This report can be used to reconcile with the Payment Advice Statement received from Medicare.

 NOTE: This report is not an option on the PBS Online menu; this report is a scheduled task set to run regularly. 

 To run the “Payment Validation Report”, the Posh Report Processing Screen is used.  This screen can be accessed by the zoom “[REPORT”.

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 ·       Enter the zoom [REPORT

·       Enter ? in Field 1 and a list of all availabel reports will appear.

·       Select PHR.PBSOL.PVR.XML i.e. PBS Online Payment Validation Report

·       Field 4.2: Enter User Id

·       Field 4.3: Enter the Start Date

·       Field 4.4: Enter the End Date

·       Field 4.5 Enter the Main Store Id OR leave blank and all sites will be included in the report

·       Type <R> in the Option Line to run the report

·       When it has finished, escape out of the screen and enter the zoom [EXPORT. The following screen will open:

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 Complete the fields as follows:

·       Field 1: Leave blank (Nothing needs to be entered in this field)

·       Field 2: Enter PVR (must be in capitals) (for Payment Validation Report) to filter the results

·       Field 3: Enter the path for the report to be exported to – this must be a drive on the computer that will            allow you to export to

·       Field 4 should populate automatically. To choose which report(s) you wish to export, at the option line,            type the reference for the report : e.g. 4.6 (i.e. line 6 of Field 4) The ‘N’ next to the report will change to            ‘Y’. You can select multiple reports to export at once.

·       Type <E> for Export at the Option Line and <Y> when the box opens.

·       The report will now be exported to the folder specified in EXCEL format (.xls) to the designated                          directory; you may need to go to the drive you saved the file into to open it.

 The report can be exported to a local drive when required and opened in Excel as a spreadsheet.  The Payment Validation Report includes the following tabs:

 ·       Claim Analysis

This details the estimated rebate for each patient category.

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·       Statement Analysis

This details the actual rebate current as at a specified date.  The report will remain interim until the paper prescription has been processed by Medicare at which time the report becomes complete.

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·       Bank Deposit

This details dates, Reserve Bank account reference numbers, and the dollar value of each payment.

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·       Discrepancies Report

This details any differences between estimated and actual rebate.

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·       Non-transmitted Script Report

This details any prescriptions with a status of W.

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·       Rejected Scripts

This details a valued list of rejected prescriptions, aligned with a relevant reason code

Scripts Rejected Initially are those that appear as Rejected through PBS Online; Rejected in Statements are those sent back from Medicare following auditing of paper.

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·       Scripts not in Statement

This details any item that appears on the transaction screen but not on the statement screen.  This allows the user to ensure nothing is missed.

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·       Hard Copy Scripts Required

This details any prescriptions with a status of S where Medicare require a prescription before confirming the payment of the item.  Often this will occur where the cost of the item exceeds $5000, however this is not the only instance.

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