Search for Referrer/Surgeons with the above form. If not listed, select the Add button on the sidebar. You can also search for and add Referrers/Surgeons from the Appointment Form and from the Client Record - Referral section.
If you are migrating from another programme, this data can be brought across.
DCM keeps only one record of the Referrer/Surgeon (top panel) and should they have multiple Provider Numbers/Locations, these details are recorded in this one record (bottom panel). There is a Merge function, that merges any Referrers/Surgeons with many records using their Provider stem.
About Electronic Referrals
Referring and requesting Medicare services for health professionals - Health professionals - Services Australia
Adding a Referrer/Surgeon
A new Referrer/Surgeon is normally added from Client Referrals at time of adding a new Referral
- Select Add on the sidebar resulting in a new line being created and the cursor having focus in the Referred By: field
- Commence typing the Referrers Lastname and if this exists in the database, it will be listed for you to select
- If not listed, select the [+] to add the new Referrer and enter the relevant detail. DC has the functionality to search the online Provider Directories, the Health Identifier Service and APHRA Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Home (ahpra.gov.au)
Select Report on the sidebar of the Referrer/Surgeon form to view all the referrals and associated transactions for that Referrer.