Why now is the perfect time for Ontario Doctors to hustle and get their OHIP claims under control

Ontario physicians will see a temporary 9.95% increase in payments for services rendered between January 1 and March 31, 2025, as part of the Year 1 rollout of the 2024-2028 Physician Services Agreement (PSA). Combined with a 2.8% increase from the previous PSA, this results in a compounded boost of 13.03% to Fee-for-Service (FFS) payments from January 2, 2025 through March 31, 2025.

While this adjustment is a welcome financial relief, it’s important to remember that it’s temporary. Now is the perfect time to focus on optimizing your practice and your claims process to ensure every dollar you earn is captured efficiently and accurately. Many practices lose revenue due to errors, inefficiencies, or unclaimed amounts within their billing systems. With this increase, the stakes are higher, and so are the opportunities.

Optimizing claims this quarter doesn’t just improve your revenue; it saves time, reduces stress, and builds a foundation for sustainable understanding of your practice and your best path for meaningful growth. By learning how to maximized effectiveness of your business, practice and services, you can ensure you’re working to your highest and best use, your OHIP billing claims are submitted correctly and paid promptly—turning this temporary boost into a long-term advantage for your practice.

At Physicians First, we specialize in helping Ontario physicians maximize revenue through improved understanding of their business and supporting key business functions like OHIP claims management, business intelligence and oversight, management and strategic consulting and so much more. Our data-driven strategies and experience in the space meant that 100% of our clients have made more money than we cost in their first 6 months… we actually guarantee our results.

Don’t let this temporary increase slip through the cracks of inefficiency. Working with us, another claims group or on your own - work smart, work well and maximize your opportunity while it lasts!