Last chance to complete the Private Practice Fee Survey

CAOT-BC is currently reviewing occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is administered biennially and results are used to update the "Private Practice OT Services in BC: Survey Results and Suggested Fee Guideline" document published by CAOT-BC. The fee survey information is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services. If you work in private practice (part or full time) please provide your input before March 8th @ 12:00pm.

The survey should take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete. Questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges.

The survey will be open from February 11th to March 8th, 2019 here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/caotbc-feesurvey-2019

Thank you for your participation.

#OT365

Do you work in Private Practice? Complete the Private Practice Fee Survey now

CAOT-BC is currently reviewing occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is administered biennially and results are used to update the "Private Practice OT Services in BC: Survey Results and Suggested Fee Guideline" document published by CAOT-BC. The fee survey information is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services. If you work in private practice (part or full time) please provide your input before March 8th @ 12:00pm.

The survey should take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete. Questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges.

The survey will be open from February 11th to March 8th, 2019 here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/caotbc-feesurvey-2019

Thank you for your participation.

#OT365

Private Practice Fee Survey 2019 now open

CAOT-BC is currently reviewing occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is administered biennially and results are used to update the "Private Practice OT Services in BC: Survey Results and Suggested Fee Guideline" document published by CAOT-BC. The fee survey information is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services. If you work in private practice (part or full time) please provide your input before March 8th @ 12:00pm.

The survey should take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete. Questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges.

The survey will be open from February 11 to March 8, 2019 here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/caotbc-feesurvey-2019

Thank you for your participation.

#OT365

MAC Workshop: Use our whole person occupational therapy framework and learn to connect the dots

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When: May 4-5, 2018

Where: Kahanoff Conference Centre, 200-105 12th Avenue SE., Calgary, AB

This workshop is perfect for Occupational Therapists who conduct functional capacity evaluations determining work ability, functional abilities evaluations, worksite assessments, involved with gradual return to work and stay at work programming and accommodation.

Early bird rates end March 1, 2018. Registration is limited to allow for small group learning. If you’re interested – register today!

To register, or to learn more about the workshop, visit – http://maxot.ca/MAC-Workshops/

Will Corporate Tax Changes Impact Your OT Business?

Post updated September 26, 1:30pm PST

If you are a small business incorporated entity, you may be interested to learn more about the impact of the federal governments proposed tax changes that have been widely covered in the media. The changes have ramifications for many small business owners in almost every industry in Canada.

The new tax changes may impact small business owners including those who provide occupational therapy. Learn more about the proposed changes in the links below.

CAOT-BC does not have an opinion on the proposed changes and encourages members to explore the issue further, discuss with their MP, engage in government consultation on the proposed changes and discuss with their professional advisors on these matters (e.g. accountant).

A few resources:

The Government’s Position – Proposed Tax Changes: https://buff.ly/2flO3X8

Other viewpoints

https://buff.ly/2fmIJCR
https://buff.ly/2fmIM1v

Private Practice OT Services in BC: Survey Results and Suggested Fee Guidelines

The 2017 CAOT-BC Private Practice Survey Results and Suggested Fee Guidelines are now available! This document summarizes fee survey results and is meant to be used for professional information purposes only.

Please use this document as a resources for your practice and distribute widely to your networks: 

Private Practice OT Services in BC (2017): Survey Results and Suggested Fee Guidelines 

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Final week to complete Private Practice Fee Survey

CAOT-BC is currently reviewing occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is reviewed bi-annually and was last updated in 2015.  The fee survey information is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services. If you work in private practice (part or full time) please provide your input before March 31—the survey should take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete. The survey questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges.

The survey will be open from March 1 to March 31, 2017- you can complete it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/caotbc-feesurvey-2017

Thank you for your participation. 

Private Practice Fee Survey 2017 Now Open

CAOT-BC is currently reviewing occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is reviewed bi-annually and was last updated in 2015.  The fee survey information is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services. If you work in private practice (part or full time) please provide your input before March 31—the survey should take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete. The survey questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges.

The survey will be open from March 1 to March 31, 2017- you can complete it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/caotbc-feesurvey-2017

Thank you for your participation. 

ICBC Service Provider Update: Submitting Invoices for Payment

A message from ICBC to OT Service Providers: 

In 2016, we launched a new process to streamline the way our service providers submit their invoices.  We have taken a phased-in approach to enroll providers, and we’re now ready to include Occupational Therapists.  Effective immediately, please submit all invoices to our new centralized mailbox: invoices@icbc.com.

