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Recent media about the family doctor shortage
Almost 900,00 British Columbians do not have a family doctor. And that number is growing every day. Family doctors are retiring, closing their practices, or reducing their hours. Newer doctors are not replacing those who leave. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need and deserve. Recent Media Reporting: Healthy Debate: ‘All the trends paint a dire picture’: B.C. facing looming shortage of family physicians C…
Retroactive Payment for Telehealth Fees
…family medicine fee codes, including in person visits, counselling and consultations. The retroactive payment for the temporary age-adjusted telehealth fee codes is now being implemented, ensuring that fee values for in-person and telehealth fees remain equivalent. Full information about all the fees that can be billed for virtual care (telehealth) can be found in the Simplified Fee Guide. Download a one page cheat sheet of the Telehealth Fee Code…
5 Tips to Avoid Teleplan Rejections for In-Office Care
…e detective work to resolve these payment issues. We know complex billing rules, documentation requirements, and billing reconciliation are time consuming. That’s why BC Family Doctors has highlighted the issue of administrative work as one of our PMA priorities. In the meantime, we have summarized 5 Tips to Avoid Rejections for In-Office Care and increase your billing efficiency. This 1-page article identifies some common errors that lead to fee-…
Retroactive Payment for Prenatal and Postnatal Care
Recently, BC Family Doctors announced an increase to fee codes 14090, 14091, & 14094 to better compensate family physicians for the time and complexity of providing maternity care. This increase was implemented on April 1, 2022 for dates of service on or after April 1, 2020. 14090 FP Prenatal Visit – complete examination has been increased to $86.94 ($1.99 increase) 14091 FP Prenatal visit – subsequent examination has been increased to $37.20 ($5…
Retroactive Payment for the 2021/22 Business Cost Premium
…tional amount based on the practitioner/payee combination of the 2021/22 BCP payments. Retroactive payments will be made to the payee number associated with the paid claims that received BCP. Physicians should ensure that their Health Insurance BC (HIBC) banking information is up-to-date for all their payment numbers. Banking and payment inquiries can be directed to HIBC at 1-866-456-6950….
Complimentary BC Ferries reservations for patients on the Travel Assistance Program
…pecialty services, including hospitals. If a medical appointment is rescheduled, customers can cancel or change their TAP booking at no cost up until 11:59 pm the day before sailing. Changes to the reservation can still be made on the day of travel up until two hours prior to sailing for $5.00. The complimentary online booking service does not replace the Medical Assured Loading (MAL) program which secures a spot on the next available ferry. TAP p…
Pediatric Lipid Screening and Treatment Survey
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital invite family doctors to share their thoughts on cholesterol screening and management practices in children ages 9-11. The 5-10 minute survey aims to investigate current practices, attitudes and barriers faced by family doctors related to pediatric lipid screening. The anonymous responses will be used alongside existing survey data from pediatricians to inform the crea…
Annual Report & 2023 AGM
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Teleplan error – Locum interaction codes
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