Rick Glazier, a scientist at ICES the research institute formerly known as the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences who has studied physician compensation, is also pleased to see more transparency. But he cautioned that total billings reveal only so much. They do not detail how hard doctors work, how many days a week they work, how many patients they see, what the value of their service is or what their take-home pay is, he noted. Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited.
All rights reserved. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: www. Contributors Opinion. With files from Jesse McLean. Theresa Boyle is a Toronto-based reporter covering health. Follow her on Twitter: theresaboyle. Report an error. Journalistic Standards. About The Star. More News. Top Stories. Download the complete list here. On April 9, , the MOH announced extensions to the temporary payments for selected premiums and management fees. For specialists providing K services, the premiums listed below will be eligible for payments until September 30, The application of the existing focused practice psychotherapy premium for eligible physicians that relates to in-person psychotherapy to psychotherapy provided by phone or video using the K virtual care K-code is now enabled for the period of March 14, to September 30, K for psychiatric or primary mental health care, counselling, or interviews are not included as services to which this premium applies.
While the K Focused Practice Psychotherapy Premium is effective from March 14, , premium payments for claims with service dates for the period of March 14, to September 30, will not be made until Spring to accommodate the six month claims submission window. Effective March 14, the Schedule is being amended to temporarily permit K, K, K and K to be included as a consultation or assessment for the purposes of meeting the requirements for payment of the applicable management fee s listed in the Management Fees for Services by Telephone or Video, until September 30, There are eight management fees that can be claimed:.
Physicians have been eligible for payment for W for virtual care since March 14, and will continue to be able to bill for this management fee when appropriate. In response to the backlog of surgeries and other procedures that have been delayed due to COVID, the MOH has made an order to temporarily revise the current payment criteria for physicians to receive a premium when performing after-hours surgeries or other procedures listed in the Schedule of Benefits.
We have created a quick reference guide for the After-Hours Procedure Premiums. We have created a downloadable e-book with all the details found in this blog. The speed and frequency of changes in billing codes can create confusion and missed billing opportunities and errors.
DoctorCare is in frequent contact with the MOH can help you stay on top of your billings and minimize errors. To learn more about how we can help, contact us today. Bill of course! Billing through OHIP will likely make up the majority of your income.
Just make sure you have the correct billing address and health care number and submit the claim like you normally would to OHIP. The patient will then be reimbursed by their insurance provider. Even if the patients you treat do not have insurance — for example, if they live outside of the country, or live in Quebec — you will still be able to get paid through private invoicing. You can use Dr. To generate a private invoice simply:. Follow along with detailed photos of how to use our templates to bill your uninsured patient directly: Private Invoice Templates.
This form details what happened, what you did and the state of your patient. You can do this through the online Telus Health portal.
For example, if you are using Dr. Bill and see a prisoner, you can add them using the digit correctional ID or CS number given by the prison.
Billing for your time is easier than you think!
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