PMP Manual Manitoba - Jul. 2014 | Page 78

PATIENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Worker’s Compensation Board General Information The Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) has a fax-based reporting and billing process for healthcare providers. Instead of mailing reports, healthcare providers can fill out the form on paper or online and send them to the WCB by fax. Fax in Winnipeg: 954-4999 Fax outside of Winnipeg: 1-877-872-3804 When a claim is rejected by WCB you have 6 months from the service date to bill Manitoba Health for the claim. You will need to edit the claims. Set Up a WCB Patient In Patient Information: - on the Billing tab Patient Type WCB Patient Category Default Code as appropriate Adjustment - on the Manitoba / WCB tab: input Claim #, Accident Date, Adjuster, and Diagnosis Posting Transactions for WCB Patients When posting activity for the WCB patient you can select the same activity as you would for a regular patient if your fee schedule is set up correctly. All transactions for treatments should have WCB codes and fees attached and will $0.00 under the Patient column. Reports and inventory items billable to WCB should be added to Fee Schedule Inventory. 78 | Worker’s Compensation Board