Start from an EMS billable event

Billable events that you can add from an EMS record include response, procedure, medication, and transport.

Note: To work with EMS billable events, you must allow account records and invoices to use account data for EMS billing lookups. Information on enabling the EMS billing lookup is available in Set administrative options for accounts, invoices, and billable events.

  1. In the main FH toolbar, click EMS.

    The EMS/Search & Rescue Report dialog box appears.

  2. At the bottom of the dialog box, click Browse.

    The Query dialog box appears.

  3. Use the dialog box to find and open an EMS record.

    The EMS/Search & Rescue Report dialog box updates with information from the record.

  4. Click the Patients/Victims tab.

  5. From the Patients/Victims list, select the name of a patient/victim, and then click Open.

    The Patients/Victim Information dialog box appears.

  6. Click the Other tab.

    Note: Near the bottom of the dialog box, a button named either Linked Account or Linked Invoice appears. If the button is named Linked Account, no invoice has been created yet for the billable event. If the button is named Linked Invoice, an invoice exists for the event.

  7. Depending on the name of the button, do one of the following.

    1. Click Linked Invoice.

      The Invoice dialog box appears, populated with data related to the billable event.

    2. Update the fields in the Invoice dialog box as needed.

      Information on the fields in the dialog box is available in Add a new invoice.