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Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD January/February 2016
... (BIP) will match a medical inspector with the type of practice undergoing the audit. Having a peer physician ... College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. •    Have a practice that falls within the accepted standards of the profession or generally designated by the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC). •    Be supportive of the ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD January/February 2016
... has changed. My desire to get rid of deficiencies in practice will force me over the obstacles. And when I hold ...
Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... Medical Association passed a motion recognizing that the practice of assisted death as defined by the Supreme Court of Canada is distinct from the practice of palliative care.[ 5 ] Why people request assisted ... 10 out of 10). Integrating palliative approaches into practice Informing patients about palliative approaches to ...
President's Comment / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB January/February 2016
... focuses on a specific area: primary care (General Practice Services Committee), specialist care (Specialist ... (Shared Care Committee). Work by the Divisions of Family Practice (family physicians) continues to address local ... one of our committees or through the Divisions of Family Practice and Medical Staff Associations. I encourage others ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD March 2016
Over the past 2 years the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) stepped up its educational efforts ... in an audit. In the year ahead the POPC will enhance the practice mini-profiles, continue submitting articles to the  ... you to take the opportunity to adjust your billing practice.  Finally, be sure to review your practice ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2016
... tail end of what I am sure is a pearl that will change my practice for the better and save a substantial number of ...
Letters / BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC March 2016
... allergists, etc., as well.  The Divisions of Family Practice have done a wealth of good for GPs, as former ...
Letters / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB March 2016
... importance to them.  Between the Divisions of Family Practice and the facility-engagement initiative, we’ve ...
Letters / BY: Bruce Nicolson, MD March 2016
... I was making in support of full-service comprehensive practice. I was later approached by one of the more youthful ... For those of us in the UBC Class of 1974 who chose general practice as a career path, Marcus Welby was the role model we ... a business model that promoted high-volume low-intensity practice. It’s a small wonder that walk-in clinics began to ...
President's Comment / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB March 2016
... one. As a physician with a largely geriatric-based practice, many of my patients struggle with issues affecting ... At the grassroots level many of the divisions of family practice are focusing on seniors care, ensuring that the ...