How Do I Run an OPV Check from the Appointment Calendar?

Running an OPV to validate patient's Medicare number can be done many ways, but in this tutorial, you will learn how to run an OPV within the appointment calendar.

Follow these steps to run an OPV check from the Appointment Calendar.

1. Click Appointments to open the appointment calendar
2. Click the Appointment Time-slot assigned to the patient to open the booking form
3. Click More on the right side of the new screen to reveal a drop-down list 
4. Click OPV Check to submit the request
5. When running an OPV check, other insurance details such as DVA and Private Health will also be run during this process if applicable
6. The time for these checks will vary depending on your internet connection.
7. Do not close or refresh your web browser while the request is being processed.
8. You will receive a notification advising if the OPV was Successful, or if it has Failed.
9. Click OK to close the notification

The OPV check is now complete.

NOTE: Should the OPV check fail, you will need to revise the Medicare details of the patient and any Concessional, DVA, Health Fund information that they have.

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