AUC Module: Consultation Payment

Each consultation performed in the Production mode requires a payment before it is finalized in the AUC Portal. A consultation costs one credit and these credits can be paid by the user's organization or by a Billing organization or imaging center. 

Payment by Billing Organization

The AUC Portal allows Billing organizations to sponsor providers/provider organizations. When a provider who is being sponsored by a Billing organization submits a consultation, the system checks the Billing organization's payment capacity. If there are not enough credits in the Billing organization's account it does not affect the submission of the consultation, and LogicNets will work with the Billing organization's administrator to add more credits.

Payment by Imaging Center

When an imaging center sponsors AUC consultations, it means they cover the cost of consultations by a particular provider or the provider's organization. The provider selects the the imaging center when forwarding a consultation.
 

When the provider submits a consultation, the system checks the imaging center's consultation capacity. If there is sufficient capacity, the system successfully completes the submission and displays a popup window that displays a confirmation message and the UCI for the consultation.
 

If the imaging center does not have sufficient account credits for the consultation the system displays the following message to the consultation provider.
 

The provider can pay for the consultation from the provider's account or return to the Forward Consultation screen to select another imaging center. To do this, go to the History module and select your consultation from the list. It will show with Complete payment in the Action column.  Select your consultation and choose a different imaging center from the dropdown menu.