The page you have open.
In web-based practice software, the RebateRight button reads the patient on the tab you are on.
Browser extension
Coming soon to Chrome and Edge
Check eligibility beside the patient record.
Right the first time.
The RebateRight extension for Chrome and Edge reads the patient from the page you have open. One check verifies the patient with Medicare and returns a verdict for each MBS item, in a side panel beside your practice software.
The extension uses the API Key and Minor ID from your RebateRight account, and a trial gives you both.
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Rose Riviera
Medicare verification
Patient verified
The patient information matches Medicare's records.
Item 104
Eligible
The patient is eligible to claim this item.
Item 30443
Not eligible
The rebate for this Medicare item is only available for in-hospital patients, while the patient is marked as out-of-hospital.
A sample check, for a sample patient.
Services Australia Certified
Included in every plan
How it works
Open the patient. Press the button.
The panel opens beside the page you are on, so your practice software stays in view.
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Open the patient.
Open a patient in your practice software, as you do now.
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Press the RebateRight button.
You may also press Alt+M. The panel fills in the patient’s name, date of birth, sex, Medicare number and Individual Reference Number (IRN), and the provider numbers on the page.
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Add the items and check.
Add the MBS item numbers and press Check eligibility. To check the patient alone, press Verify patient only.
Where it reads from
Web or desktop, the details reach the panel.
The extension picks out the patient’s details by fixed rules, with no artificial intelligence. The extension needs no setup for your practice software.
Text you select.
Select the patient’s details on any page, right-click and choose Read selection into RebateRight.
Text you paste.
From desktop software, copy the patient’s details and press Paste details in the panel. You may also press Type details and enter the details by hand.
When a page shows more than one Medicare number, the panel asks you to choose the patient’s number.
What it checks
One check verifies the patient and each item.
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Patient verification. Medicare checks the patient’s details and returns the corrections it holds, such as the right IRN.
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Each MBS item. Each item you add is checked against the patient’s age and sex, the referrer and in-hospital status.
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Medicare’s own checks. For the items Medicare verifies online, Medicare’s check adds frequency limits and item conflicts.
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The benefit and the fee. Each item shows its schedule fee, and each eligible item shows the benefit.
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Rose Riviera
Medicare verification
Details don't match
Patient Verification has been accepted however patient details were not an exact match. Please check patient Individual Reference Number (IRN) before claiming. Correct Medicare Reference Number: 2.
Medicare holds these details. Update the patient's record in your software.
IRN 2
Copy
When a detail has changed, the panel shows the value Medicare holds, ready to copy.
Patient data
Patient details are never stored, on your computer or on our servers.
The extension reads only when you ask it to, and sends only what you submit.
Reading a page.
The extension reads a page only when you press its button, use its shortcut or choose it in the right-click menu, and only after you accept its notice.
Sending a check.
You see every detail before anything is sent. What you submit goes only to RebateRight’s service in Australia, which checks it with Services Australia.
On your computer.
Only your API Key, Minor ID, settings and agreement to the notice are held on your computer. The extension holds patient details in memory only.
No tracking.
The extension has no analytics, tracking or advertising.
The Privacy Policy sets out these commitments under Browser extension.
Set up
Set up the extension in each browser.
What you need.
- A RebateRight account.
- The extension uses your practice’s API Key and Minor ID, the same ones you use in the web app.
- Chrome or Edge.
- Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, version 116 or later.
- Add the extension. Once the extension is live, add RebateRight from the Chrome Web Store or Microsoft Edge Add-ons.
- Pin RebateRight. Open the browser’s Extensions menu and pin RebateRight, so its button stays in the toolbar.
- Accept the notice. Press the RebateRight button. The panel opens on its data notice. Read the notice and press I agree.
- Connect. Enter your API Key and Minor ID, and press Save.
- Set your provider number. In Settings, enter your default servicing provider. It fills the Servicing provider field for each new patient. If you skip this step, the panel saves the first provider number you check with.
Extension questions
Answered, in full.
Which practice software does the extension work with?
The extension works with web-based and desktop practice software, and needs no setup for either. In web-based software, the RebateRight button reads the patient from the page by fixed rules. With desktop software, copy the patient’s details and paste them into the panel. You see each detail before you submit.
Does the extension cost extra?
No. The extension is included in every plan. An eligibility check is one request, however many MBS items you check for the patient at the same time. A patient verification is one request.
Does the extension store patient details?
No. We never store patient details, on your computer or on our servers. The extension holds patient details in memory only, and never writes them to your computer.
What happens when a patient’s details have changed?
Medicare’s patient verification returns the details Medicare holds, such as the right Individual Reference Number (IRN). The panel shows each one with a Copy button, so you can update the patient’s record in your practice software.
Can several staff members use the extension?
Yes. Each staff member adds the extension to their own browser and enters your practice’s API Key and Minor ID. On a shared computer, use Delete everything from this computer in Settings when you finish.
Does the extension work in Firefox or Safari?
No. The extension is for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. In other browsers, use the RebateRight web app, which runs the same eligibility check and patient verification.
How do I change the keyboard shortcut?
The shortcut is Alt+M. To change it, open Settings in the panel and choose Change the shortcut.
How do I remove the extension?
Remove RebateRight from your browser’s Extensions menu. Removing the extension deletes everything it kept on your computer.
We are here to help.
Email hello@rebateright.com.au with any question about the extension. Tell us your browser, your practice software and the message the panel showed. Leave out patient details.
Check before you claim.
The extension is coming soon to Chrome and Edge. Start a trial now, and your API Key and Minor ID are ready when the extension is live.