This tutorial shows you how to bill a patient in eClaims for Veterans Affairs (VA) services.

 

Open the Patient Details Screen. For more information refer to How to open the patient screen 

In most cases with DVA claims it’s necessary to have a referral recorded for the patient. To see how to add a patient referral refer to How to add a referral

 

If the service provider bills an item that requires a referral then the service provider must be set as a specialist. Want to know how to check this, refer to doctor setup 

 

Click Bill at the top of the screen

 

Billing

 

 

Select the Type of bill. Depending on the patient setup it may select Veterans or Medicare by default.

 

If it isn’t selected click on Veterans on the right side of the screen.

 

Choose the Doctor by clicking on the drop down menu and select the doctor from the drop down menu.

Enter the D of S (Date of Service) and Payment date.

 

D of S is Date of Service. By default this is the current date but this can be modified if necessary. If you want to change the Payment date click on Payment and you can change the payment date.

 

If there is an active referral it will be added automatically. If a referral is required click on the drop down arrow and add the details now.

 

 

If you need to add additional  information click DVA Misc Info on the right side of the screen to open the following screen. More information on DVA Misc info click here. !!MORE INFO!!

Click OK to continue or Cancel to discard changes and return to the previous screen.

 

Enter the item number next to the date at the bottom left corner of the screen and click enter.

 

The item should be added to the top of the screen.

 

For information regarding NNAC, Multiple Procedure Override and Not Duplicate Service click here.

 

Click MBSC to view all procedures listed in eClaims.

 

Click on the item and OK or just double click to add it to the invoice.

 

Made an error in the billing. Just highlight the item number and click Dele to delete it.

 

Click on an item and Edit at the bottom of the screen to modify it or Quit to cancel the invoice and return to the patient screen.

If it’s all OK click Cont to continue.

Print & Save saves the invoice in eClaims and opens the invoice on the screen. If its all OK click the printer iconto print the patient invoice.

Save just saves the invoice to eClaims.

Edit allows you to modify the invoice

Cancel closes this screen and no changes are saved.

Balance displays the value of this invoice.

Total displays the total amount owing by the patient including any previous invoices not paid.