May 2nd, 2016
OHIP Billing CodesK738, K739, Schedule of Benefits
With wait times for specialist appointments in the high range of normal, e-consultations are rising in popularity. Family doctors in underserviced regions of Ontario are consulting specialists via email to get medical opinions quickly, determine whether patients need to see …
April 1st, 2016
Error CodesAC4, ARF, billing number, EQ6, ERF, Error codes, V09
A number of OHIP billing codes require a referring physician’s billing number to get paid. This month JCL looks at error report rejection codes that indicate problems with the referring physician’s billing number, and how to solve them.
February 29th, 2016
New physicians
Physicians beginning to bill OHIP on a fee-for-service basis for the first time face a daunting task. Here are three pieces of advice that every doctor new to the world of OHIP billing should know.
February 29th, 2016
Articles of Interest
We’re excited to announce that our new office in Oakville is up and running!
February 22nd, 2016
Error CodesEQ6, Error codes, VH1, VH2, VH3, VH4, VH8, VH9
Just in time for monthly clean up after OHIP submissions, here’s our next installment of the Error Code Series! We’re looking at VH-type error codes, and sharing our experiences with the deluge of VH8’s in 2014.
Darren Salmond January 29th, 2016
Accounting & IncorporationAccounting, Incorporation, Medicine Professional Corporation, MPC
Our guest blogger – accountant Darren Salmond, takes us through the process of incorporating a Medical Professional Corporation (MPC).
January 25th, 2016
Remittance AdviceD7, DF, G400, G611, K007, K015, Remittance advice
In this month’s Request a Blog, we address questions about DF and D7 RA rejections and why certain OHIP codes aren’t payable together.
January 21st, 2016
Inside Psychiatry BillingCase conference, K121, K701, K704, Psychiatry
When you sit down to meet with 2 other health care professionals, including the physician most responsible for the patient, you’re eligible to bill case conference units through OHIP. The two other eligible health professionals can be a combination of: other …
December 4th, 2015
Articles of InterestMOH
It’s that time of year again, rushing to book patients before the holidays, dealing with tighter OR schedules over the holidays, and let’s not forget – Christmas shopping! To add to the chaos, the MOHLTC has an earlier cut-off date …
December 1st, 2015
Error CodesEH1, EH2, EH4, EH5, EH6, Error codes
It’s a few days after you’ve submitted a big batch of claims to the Ministry of Health, you check your MCEDT account, and there they are: Error reports. You groan and hit print. It’s time for your favorite part of billing – clean up and resubmission. Find the explanations and solutions to the EH-series error codes here.
Darren Salmond November 9th, 2015
Accounting & IncorporationAccounting, Incorporation
If you’ve decided to incorporate your medical practice, you need to know how a company operates and how it’s different from being a self-employed individual. Read on to get the facts.