Overview
Healthbridge is South Africa's medical billing + practice management platform – claims, patients, appointments, statements, ICD-10 codes. The Automize Healthbridge connector covers these.
- Regions: South Africa.
- Plans: Practice subscription.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: API Key.
- Healthbridge practice admin → API access → token.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Healthbridge. Paste token.
Find your credentials at https://www.healthbridge.co.za/.
Rate limits
Per-practice.
Data model
Medical billing:
Practice ─┬─ Patients
├─ Appointments
├─ Claims (medical aid submissions)
├─ Statements
└─ ICD-10 + Tariff CodesAvailable operations
11 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create Appointment | General | Create a new appointment |
| Create Patient | General | Create a new patient |
| Create Statement | General | Create a patient statement |
| Get Claim Status | General | Get claim status by ID |
| Get Patient | General | Get a patient by ID |
| List Appointments | General | List all appointments |
| List Claims | General | List all claims |
| List Patients | General | List all patients |
| List Statements | General | List all statements |
| Search ICD-10 Codes | General | Search ICD-10 diagnosis codes |
| Submit Claim | General | Submit a medical aid claim |
Operations
Create Appointment
Create a new appointment
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient Id patient_id | Yes | text | |
Practitioner Id practitioner_id | Yes | text | |
Date date | Yes | text | |
Time time | Yes | text | |
Reason reason | Yes | text |
Create Patient
Create a new patient
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
First Name first_name | Yes | text | |
Last Name last_name | Yes | text | |
Id Number id_number | Yes | text | |
Medical Aid medical_aid | Yes | text | |
Plan plan | Yes | text |
Create Statement
Create a patient statement
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient Id patient_id | Yes | text | |
Items items | Yes | text |
Get Claim Status
Get claim status by ID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Claim Id claim_id | Yes | text |
Get Patient
Get a patient by ID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient Id patient_id | Yes | text |
List Appointments
List all appointments
No input parameters.
Tips
- Filter by practitioner, date.
List Claims
List all claims
No input parameters.
Tips
- Filter by status (SUBMITTED, ACCEPTED, REJECTED, PAID).
List Patients
List all patients
No input parameters.
Tips
- Filter by name, ID number, medical aid.
List Statements
List all statements
No input parameters.
Search ICD-10 Codes
Search ICD-10 diagnosis codes
No input parameters.
Submit Claim
Submit a medical aid claim
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient Id patient_id | Yes | text | |
Diagnosis Codes diagnosis_codes | Yes | text | |
Procedure Codes procedure_codes | Yes | text | |
Medical Aid medical_aid | Yes | text |
Tips
- Patient + ICD-10 + tariff codes + medical aid + amount.
FAQ
- Medical aid switching?
- Healthbridge routes claims to the right scheme. Update patient.medical_aid_id to switch.