Alberta provincial billing

Alberta H-Link billing built into your EMR

Draft, validate, and export AHCIP claims from signed encounters. PCPCM time codes, AI billing assistance, private invoicing, and revenue reporting — without a separate billing tool.

Built-in workflow: Draft → validate → batch export — AHCIP claims from signed encounters, with AI billing assistance and clinician review every step of the way.

Claim lifecycle in LifeLink

  1. H-Link enrollment & clinic readiness

    Configure provider profiles, business arrangement linkage, and billing readiness in admin before claims flow. New physicians coordinate BA number setup with Alberta Health.

  2. Draft claim from signed encounter

    Appointment types carry service lengths and fee codes. Billing section in SOAP encounters links clinical work to billable items — reducing missed visits at month end.

  3. AI billing fill + human review

    H-Link billing AI suggests codes from documentation. Billing leads and clinicians approve every code before export — no autonomous submission.

  4. Validate & batch export

    Alberta claims validator catches rejection patterns before export. Validated claims batch export through your clinic H-Link workflow.

Alberta.ca — H-Link electronic claims system

PCPCM

Time billing codes — PC001 through PC004

Physicians on Alberta's Primary Care Physician Compensation Model bill time in 15-minute increments. Claims must use your PCPCM Business Arrangement — standard FFS BA claims are rejected.

PC001

Direct care

Patient-facing clinical work — 15-min increments

PC002

Indirect care

Panel management, callbacks, chart review

PC003

After-hours direct

Evenings — max 20% of annual hours

PC004

Weekend & holiday direct

Requires PCPCM Business Arrangement

Time is tracked cumulatively across the day and submitted within 90 days. LifeLink supports H-Link encounter and time claims with PCPCM Business Arrangement configuration.

AMA — PCPCM billing basics

Private billing, Stripe, and med-spa revenue

Not every visit is an AHCIP claim. Aesthetics clinics, hybrid family practices, and specialists bill privately alongside provincial work. LifeLink includes Stripe connected accounts, appointment invoicing, pay-by-link, memberships, gift cards, loyalty points, and Square/Clover POS integrations.

Quotes, branded invoice PDFs, and QuickBooks sync via Apideck keep operational billing beside H-Link — one platform for the billing lead instead of provincial software plus Stripe plus a med-spa POS.

Payments & memberships
  • Stripe connected accounts
  • Appointment pay-by-link
  • Membership subscriptions
  • Gift cards & loyalty
  • Square / Clover POS
  • QuickBooks via Apideck

H-Link knowledge assistant for billing teams

Alberta billing rules change. LifeLink includes RAG assistants trained on official H-Link documentation so billing teams can ask explanatory code questions inside the platform — alongside AI fill from encounters. This does not replace knowing the Schedule of Medical Benefits; it reduces friction for MOAs and billing leads during reconciliation.

H-Link billing FAQ

For billing leads, MOAs, and clinic owners.

H-Link is Alberta Health's secure electronic system for submitting medical claims to AHCIP. Accredited submitters transmit claim files on behalf of physicians with active Business Arrangements. LifeLink handles drafting, validation, and batch export from your EMR.

Walk through H-Link billing on your clinic codes.

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