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hicaps
Health Industry Claims And Payments Service. The company
responsible for the switching of transactions to health funds
from the terminal.
issue date
The date the membership card was issued. Those cards with
issue dates have them printed on the bottom right-hand corner
of the card.
item cost
The amount charged for the given item of service.
item number
Numeric code identifying the type of service performed.
Refer to the HICAPS Quick Reference Guide or the relevant
schedule for a full list of item numbers.
member
A customer of a Health Fund.
MMF
The Multi-Merchant Facility. This is a feature of the HICAPS
terminal which optionally allows you to settle the EFTPOS
funds separately for each provider.
patient ID
A member listed on the card which identifies a given patient
within a Health Fund membership.
Practice
Management system
The PC-based system which allows a transaction to be sent
directly to the HICAPS terminal.
provider
Practitioners who provide Health Services to patients.
provider number
Is eight characters that uniquely identify each individual
provider for a specific location. Provider numbers that HICAPS
use are issued by Medicare Australia or Medibank Private.
Provider numbers are location specific, so you must have
a provider number for each location you wish to practice at.
refund
Refunds a previous EFTPOS or credit approved transaction.
reversal
Reverses an approved transaction on the same day the
transaction was processed.
RRN
Receipt reference number (unique digit field).
swipe member card
Pass the membership card through the card reader on the
right-hand side of the HICAPS terminal.
tooth number
Two digit FDI numeric identifying the tooth on which the
service was performed.
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