When emailing your invoices, please take note of the following guidelines:

• Only invoices are to be submitted to invoices@icbc.com. Do not send reconciliation lists or reports.
• Individual invoices must be separate PDFs, with up to 20 invoices attached per email. Do not send one PDF document containing multiple invoices.
• Do not include multi-disciplinary providers on the same invoice, only OT services.
• Include the claim number/customer name in the file name of each invoice attachment.
• Do not send invoices previously submitted to ICBC. Duplicate invoices will cause processing delays.
• These guidelines apply to both the new double-alpha files and older single-alpha claims.

The file handler will continue to be the first point of contact for payment enquiries.

Work continues on setting up secured tunnels to allow OTs to submit their reports to a centralized mailbox at ICBC.  If you haven’t already sent in your email address, and the name of one IT contact per organization who manages your email security, please submit to occupational.therapists@icbc.com to ensure your firm is included.  We’ll notify you when we are ready to launch the tunnels, but until then, please continue sending your reports directly to the file handler.

If you have any questions about these changes, please don’t hesitate to email or call Lisa Carter at 604-982-4256.

Cost of Future Care & Functional Testing: Preparing Defensible Life Care Plans

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Watch a quick overview video to see what Brava Works is all about. 

You can also book a live demo through the website.

To learn more go to www.bravaworks.com

Medical Legal Reports: The Essentials

Saturday, November 26, 2016  (9 am–4 pm)

Does writing medical legal reports cause you stress? Not sure what to write when asked about prognosis? Need help figuring out how much you should be billing for your reports? What to do when patients have subjective complaints? 

This course will outline:

• The essential components of a medical legal report
• How to clearly narrate the patient's history, physical examination findings, diagnosis and prognosis 
• The steps to complete a medical legal report efficiently
• How to streamline the payment/invoicing for medical legal reports
• How lawyers, juries and judges identify the good, bad and ugly medical legal report
• Common challenges with medical legal reports and how to easily resolves them

Register at www.medlegaltoolkit.com

Cost: $490/course

For information: 604-525-8604 or  manager@coremedicalcentre.com

Location: UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7

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Resource for your Practice: 2015 Private Practice Fee Survey Published!

Thank you to all BC occupational therapists who responded to the 2015 CAOT-BC Fee Survey conducted in April 2015.

This resource is now available for download from our website. Be sure to update any previous editions with this current version and feel free to share with your colleagues. The next update is scheduled for Spring 2017.

Private Practice Fee Survey 2015- Final week to provide feedback

It is time for CAOT-BC to review occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is reviewed bi-annually and was last updated in July 2013.  This document is posted on the CAOT-BC website and is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services.

We ask that you complete this survey and provide information about your current rates as well as any projected rate increases for 2015/2016. The survey questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges. The survey will be open until May 15, 2015, so please provide your input before that date. You can find the survey in the April edition of OTalk here. 

2015 Private Practice Fee Survey- We Need Your Input!

It's time for CAOT-BC to review occupational therapy rates in British Columbia. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Fee Survey is reviewed bi-annually and was last updated in July 2013. This resources is widely used by a variety of stakeholders who fund occupational therapy services.

The survey will be circulated in the OTalk newsletter (April and May editions). We ask that you complete this survey and provide information about your current rates as well as any projected rate increases for 2015/2016. The survey questions address rehabilitation services, medical-legal services, rehabilitation assistant services as well as administrative charges.

The survey will be open until May 15, 2015, so make sure to provide your input before that date. If you did not receive your OTalk newsletter or would like the survey link sent to you, please send an email to caotbc@caot.ca. 

CAOT-BC Private Practice Directory

Did you miss your chance to be included in the 2015 Private Practice Directory? Do you need to update your current listing? Submit your requests to jsalo@caot.ca by 5pm February 27, 2015. We will be publishing changes on March 15, 2015.

Private Practice OT Input Needed For Manpower Research Study

A Message to Private Practitioners

A study about the manpower needs of occupational therapists in private practice in BC is being conducted through the UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Researchers are inviting currently practicing private practice occupational therapists and their employers to participate in a ten-minute anonymous survey regarding private practice supply and demand manpower needs in British Columbia.

Please click on the link below if you are interested in participating.  Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you can choose to discontinue the survey at any time.

 http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/osot3/private-practice-individual-survey/?code=

 

If you have any questions, please contact the:

Principal investigator:

Dr. Susan Forwell susan.forwell@ubc.ca

Co-investigators:

Catie Lynch c.lynch@alumni.ubc.ca 

Tiffany Kobbero tiffany.kobbero@alumni.ubc.ca

Giovanna Boniface GBoniface@caot.ca

If you have any concerns or complaints about your rights as a research participant and/or your experiences while participating in this study, contact the Research Participant Complaint Line in the UBC Office of Research Services at 604-822-8598 or by email RSIL@ors.ubc.ca 

Private Practice OT Input Needed for Manpower Research Study

A Message to Private Practitioners

A study about the manpower needs of occupational therapists in private practice in BC is being conducted through the UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Researchers are inviting currently practicing private practice occupational therapists and their employers to participate in a ten-minute anonymous survey regarding private practice supply and demand manpower needs in British Columbia.

