MSP FEE SCHEDULE AND BILLING CHANGES
At the request of the BCMA, MSP has
implemented some new fee items and increases in fee amounts throughout the fee
schedule. These changes will take effect
on
The changes to the fee schedule include the
addition of several age specific codes for each of several common general
practice services (standard visit fee, counselling, complete examinations and consultations). A separate set of age specific fees is used
to distinguish whether or not services are performed in or out of the office
(only one set of fees for consultations in or out of office). Unfortunately, notice
of these codes and the deadline for implementation was not released until
Perform this AFTER
1.
Go to Teleplan
2.
From main menu
select "Other Processing Options"
3.
In next menu,
select "Receive ASCII File from MSP"
4.
Tab to the 3rd field requesting "PC File to Receive
Data" and type "C:\mois\data\feemsp.asc" (no quotes, not case
sensitive, backslash is NOT on the "?" key)
5.
Tab to the 5th field entitled "Type of File to
Receive from MSP"
6.
Hit the space bar
to drop down a selection list and down arrow to the item that is just out of
view entitled "#3 MSP Fee Schedule Costs"
7.
Hit space bar to
select the above item and close selection list
8.
Hit enter to
accept this form and enter the usual login screen requesting User ID and
Password
9.
A file containing
4701 records will download after successful login.
10. When download complete, you will be returned to the
MedOffIS login screen
11. Log in and go to the "Utilities" menu on the
menu bar
12. Select "Update MSP Fees"
13. Answer "Y" (no quotes) to confirmation
screen
14. The counter will increment to 4702 as records
processed. Hit spacebar when complete to
return to MedOffIS
15. Go back to the "Utilities" menu and select
"Update WCB Fees"
16. Answer "Y" (no quotes ) to confirmation
screen
17. Enter "1.06" for premium amount to be
applied to MSP amount and hit enter. Hit
spacebar when complete to return to MedOffIS
The fee schedule
text file will not be available for download from MSP until sometime after
The two character field just in front of the
5 character fee code field in "Unsent to MSP" specifies the Service
Clarification Code. This field was added
in the last MedOffIS update in anticipation of the changes that are occurring. The default Service Clarification Code is now
"00" in most sites (except for psychiatric billing which has been
using this field for the "Geographic Differential Payment Rate"
(GDPR)). The default code can be changed
in the "Edit Prompts and System File" utility that is launched from
the "Utilities" menu on the menu bar. After loading the utility:
1.
Go to the
"System File Variables" window by pressing "ALT 8" or
clicking on the title with the mouse
2.
Tab just over 1/3
the way down the screen to the field on the right labelled "Default
Clarification Code"
3.
Enter the two
character code appropriate to your area (list of codes should have been mailed
by MSP to your office). For example, in
4.
Press F2 to save
the change
5.
Press ALT F4 to
close the utility and return to the main area of MedOffIS
The default clarification code can be changed
anytime before
Unfortunately, I will be out of the country on
a planned short vacation from December 11 - 19, just when all of this is
occurring. I planned this early so I
would be available at the beginning of the New Year when I had anticipated the
deadline would be for all changes. These
instructions will hopefully be all you need but you can call Tetrabyte
Computers (Sean) at 250.565.1441 for help if needed.
MSP will reject billings based on new codes
and amounts if submitted before
Medical
Office Information Systems