M00650A

Unit Overview

Unit Title

BSBMED302 – Prepare and process medical accounts

Unit Purpose

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide advice to patients regarding fee structures and process referrals, as well as prepare and process medical accounts for a range of patients.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.

In this section you will learn to:

• Receive and document payments
• Prepare and issue receipts to person or authority
• Reconcile Medicare payments with claims made
• Follow up on overdue accounts
• Provide and store financial information

Supplementary materials relevant to this section:

Reading E: Follow Up on Unpaid Invoices

In this section you will learn to:

• Follow billing procedures based on account types, including Veterans’ Affairs, workers’ compensation and motor vehicle third party accounts
• Identify and cost procedures which are not eligible for Medicare rebate
• Forward medical account to designated person or organisation according to legislation and account processing procedures

Supplementary materials relevant to this section:

• Reading C: Guide to Invoicing
• Reading D: Inv

In this section you will learn to:

• Identify the and advise patients of fee schedule for different services
• Advise patients regarding entitlements and rebates
• Check referrals to ensure validity
• Follow correct procedures for referral

Supplementary materials relevant to this section:

• Reading A: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
• Reading B: Referring and Requesting Medicare Services

As a health administrator, one of the crucial procedures in