In Halaxy, Medical Services Plan (MSP) is available as a preset funder for practices located in British Columbia. The preset includes all fees covered with their corresponding rebates. This means all you need to do is import fees to appointments, add your practitioner identification, and set up the patient claim.
In just a few clicks, the appointment invoice automatically configures all the necessary information for you.
By setting up your billing, your invoices keep record of all your patient appointments and serve as a guide for when you submit claims through Teleplan or the BC Pay Practitioner form.
This checklist outlines what you need to do to set up your practice billing.
For step-by-step guides for each of these checklist items, refer to the subsequent sections in this article.
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Where to set up: When creating appointments You only need to import each fee once. |
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Where to set up: Calendar appointment You only need to set up each patient's MSP claim once. |
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Sets up your required IDs to automatically populate in invoices. |
Where to set up: Appointment invoice You only need to add your MSP identifications once for every practice location. |
When all your requirements are in place, your invoices containing MSP fees are automatically set up with all relevant information.
This step adds MSP fees and services - with their fee code and rebates - to your practice. This step can be done as needed when creating patient appointments. By importing from Halaxy's preset fee library, any changes to rebates are automatically done for you.
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On the calendar, click on a timeslot to create a patient appointment.
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For Fees, enter the name or fee code of the service, then click the fee to import it. The fee must be under the Medical Services Plan (BC) funder.
Example of selecting the correct funder
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(Optional) In the pop-up, configure any settings for this fee standardized in your practice. Examples:
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Duration: Enter how many minutes is allotted for this service. With the appointment as the service start time, the appointment duration calculates the service end time.
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Amount: If you are charging higher than the rebate for this service, set the Amount to the rebate plus the out-of-pocket fee the patient must pay. Do NOT edit the Rebate value.
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Color / Text Color: Select the colors for the appointment background and text whenever this fee is booked on the calendar.
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Click Import Fee. This service has now been saved to your practice and can be reused in new appointments.
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In the appointment panel, click Save to create the appointment and automatically generate the invoice. (In the newly created appointment, click Invoice to open it.)
You have successfully imported your fee - and also created an appointment, clinical note and invoice.
Tip
If you want to set up all your fees and services without needing to create appointments, you can also import them from the Fees List.
This step adds the patient's claim identification, which verifies their enrollment and eligibility for coverage with MSP. This step can be done as needed when creating patient appointments.
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From the patient's appointment on the calendar, under the claim section, click the
pencil icon.
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In the pop-up, enter the patient's details for their claim:
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Personal Health Number (PHN)
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Services Card expiry date
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Dependent Number (if applicable)
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Click Save.
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If required, click Add Referral to enter the patient's referral details.
The claim is added successfully to the patient's profile and any of their appointment invoices that contain the fee added to the appointment.
Tip
If you want to set up your patient's claim without creating an appointment, you can enter their claim in the Funding tab of their profile.
This step sets up your identification numbers, such as your payment number and your practitioner number.
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From the patient's appointment on the calendar, click Invoice.
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Under the Practitioner Details section, under Identification, click the
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In the pop-up, enter your MSP Payment Number and MSP Practitioner Number.
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Click Save.
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(Optional) If you haven't entered your practice address yet, next to Practitioner Details, click Edit to set up your practice details.
You have successfully added your identifications for this funder. Whenever you create an invoice with MSP fees, these identification numbers are automatically displayed on the invoice.
If you've completed all these steps, all you need to do is create appointments with MSP fees, and your invoices are automatically set up to guide your claims submissions through Teleplan or the BC Pay Practitioner form.
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