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Enjoy direct billing at your fingertips. With the free eClaims app, submitting claims is easier, faster and more convenient than ever.

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Submitting claims for virtual consultations with eClaims

Access our portfolio of resources to determine which insurers cover virtual consults, which types of services are covered, frequently asked questions, helpful links and articles and more.
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Understanding insurer responses

When you submit a claim, you can receive one of three responses from the insurer. Here are our recommendations for each type of response:

An “Explanation of Benefits” means the claim was processed.
- It provides the response to your claim (accepted or rejected), and the amount that will be paid by the insurer.
- Based on the amount that will be paid and who the payment recipient is, you will know what outstanding amount is owed by your client.
If the insurance company has received the claim request but is unable to process it, a Claim Acknowledgement is generated.
- When you receive an acknowledgement or “Claim pending” response, we recommend you void the claim, collect the full amount owed from your client and either provide them with a receipt so they can submit the claim themselves or resubmit the claim and select “Payable to: patient” to avoid any payment follow-ups on your end.
Error means that either the eClaims system or the insurer’s adjudication engine is not functioning properly at the time you submitted.
- When you receive an error message, we recommend you collect the full amount owed from your client and provide them with a receipt so they can submit the claim themselves.

We recommend you save a copy of the insurer’s response right away as it is only available on the day the request was submitted.

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Understanding the payment process.

“As the statements of payment arrive, they should be reconciled as soon as possible. You want to process claims and reconcile payments quickly because you do not want anything to expire.”

Jennifer Hancock, Student Optician
Cowan’s Optical
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland

“The instant insurer response helps you deal with any issues with the patient in front of you which saves you a lot of hassle and frustration.”

Christina Worm, RMT
Rejuvenating Massage Therapy
Oakbank, Manitoba

“We keep separate folders for each insurance company. We have a spreadsheet to record appointment dates, patient names, and what was paid based on the eClaims portal.”

Dr. Donald R. Earle, DC
Bay Roberts Spine Clinic Inc.
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

“I recommend processing the claim when the patient is in the office in case there are any problems.”

Lucas, Optometric Assistant & Office Manager
Goemans Optometry
Guelph, Ontario

5 ways to ease payment reconciliation

Reconciling claim refunds from all participating eClaims insurers can be a challenge. We’ve shared some helpful payment reconciliation tips from providers, but here are some additional recommendations that we think you would find useful:

Submit claims right away - immediately after the treatment while the client is still with you.
Print or save all Explanation of Benefits statements so you can refer back to them during reconciliation, if need be.
Leverage the Past Transactions tab in the eClaims portal to download transactions from the past 31 days - this is your starting point for easy reconciliation.
Plan reconciliation activities in your agenda - integrate eClaims reconciliation into your monthly bookkeeping activities (make sure you do it at least every 30 days).
Download the eClaims insurer payment guide for a snapshot on payment details and contact information for each insurer. Payment questions should always be directed to the insurers.

Want to know when a payment will be issued or what the payment method will be?

Insurer payment guide

Ease payment reconciliation by tracking payments in one place.

Payment reconciliation template

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Tips to make the most out of virtual consultations.

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The results from our credit card savings calculator should only be used as an estimate and might differ from the actual credit card savings. TELUS does not guarantee the accuracy of the credit card savings estimated by the calculator. This tool only serves as an estimate and is not an accurate calculation of how much you will save. Here is how the credit card savings are calculated: (credit card fees % x average cost of service $ x number of services per week x number of weeks per year) – (% credit card fees x average cost of service $ x 10% x number of services per week x number of weeks per year). For the purpose of this calculation, we are assuming that in average, 10% of the service is not covered by the insurer.

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