Virtual Care
The temporary Virtual Care Fee Codes remain in place following the March 14, 2022 lifting of all COVID-19 restrictions in the province. The NLMA and the Department of Health and Community Services are committed to finalizing a permanent set of virtual care fee codes in 2023.
In September 2022, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) issued an RFP for virtual emergency care services at rural Category B sites and Virtual Primary Care for unattached patients. The NLMA has engaged with NLCHI and the Department of Health on the RFP and will inform members of the outcome of the RFP.
Virtual Care Billing
September 23, 2020
Extension of Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment and Pandemic Virtual Care Fee Codes for Consultants
August 28, 2020
Revised Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment for FFS Family Physicians
August 12, 2020
Pandemic Virtual Care Fee Codes for Consultants
May 1, 2020
MCP Newsletter: REVISED Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment
April 2, 2020
Q&A Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment (PVAC) Code
March 27, 2020
WorkplaceNL accepts Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment fee code
March 25, 2020
MCP Newsletter: Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment
Virtual Care Toolkit
updated April 30, 2020
A toolkit for physicians on using virtual care
This toolkit is provided as helpful advice for physicians but is not a set of rules or requirements. The NLMA toolkit has been adapted from Doctors of BC, and has content for NL physicians to support planning for treating patients remotely, including:
- Workflow (for example, obtaining patient contact information and patient consent)
- Equipment essentials and testing
- Virtual care tools for physicians
- Patient communication
- Privacy and security safeguards
- Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Virtual Care NL
- The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information’s (NLCHI) CISCO Jabber platform is recommended for video conferencing by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- There are a number of options available for virtual care solutions. To learn more, visit the Information for Providers section of the NLCHI Virtual Care website.
- You may also reach out via email to [email protected].
Virtual Care using eDOCSNL EMR
- If you are a Med Access EMR provider please visit the Virtual Care NL eDOCSNL page.
NLMA-NL CPFP Statement on Balancing in-person and Virtual Care
October 8, 2021
Resources
Canadian Medical Association Virtual Care Resources
- Virtual Care Playbook
- Best practices for smartphone and smart-device clinical photo taking and sharing
- Guiding principles for physicians recommending mobile health applications to patients
Patient Guides to Virtual Care
- The Canadian Medical Association has developed a Patient Guide on How to navigate a virtual care visit
- An NLMA guide to virtual care for patients is also available. This document answers frequently asked questions on virtual care and can be shared with your patients. This document has also been adapted from Doctors of BC.
Virtual Care Webinar for Specialists and Family Physicians
This provincial webinar session on getting started with virtual care was hosted by the NLMA and FPRP on March 31. We were joined by physicians who have built virtual care into their regular practice, including Dr. Kris Luscombe, a Psychiatrist in Grand Falls-Windsor and Drs. Brad Bahler and Tobias Gelber, Family Physicians in Alberta. The session also included an overview of the Pandemic Virtual Care Assessment fee code. The Webinar has been recorded and is now available below.
Webinar video: