CoVet can suggest GOT positions for the services you performed during a consultation, so you can review billing for a case in one place instead of looking up each position in the fee schedule.
What is GOT-Billing?
The GOT (Gebührenordnung für Tierärzte) is the official fee schedule for veterinary services in Germany. It lists every billable service as a numbered position.
After CoVet transcribes your recording, it identifies the clinical actions you performed, such as an examination, an injection or a wound treatment, and suggests the GOT 2022 position that matches each one. You then confirm, reject or change each suggestion.
CoVet only suggests positions that exist in the GOT catalogue, and only positions that apply to the species being treated. If no position fits an action, CoVet leaves it without a suggestion instead of guessing.
Who can use it
GOT-Billing is turned on automatically for CoVet users whose account country is set to Germany. You don't need to change any settings to start using it.
How it works
1. Record your consultation
Record the consultation in the Case Page as usual. Describing what you do out loud, for example "I'm drawing blood for a complete blood count", helps CoVet identify each billable action.
2. Let CoVet transcribe the audio
When you stop recording, CoVet transcribes the consultation and identifies the actions that were performed. Services that were only discussed, such as a surgery you recommended for a later date, are not suggested.
3. Open the Billing tab
Open Tasks in the case and go to the Billing tab. You'll see one row for each action CoVet found, with its suggested GOT position.
4. Review each suggestion
Each row shows the following information:
Field | What it tells you |
Action from the recording | The service CoVet identified in your consultation, for example "Blood draw" or "Subcutaneous injection". |
GOT position | The suggested position number, together with its part of the catalogue (Teil A, B or C) and section title, for example "Grundleistungen". |
Confidence | How certain CoVet is about the match: high, medium or low. Check medium and low suggestions carefully before confirming them. |
5. Confirm, reject, edit or add positions
To do this | Do this |
Accept a suggestion | Click the checkmark to confirm the position. |
Remove a suggestion | Reject or delete the position if it doesn't apply to the case. |
Change a suggestion | Edit the position and search the GOT catalogue for the correct one. Search results show the GOT number and only include positions for the patient's species. |
Add a missing service | Search the GOT catalogue and add the position manually. |
Refining suggestions with custom instructions
You can use your Billing custom instructions to guide how CoVet suggests GOT positions, for example to reflect how your practice bills certain services.
Open your Profile.
In Tools, click Personalization.
Select the Task Management tab and add your instructions under Billing tasks.
For more on billing tasks and custom instructions, see Task Management in CoVet.
What GOT-Billing does not include yet
GOT-Billing helps you identify which positions to bill. It does not create an invoice: use the confirmed positions as an overview when you bill from your practice management system.
The following are not included at this stage:
Prices and invoice totals
GOT multipliers (the 1x to 3x factor)
Emergency, night, weekend and holiday surcharges
Medications (billed under AMPreisV) and consumables (billed under § 11 GOT)
Consultations with more than one patient, such as litters
Exporting or sending confirmed positions to your practice management system
You remain responsible for the final invoice. Always review the suggested positions before billing.
Tips for best results
Say the species and the procedures you perform out loud during the consultation
Name the specific test or analysis, for example "complete blood count" rather than just "bloods", so CoVet can suggest both the sample collection and the analysis
Mention the anesthesia method for each phase, for example induction and inhalation maintenance
Check medium and low confidence suggestions first
Use catalogue search to add anything CoVet missed