Vouchers in SimpleClinic are used in the following scenarios:
- When a client makes a pre-payment for a service online, a voucher is automatically created for the amount paid to then be redeemed on the date of the consult.
- When a patient purchases a bundle of services such as a program, package or prepays for multiple services.
Vouchers cannot be purchases as an item through online booking.
Before starting to use vouchers, to prevent doubling-up of payments in the reports, the Business Setup -> Your Clinic -> Report Settings -> Hide Vouchers in Sales Reports -> Yes -> SAVE.
An example of how Vouchers can be used is if a patient pre-pays for a bundle of services such as an Initial and 2x Follow Ups.
1) The bundle you are selling will need exist in the inventory under Inventory -> Items -> Add so it can be added to an invoice and charged.
2) Once payment has been processed, you can;
3) Create a voucher for the value of the package\bundle of services that was purchased by going to Patients -> Select a patient record -> From the action bar, select Record -> Voucher -> Generate a redemption code -> Set the $ value -> The expiry will automatically be set to 3 years, but you can extend if needed -> You can include a note as to WHY the patient has the voucher -> OK.
4) Each time the patient returns to the clinic as part of their program, a new invoice must be created for you to redeem part of the voucher. If a patient has a voucher, the voucher details will appear on the invoice such as below:
5) To redeem part of the voucher, click on the blue + button in the Payments section -> Credit voucher -> OK.
Note: The reports will show the initial payment of the Voucher, but not the voucher redemptions.
Note: In Report Centre, you will find a report for "Unredeemed Vouchers" to see which patients are yet to use their vouchers.
Note: Our suggestion is to have corresponding invoice items for the discount the client is receiving at each appointment so the credit redemptions line up.
If you need to create additional inventory items, you can create them following these steps.