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OPA’s Auto Insurance Toolkit: Physiotherapy Quick Guide

A Resource Exclusively for OPA Members

This guide is designed to simplify the complexity of motor vehicle accident (MVA) care and billing in Ontario. Whether you’re new to the system or looking to streamline your workflow, this resource provides practical, clinic-ready guidance for navigating SABS, HCAI, and OCF processes.

As part of OPA’s commitment to supporting physiotherapists in the auto sector, members also have access to MVA/HCAI consulting support for case-specific questions, billing challenges, and workflow optimization.

As an OPA member, you have access to:

  • Individualized one-on-one consulting support. Members can send questions about case-specific billing questions, OCF form guidance (OCF-18, OCF-23, etc.), denied or delayed payment troubleshooting, or workflow optimization for clinics. Login to access this support.
  • Simplified MVA/HCAI resources (like this guide)
  • Up-to-date regulatory and billing changes
  • Practical coding and documentation guidance

Members: Login to access the following information:

  1. Understanding the System
  2. Core Workflow
  3. Forms Overview
  4. Billing and Extended Health Benefits
  5. Coding
  6. GAP Codes and Units
  7. The Easiest Coding Approach for an OCF-18
  8. Virtual Care Codes
  9. Providers
  10. Common Mistakes
  11. Summary of Resources

A Chat with the College: Fostering Connections, New National Standards and Making Progress with EDI

Speakers: Nitin Madhvani, CPO President, Craig Roxborough, Registrar and CEO, and Mary-Catherine Fraser Saxena, PT and Practice Advisor

Thank you to all who joined the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario for an OPA pre-conference webinar.

Speakers:

  • Nitin Madhvani, CPO President
  • Craig Roxborough, Registrar and CEO
  • Mary-Catherine Fraser Saxena, PT and Practice Advisor

“The interests of the public and the interests of the profession are almost always aligned. We are all working toward a common goal – to provide safe and effective care to Ontarians.”– Nitin Madhvani, President of the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (CPO) shared those words during March 5’s Chat with the College.

He was joined by Craig Roxborough, CEO & Registrar, Mary Catherine Fraser-Saxena, Practice Advisor, OPA staff, and many physiotherapists. The CPO shared their approach to “right-touch” regulation, their strategic plan, and engagement with equity and inclusion.

We heard about the role of the Practice Advisors, the purpose of Practice Standards and the work CPO is doing to incorporate the national standards into practice in Ontario.

The collaborative chat was a great exchange!

Financial Webinar – Cash Flow Management

Cash Flow Management

This webinar will discuss the optimal way to manage your cash flow whether you are an employee or an independent contractor. It will discuss how to set your banking up and how to spend within your means.

Speaker: Brian E. Shumak, B.Sc., CLU, CFP, CHS, CEA, EPC, CFDS, TEP

Members: Login to access webinar.

About Brian E. Shumak

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto in 1990, he moved into the Insurance Business to continue a fifty-year family history. Since his initial foray into the insurance world, Brian has excelled in the corporate and personal arenas of Financial Planning, Employee Benefits, Wealth Management and Estate Planning.

After completing the university level Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) curriculum in 1998 and obtaining his designation, Brian ventured abroad to work in one of the world’s financial capitals in Zurich, Switzerland.

Upon his return, he resumed an active role in the Financial Planning World, obtaining his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation in 2003, the Trust and Estate Planning (TEP) designation in 2004, the Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist (CFDS) designation in 2016, his Certified Health Insurance Specialist (CHS), Elder Planning Counselor (EPC) designations in 2017 and his Certified Executor Advisor (CEA) in 2022. He also served on the Board of Directors at Advocis in 2004 and 2005 as the Director of Mentoring where he redesigned the program from top to bottom. In addition, he continued to build his successful practice.

Financial Webinar – Business Structures

Business Structures

This webinar will discuss the types of ways you can work, does incorporation make sense, and the differences in taxation between the structures.

Speaker: Brian E. Shumak, B.Sc., CLU, CFP, CHS, CEA, EPC, CFDS, TEP

Members: Login to access webinar.

Financial Webinar – Investment Planning

Investment Planning

This webinar discusses the types of investments, and the pros and cons of each, that you can make (Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, GICs etc.). Also discussed are the types of registrations you can use (RRSPs, TFSAs, FHSAs, Non-Registered Plans) and their pros and cons.

Speaker: Brian E. Shumak, B.Sc., CLU, CFP, CHS, CEA, EPC, CFDS, TEP

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Financial Webinar – Insurance Planning

Insurance Planning

This webinar will discuss the different types of insurance that exist and the reasons why or why you shouldn’t have them. We will discuss the differences between individual insurance and group (employee plans) so you can ensure you have the right type of plans in place now and in the future.

Speaker: Brian E. Shumak, B.Sc., CLU, CFP, CHS, CEA, EPC, CFDS, TEP

Members: Login to access webinar.