minimum health record retention for PTs and RMTs after last visit
Source: CPO standards; CMTO record-keeping rules
Intake happens on eval day — until it doesn't
Incomplete files cost clinical minutes, embarrass staff, and multiply WSIB and MVA admin work.
Functional
Patients arrive without insurance cards, referrals, or WSIB claim numbers. Therapists lose clinical minutes to admin. Front desk and clinicians fight over who chases what.
Emotional
Incomplete files embarrass clinicians. Patients repeat the same questions. Referrals sit in fax trays unlinked to charts.
Financial
WSIB and auto insurers need documents your Jane portal never collected. Admin re-keys paper into the EMR every evening.
How Ontario rehab clinics collect pre-visit intake
Five steps: build a checklist, open a patient file, collect via the my-id.ca portal, review before the visit, and export to your EMR.
Build a checklist
Create a reusable intake checklist for new patients, WSIB, or MVA — duplicate from your clinic's existing list or the free lead-magnet PDF.
Open a patient file
Attach the checklist to the client record your team manages in Hivi-X.
Collect documents
Patients can upload via a secure guest link (no account needed — they verify email with a one-time code) or sign in to the my-id.ca portal; staff add faxed referrals and insurer letters as they arrive.
Review before the visit
Office manager approves or rejects each item; see what's still missing at a glance.
Transfer to your EMR
Export an organized intake package (checklist PDF) for upload into Jane, Cliniko, or your chart of record.
One checklist layer, every intake track
From EHB new patients to WSIB, MVA, and tele-rehab.
New patient — extended health (EHB)
Health history, consent, government ID, insurance card photos, benefits policy details, and MD/NP referral — tracked before eval day.
WSIB work injury
Claim number, employer details, date of injury, prior treatment records, and supporting documents for Form 8 preparation (submission still via TELUS Health by the treating clinician).
MVA / auto insurance
Adjuster contact, claim number, accident date, police report, hospital discharge summary, and prior imaging reports.
Tele-rehab / hybrid
Tele-rehab consent addendum, remote intake forms, and insurance verification before video visit.
Multi-disciplinary handoff
Shared intake across PT, RMT, and chiro with profession-specific addenda; office manager sign-off before any clinician sees the patient.
Pre-visit collection, not an EMR
Checklist-driven intake alongside Jane, Cliniko, or ClinicSense — not a replacement.
Reusable intake checklists
Build new-patient, WSIB, and MVA checklists once in Hivi-X; reuse per patient. Start from the free PDF lead magnet or your clinic's own list.
Missing-item dashboard
See completed vs outstanding items before today's schedule.
Item-level review
Approve, reject, or request replacement — office manager gate before clinician time.
Referral & insurer document intake
Collect MD referrals, adjuster letters, and employer correspondence in one file.
Voice notes + AI summary
Record a phone intake recap; self-hosted AI summarises against checklist lines.
Secure Canadian hosting
Technical safeguards clinics may review in vendor due diligence: AES-256-GCM at rest, TLS in transit. Your clinic remains the PHIPA custodian.
Self-hosted AI
Patient data is not sent to OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic.
Exportable intake package
PDF index for EMR upload or compliance review.
Co-agent / team access
Loop in reception, office manager, or treating clinician with scoped access.
Built for how Ontario rehab clinics actually work
WSIB Form 8 readiness, MVA adjuster packages, CMTO PHI self-review, and EMR handoff — locale density generic form tools cannot copy.
Email vs Jane/Cliniko vs generic forms vs Hivi-X
Hivi-X fills the pre-visit intake gap — it does not replace scheduling, charting, or WSIB billing.
| Capability | Email / fax / paper | Jane / Cliniko portal | Generic forms | Hivi-X |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-visit missing-item tracking | portal-only | checklist-centric | ||
| WSIB/MVA parallel intake track | limited | separate checklists | ||
| Referrals from outside EMR | manual | manual attach | collected + indexed | |
| Item-level approve/reject before visit | ||||
| Exportable intake package for EMR | ||||
| Voice + AI intake notes | self-hosted | |||
| Scheduling / charting / WSIB billing | native | (by design) | ||
| One secure link, no patient login | secure link (OTP) | |||
| Hosted in Canada / self-hosted AI | varies |
“We used to discover missing WSIB paperwork on eval day. Now reception sees what is outstanding the night before, patients upload through my-id, and we export an intake package into Jane.”
Representative of feedback from early Ontario rehab clinic users.
Simple plans, free trial
Billed monthly in CAD — complements Jane or Cliniko, not a replacement.
Starter
Solo PT or 2-provider clinic
- 50 clients
- Unlimited checklists
- Build-your-own intake checklists
- Email support
Professional
Busy clinics with admin staff
- Unlimited clients
- Voice + AI summary
- Exportable intake package
- Priority support
Enterprise
Multi-disciplinary clinics
- Unlimited clients
- Co-agent workflows
- Dedicated support
See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
Clinic questions, answered
Book a 15-minute demo
15 minutes. Bring one incomplete intake file — we'll turn it into a reusable Hivi-X checklist live.
General information for Ontario physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinics only. Not legal, clinical, privacy, or billing advice. Not affiliated with CPO, CCO, CMTO, WSIB, or any college or insurer. Hivi-X is document-collection software — it is not a licensed healthcare provider, does not provide physiotherapy or clinical advice, does not submit WSIB Form 8 or insurer billing, and does not certify PHIPA or college compliance. Your clinic remains the health information custodian under PHIPA. Consult qualified counsel and your college guidance.