Please click on the link below if you are interested in participating.  Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you can choose to discontinue the survey at any time.

 http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/osot3/private-practice-individual-survey/?code=

 

If you have any questions, please contact the:

Principal investigator:

Dr. Susan Forwell susan.forwell@ubc.ca

Co-investigators:

Catie Lynch c.lynch@alumni.ubc.ca 

Tiffany Kobbero tiffany.kobbero@alumni.ubc.ca

Giovanna Boniface GBoniface@caot.ca

If you have any concerns or complaints about your rights as a research participant and/or your experiences while participating in this study, contact the Research Participant Complaint Line in the UBC Office of Research Services at 604-822-8598 or by email RSIL@ors.ubc.ca 

Private Practice Manpower Research Study: Your Input Needed

A Message to Private Practitioners

A study about the manpower needs of occupational therapists in private practice in BC is being conducted through the UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Researchers are inviting currently practicing private practice occupational therapists and their employers to participate in a ten-minute anonymous survey regarding private practice supply and demand manpower needs in British Columbia.

Please click on the link below if you are interested in participating.  Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you can choose to discontinue the survey at any time.

 http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/osot3/private-practice-individual-survey/?code=

 

If you have any questions, please contact the:

Principal investigator:

Dr. Susan Forwell susan.forwell@ubc.ca

Co-investigators:

Catie Lynch c.lynch@alumni.ubc.ca 

Tiffany Kobbero tiffany.kobbero@alumni.ubc.ca

Giovanna Boniface GBoniface@caot.ca

If you have any concerns or complaints about your rights as a research participant and/or your experiences while participating in this study, contact the Research Participant Complaint Line in the UBC Office of Research Services at 604-822-8598 or by email RSIL@ors.ubc.ca 

Private Practice Directory- Don't Miss Your Chance to be Included

CAOT-BC will be publishing a private practice directory on January 1, 2015. 

The CAOT-BC Private Practice Directory is a member exclusive benefit open to any occupational therapist that provides private occupational therapy services in British Columbia. Occupational therapists must choose to be included in the directory and are invited to submit a listing. Eligible listings by CAOT-BC members are for individual occupational therapists, not for company listings.

Although all directory listings will follow a standard layout, there are three directory listing options to select from.  If you provide service in BC but your preferred address with CAOT is in another province, please contact Jeanne Salo (jsalo@caot.ca/1-800-434-2268 Ext. 225) to discuss your options. Please note that you must be a member of CAOT-BC to be listed in the directory. If you are not a member and would like to become a member, please click here.

Once you have reviewed the options available, please click the heading for the option you wish to purchase and it will take you directly to the PDF fillable form for that option. Please note that there are two buttons on the bottom of the form. The first will allow you to submit your data for the directory and the second will take you directly to the product on our online store. It is important to note that it is your responsibility to ensure that the data submitted is accurate and free of typographical errors as the form you submit is what will be used to create the directory. If you have any trouble with the PDF forms, email jsalo@caot.ca.

Option 1 Directory Listing     $50.00

• Occupational therapist name
• Organization name
• Contact information (Mailing address, Phone, Fax, Email)
• Geographical area served (Vancouver Island, North, Interior, Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver)
• Ages served (pediatrics 0-18, adults 19-64, or older adults 65+)
• *2 areas of practice

Option 2 Directory Listing     $75.00

• Occupational therapist name
• Organization name
• Contact information (Mailing address, Phone, Fax, Email)
• Geographical area served (Vancouver Island, North, Interior, Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver)
• Ages served (pediatrics 0-18, adults 19-64, or older adults 65+)
• *4 areas of practice

Option 3 Directory Listing     $100.00

• Occupational therapist name
• Organization name
• Contact information (Mailing address, Phone, Fax, Email)
• Geographical area served (Vancouver Island, North, Interior, Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver)
• Ages served (pediatrics 0-18, adults 19-64, or older adults 65+)
• *7 areas of practice
• Website

Once published, not only will CAOT-BC distribute the directory to stakeholders, but it will also be available for download from our website. The CAOT-BC Private Practice Directory will be the best resource for finding and contacting an occupational therapist in British Columbia, so don’t miss your chance to be included! The deadline to submit your listing request is November 21, 2014, 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time.