The Family Health Organization (FHO) is a significant program initiative in Ontario’s Primary Care Renewal program. The FHO is a blended payment model that provides family physicians with an increased income and a steady monthly cash flow even when out of the office or on vacation. Interested? Please keep reading.  Whether you are in an FHN or FHG, transitioning to the FHO has significantly increased benefits and numerous incentive programs available.  If you are already in an FHO, DRs Healthcare is invaluable in ensuring that you are participating in each of the incentive programs available to you and maximizing their benefit. 

DRs Healthcare Consulting specializes in transitioning family physicians to the Family Health Organization (FHO) model. Just like an accountant specializes in minimizing tax liabilities, the experts at DRs specialize in taking the necessary steps to assess the FHO model, make the transition and implement the practice management changes.

DRs provides the necessary tools for you to capture all the benefits of this model. We will provide the information and training required to maximize your regular monthly income, exploring the use of telehealth in your practice and efficiently track and claim the primary care premiums and bonuses.

Whether you are transitioning to an FHO or are currently a member of an FHO group and wish to maximize its benefits, DRs Healthcare Consulting Group can provide you with the following services:

• Individual Revenue Analysis Overview
• Ministry FHO Application
• Managing scheduling for After Hours and THAS
• Billing tips for in/out of basket codes
• Governance Agreements
• In office training for physicians and staff
• Explanation of Ministry primary care fact sheets
• Group Remittance Advice management and training
• Preventive Care bonus maximization
• Comprehensive Turnkey Annual Extended Coverage plans

EMR Solutions

DRs Healthcare Consulting Group helps make sense of OntarioMD’s rankings of certified EMR vendors.  We will also help you make the right software decision, saving you valuable financial and time resources and complete all the necessary EMR Adoption documents required by OntarioMD.

Uninsured Services/non-OHIP Billings

Physicians routinely forego thousands of dollars annually in uncollected fees due to under billing and inconsistent collection of uninsured services.  DRs Healthcare Consulting Group will create a comprehensive, personalized Annual Extended Coverage Plan for your patients.

Preventive Care

Physicians working within the FHO payment model are eligible for increased preventive care initiative bonuses, including the Preventive Care Management Service Enhancement Fee – designed to compensate you for the time and effort involved in reaching higher screening thresholds for your eligible patient population.  DRs Healthcare Consulting Group will work with your staff to ensure headache-free calculations and administration.