About using ECLIPSE

You can use the Electronic Claim Lodgement and Information Processing Service Environment (ECLIPSE) for paid and unpaid in-patient medical claims.

The Electronic Claim Lodgement and Information Processing Service Environment (ECLIPSE) offers a secure connection and direct communication in one transaction between us and all of the following:

  • health professionals
  • public and private hospitals
  • billing agents
  • private health insurers
  • Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)

You can use ECLIPSE to:

  • submit in-patient medical claims, billing agent claims and patient claims
  • submit in-hospital claims from public and private hospitals and day facilities
  • request eligibility and verification checks from private health insurers and us
  • retrieve your reports from us.

You can also use ECLIPSE to submit in-hospital claims from public and private hospitals and day facilities for your patient’s hospital stay. This includes claims for:

  • accommodation
  • transfers
  • miscellaneous items like prosthetics.

The benefits of using ECLIPSE include:

  • faster resolution of claims
  • less manual intervention, fewer errors and quicker resolutions
  • clearer error messages with a single point of contact for fixing problems
  • online patient verification of Medicare enrolment and private health insurer membership
  • no more claims batching
  • one system for all private health insurers
  • no transaction costs for medical claiming
  • all-in-one area for claiming
  • overseas claiming.

Both your practice management software and private health insurer’s software must have the same ECLIPSE functions installed.

Page last updated: 28 June 2024.
QC 74193