The Daily Diary of Appointments

Maintaining a daily diary of patient appointments is
required by the regulation4 and must include all
professional encounters.
While some physicians use the diary only to list the
patients seen each day, the daily diary can also contain
other useful information, such as the patient file and
OHIP number, the patient complaint or health problem,
and information related to the complaint or problem.
Recording information relating to the patient complaint
or problem will facilitate the task of billing OHIP.

Chronological and Systematic
It is strongly recommended that all materials in the
patient chart be organized in a chronological and
systematic manner.