enables the recording of certificates, with a start and end date, the certifying provider and the date the certificate was issued. These Medical Certificate details get sent off electronically with the claim (if there is an active certificate during the admission period.)
Examples of the type of certificates available:
- Type B
- Type C
- Nursing Home Type Patient (Acute Care)
- Psychiatric
- Rehabilitation
- Multiple Admission (Chemotherapy and Dialysis)
- Critical Care
Most funds require you to keep the copy on file for audit purposes (like the signed HC21 form). Some health funds may have a separate portal and may require you to upload certificates.
Add a new Medical Certificate
- Search for a patient.
- Click Show.
- In the Main Menu, click Admissions.
- Select Medical Certificates.
- Click New.
- Complete fields using the table below as a reference.
- Click Create Medical Certificate.
Field Name | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Certificate Type | This is a drop-down list. This is the type of certificate | Type C |
Start Date | This is the Certificate Start Date Please Note: It is important hat if the date of the claim does not fall between these dates, the process will fail. | 01/05/2018 |
End Date | This is the Certificate End Date | 01/07/2018 |
Certifying Provider | Select a Medical Provider. This is a search field | Dr Eric Jones |
Date Issued | This is the date that the certificate is issued | 15/04/2018 |
Nature of Illness | This is a free text field | The Patient is currently experiencing .... |
