Referral management
We receive and record referrals for your review. Clinical triage and urgency remain with you.
Physician Practice Administration
Administration for physician consultations
Zento manages the administration of new and established physician consultation practices across Australia.
Your practice
Administration shaped around your practice
We organise the administration around your consulting rooms, telehealth and continuing care. If your practice also includes procedures, our consultation and procedure service adds bookings and facility liaison for that work.
Your specialty, subspecialty and preferences shape the work we agree with you. Doctors in the same specialty can run their practices differently.
Agreed responsibilities
What Zento organises
We agree the work your practice needs us to manage.
Appointment coordination
We manage bookings, confirmations, rescheduling and reminders around your consulting arrangements.
Clinic preparation
We prepare files, results and referral correspondence before each session.
Telehealth and continuing care
We organise telehealth appointments and correspondence for continuing care alongside in-person consultations.
Patient and referrer communication
We manage patient and referrer communication and correspondence. This includes outgoing letters, results correspondence and general enquiries.
Billing and payment follow-up
We prepare accounts, submit claims and follow up unpaid accounts. We follow up Medicare, insurer and patient payments and handle ordinary DVA and compensation approvals.
Practice development coordination
We coordinate agreed administration for referral relationships, new consulting arrangements and other practice development activities.
Clinical decisions and item number selection remain with you. This service covers consultation practices. Procedure bookings and facility liaison are included in our consultation and procedure service.
Managed by Zento
A team managed by Zento
Our Operations Manager (Surgeons and Physicians) and Associate Operations Manager (Surgeons and Physicians) supervise the team and follow the work through.
We record your practice instructions, including your specialty and working preferences, and share them within the team. You can raise questions with the operations managers, who coordinate the response.
Getting started
Set up around your practice
We discuss the work you need us to manage and record your practice instructions before work begins.
Your practice
We record your specialty, subspecialty, facilities, appointment and correspondence preferences, and billing instructions.
Responsibilities
We agree the work our team will manage and the people authorised to receive practice information.
Services and fees
We explain the services, fees, terms and any separate supplier costs before you decide whether to proceed. You can request fee information through our fee page or contact us directly.
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers before you proceed
Can established practices use the service?
Yes. We support new and established physician consultation practices, including doctors changing their administrative arrangements.
Can the service reflect my way of working?
Yes. We agree the administration around your specialty and preferences for appointments, communication and billing. We record the agreed instructions and share them within the team.
Who manages the administration team?
Our Operations Manager (Surgeons and Physicians) and Associate Operations Manager (Surgeons and Physicians) supervise the team and follow the work through. We record your practice instructions, including your specialty and working preferences, and share them within the team. You can raise questions with the operations managers, who coordinate the response.
Can Zento follow up existing unpaid accounts?
We agree which existing accounts we will take on before work begins. The billing service includes Medicare, insurer and patient payment follow-up, and ordinary DVA and compensation approvals.
What if my practice also includes procedures?
Our consultation and procedure service includes the same consultation administration, with physician-directed procedure bookings, facility liaison and tracking of the follow-up you direct.
How are fees explained?
We explain the services, fees, terms and any separate supplier costs before you decide whether to proceed. You can request fee information through our fee page or contact us directly.
Get in touch
Talk to us about your practice
Tell us about your specialty, the support you need and how you want your practice to run. Your enquiry will usually reach our Managing Director.