All private invoices must have method of payment taken on the invoice. Either via eftpos or cash or a mixture of both. This must be clearly stated on invoices so that appropriate invoicing and receipting can be processed.
Think of it this way – if you go the shops and make a payment – the receipt will always have the method of payment documented ie cash, eftpos etc. Same applies to our invoices.
If taking an eftpos payment then please put a small patient label on all merchant copies of receipts. This is to identify the patient by name and visit number on the actual receipt as once we separate from the actual invoice we wouldn’t know what receipt belongs to what patient.
All private invoices need to be scanned into the patient’s record.