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Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD March 2017
Transitioning away from full-time practice and planning for retirement can be a very exciting ... delay those retirement plans. Therefore, the Patterns of Practice Committee is committed to educating physicians who ... of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s guideline on leaving practice ( www.cpsbc.ca/files/pdf/PSG-Leaving-Practice.pdf ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD October 2017
... audits is to determine whether physicians’ patterns of practice for individual patients are justified. In other ... a concern.  A variety of factors affect the capacity of a practice, including the hours of work, the complexity of the patients, and the frequency of recalls. The efforts of practice support programs to attach more patients to GPs and ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD April 2017
... most important nonclinical requirements of a physician’s practice. The Billing Integrity Program will base their audit ... you were audited. —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Audits reveal errors for ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD November 2017
... numbers to a clinic’s bank account, which is not a good practice. While it is quite common for payments to be ... arrangements. —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Using payment numbers and ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD May 2017
... to use one system for both tasks.  The Patterns of Practice Committee has a few audit tips for physicians who ... and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) for more information on good practice guidelines pertaining to EMRs. •    CMPA. ... ) —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee$ Billing Tips EMR audit pitfalls ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD June 2017
... costs are those incurred by the MSP for patients in your practice. The method for calculating expected costs uses the ... in the future. —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips The importance of ICD-9 codes ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD May 2016
... province. While the enrolment, auditing, and patterns of practice of referring practitioners remain under the MPA, the ... may be sought. —Keith J. White, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips New Laboratory Services Act: ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD September 2016
... encounter must be made. *The Preamble to the General Practice section of the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees states ... more information. —Keith J. White, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Long-term care facility ...
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 ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD November 2016
It has come to the attention of the Patterns of Practice Committee that specialists may be billing fee items ... General Preamble. —Keith J. White, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Telephone fees: SSC fee items ...