Paul, In message <003a01c27c60$d8f64cc0$0c01a8c0@amdduron1200>, "Paul Tammes" writes: >
> Ah, now I understand the problem a little better. If I recall > correctly there is an option to add a text field to an invoice. > (Just fool around with the <%notes> and <%paid> fields in the > customer invoice template). The notes can be entered in the sales > order I believe. That would have to be done when you are trough > with the visit. Hmm, so I must get the notes field into the service line and not just once per invoice? > When you enter the date and services rendered they should show up on > both sales order and invoice. That way you could make a sales order > per visit, have the customer sign the sales order and pay 5% Can you explain to me the Sales Order? > And then invoice once a day or week when convenient. > Hope this helps, my medical insight is probably worse than your > accounting skills ;-) Och, the insight is not the problem :-)-O Actually I am not even required by law to use a book keeping system, I could run this out of my checking account, but this only works in a straight cash practice. I have, with my auditors, set up a small CoA in SQL-Leger and I reckon this is going to fly. Never mind the bureaucracy :-)-O (My employer the Ministry of Health must give me permission, this is a formality, but has taken 3 months already. With this I can apply for my premises to be inspected by my Ministry. With this I can apply for a practice number. With this I can sign the contract with the Ministry of Finance (running the Medical AId). With this I can bill. :-)-O) > Paul > > PS: do not forget to use a separate template NOT stating <%paid> > when sending claim to MedAid. My colleagues total the signed invoices up and send this down to the Medical Aid once a week. It takes two or three months but once you are on a roll, you can do a weekly reconciliation. > You do not want to send them a 95% invoice. (Is this way of > underpaying legal in Namibia? Sounds like a semi-official Tax > Collection to me! They pay 95% of the invoice you send them. On the other hand I can charge them 123% of the gazetted tariff, so I just must make sure I invoice them first, then have the patient pay the levy :-)-O > What if the patient can not afford 5%?) Bad luck. :-)-O Actually, if they are insured, they can afford the levy. There always is the option of going to the State Hospital across the street (Go County :-)-O) and get treated as indigenous patient (wait in several queues and get seen by one of my Residents :-)-O), but the fee one pays there, though nominal, is actually higher than the 5% levy. el
