Join CAPE BC’s Healthy Climate Solutions Fair
…ironment (CAPE) invites physicians and members of the public to attend the Healthy Climate Solutions Fair, a public exhibition that explores the impacts of climate change and highlights the solutions we can use to transition to clean energy. Dates: Saturday, August 20, 2022 and September 17, 2022 Time: 11am to 3pm Location: Milton Wong Plaza, Olympic Village, Vancouver, BC The exhibits include energy solutions in Canada like wind, water, and solar…
What do you think about the policy statement on gender equity in medicine?
…based income gaps, and lower representation in leadership . The Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP), a standing committee of the Doctors of BC Board, used your input and research findings to develop policy commitments and recommendations specific to BC. Share your thoughts before Friday, October 7th on Doctors of BC’s member engagement platform. Help create policies that are relevant to you and your colleagues. For more information, clic…
5 Tips to Avoid Teleplan Rejections for In-Office Care
Receiving rejections, reductions, and refusals on your Teleplan remittance statement can be frustrating. It often requires some 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 Rejectio…
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…
A New Payment Model for Family Doctors
…ents without overhead costs. It is not a contract and does not involve the health authorities. This new choice for compensation builds on the fee-for-service model, including payment for time, patient encounters, and your overall patient panel. Time You will bill daily for the time you spend providing in-office care and home visits, including the time for indirect patient care and clinical administration Encounters You will also bill for each pati…
LFP Payment Model
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New Beginnings
…odel is only ONE part of the extensive work and advocacy needed to improve health care for patients and providers alike in BC, it is a massive, great, enormous (insert adjective here) step! There is still much work to be done to ensure all family doctors and their patients thrive wherever they live and work. Thanks to your membership, BC Family Doctors can continue to do just that. I look forward to the opportunities, advocacy and change that 2023…
New LFP tool: Sample Daysheet with billing
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Virtual care must be integrated into public system, not driven by profit
…t there are risks – to patient safety, adherence to care guidelines and to health-system costs. Virtual care has also accelerated a stampede of corporations into primary care, the implications of which are not clearly in the public eye. How should virtual care be integrated into our system? The answer should be informed by patients and the public. We need to design a system around people’s values and priorities. The OurCare survey findings support…
Nominate a Colleague for a Doctors of BC Award
…stronger healthcare system; or an individual or group working to make BC a healthier, safer place to live, then please consider nominating them for one of our Doctors of BC awards: Dr David M Bachop Gold Medal for Distinguished Medical Service Dr Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Award Changemaker Awards for Medical Residents and Students Excellence in Health Promotion Awards The nomination deadline is W…
Retro Payment for 2021 Fee Increases
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New tool for long COVID-19 patients
People experiencing post-COVID symptoms can now access an online resource that provides support for long COVID recovery. MyGuide: Long COVID is a customizable guide for those who want to learn about recovering from lingering symptoms after COVID-19 infection. The tool is accessible via www.longcovidbc.ca While it should not be used to self-diagnose or replace medical advice, patients can use this and the worksheets provided to help with managing…
Fee-for-Service: Improved Substance Use Care Fees
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Renew your membership for 2024
…family medicine. Address systemic factors impacting physician workload and health. Increase family doctor engagement and representation. Build and increase our capacity to serve you. The Benefits of Being a Member When you’re a member of BC Family Doctors, in addition to having your voice heard, you receive access to: The Simplified Guide to Fees and Uninsured Services Billing Package to simplify your billing, so that you can optimize your income…
One year after it was announced, new pay model for B.C. family physicians showing signs of success
…year. He says the payment change has eased some of the pressure on family health care, but it will be years before the family doctors situation is stabilized. “This basically staunched the bleeding that had happened over two decades, really. And it’s stopped that,” notes Del Begio. “But to turn the corner and to really build this up, it is going to take time, but I think we’re certainly moving in the right direction.” Originally broadcast on CFJC…
Join a Doctors of BC committee
…, reasonable access, throughout British Columbia, to quality medical care, health care and diagnostic facility services for residents of British Columbia under the Medical Services Plan. For further information and to apply for the opportunity, please click here. (Log in required.) 2. WorkSafeBC Liaison Committee One family physician is needed to serve on the WorkSafeBC Liaison Committee. WorkSafeBC and the Doctors of BC participate in the Liaison…
Tentative Physicians and Surgeons’ WorkSafeBC Services Agreement
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Non-LFP Payment Model: Panel Registry and Clinic/Provider Registry Payments
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LFP Payment Model Definitions
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Fee-for-Service: Significant fee increases now in effect
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