Adding and Updating Medicare Items
Notes on MBS File Format
Due to a change in file formats provided by Medicare, the MBS fee schedule now needs to be loaded into Zedmed as an XML file. The XML fee schedule can only be loaded into Zedmed on Version 24 or above.
Go to www.zedmed.com.au
Click the 'Login' button at the top right-hand corner
Sign into the Client Login portal with your Username and Password
If you don't have an account, you can create one by clicking 'Request an Account'
Navigate to Client Login Area → Fee File Updates
Click on the Year → Month
Locate the Updated MBS file
Right- click on the file
Select Save link as
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MBS Fee file must be downloaded from the Zedmed website see How to download the MBS Fee file from online
Navigate to Zedmed Office → Management → Practise Setup→ Items
Click Update/Load MBS Fees
Select Existing MBS/AMA Items
Change the Price effective from date to the first date of the month (i.e. MBS Jan 20 will be 01/01/2020)(see screenshot #1 below)
Click Update
Click No in the Warning window (see screenshot #2 below)
Click Update again (This will open file explorer)
Navigate to the location of the MBS File on the computer
Drop down the 'Files Type' box and select XML files(see screenshot #3 below)
Double click on the MBS file to run
This will update the Medicare Items in Zedmed
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MBS Fee file must be downloaded from the Zedmed website see How to download the MBS Fee file from online
Navigate to Zedmed Office → Management → Practise Setup→ Items
Select Upload Load MBS Fees
Click Load MBS/AMA Item by Criteria
Enter the item number in the Item Number field
Click Load Item (This will open file explorer)
Navigate to the location of the MBS File on the computer
Drop down the 'Files Type' box and select XML files
Double click on the MBS file to run
Enter short description
Click Continue
Repeat steps 7 to 12 to add another item number
Close
Pre-check
MBS Fee file must be downloaded from the Zedmed website see How to download the MBS Fee file from online
Zedmed Office > Management> Practise Setup
Items > Load MBS/AMA Item By Criteria
Category - select from the drop down list
Select Group (optional)
Click Load
Browse to the location of the MBS file and double click to open
Enter short description (optional)
Close