Installing HICAPS Connect

This section explains how to install and configure Hicaps Connect in EXACT.

Requirements

Before starting on the installation, ensure that the following items have been completed:

1. Approval obtained from HICAPS to be able to process HICAPS and/or Medicare Claims.
2. The necessary software and hardware from HICAPS has been obtained.
3. You have registered with Medicare to use EasyClaim (if you are using this facility).

Overview

Below is a list of steps to implement in order to ensure a successful installation. These steps should be performed in the following order:

1. Ensure a backup copy of your EXACT database has been made.
2. Install or upgrade to EXACT Version 10.11 (or later).
3. Install HICAPS Connect components.
4. Configure HICAPS Connect in EXACT.

Important Notes
This HICAPS Connect program does not need to be installed onto all PCs - only onto the machines which are going to interface with the HICAPS Terminal. For example, if you do not process HICAPS Claims from your Server or Surgery machines, then you do not need to install HICAPS Connect on those machines.

Each HICAPS terminal can support up to 26 providers (the limit to the number of Provider IDs that can be stored per terminal).
The HICAPS Connect program will allow you to interface with the HICAPS terminal from a machine which does not have a HICAPS terminal attached to it – the HICAPS terminal(s) will be shared across the network, for other machines to 'talk' to. A maximum of two computers per HICAPS terminal is able to be supported.