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Billing Tips / BY: Janet Evans, MD, CFPC, FCFP December 2022
... this subject continues to pose a problem, the Patterns of Practice Committee decided to revisit the topic. While ... as time-consuming, it is an important requirement of practice. In the process of a billing audit, the physician ... detailed service provision requirements, such as General Practice Services Committee fee items for family physicians, ...
Billing Tips / BY: Janet Evans, MD, CFPC, FCFP July/August 2021
... this subject continues to pose a problem, the Patterns of Practice Committee decided to rerun the article. The ... province. While the enrolment, auditing, and patterns of practice of referring practitioners remain under the MPA, the ... sought. —Janet Evans, MD, CFPC, FCFP Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Laboratory Services Act: What ...
Billing Tips / BY: Janet Evans, MD, CFPC, FCFP September 2021
... this subject continues to pose a problem, the Patterns of Practice Committee decided to rerun the article. In the ... —Janet Evans, MD, CFPC, FCFP Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Laboratory Services Act: ...
Billing Tips / BY: Nick Szpakowicz, MD April 2020
... in audits related to your specialty and/or scope of practice. If you are called, the audit will be scheduled ... Committee (AIC) requests an on-site audit of a medical practice, an attempt is made to match the medical inspector with the type of practice being audited. Having a peer physician conduct the ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD July/August 2018
... attempts to match the medical inspector with the type of practice undergoing the audit. Having a peer physician ... the profession or generally designated by the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC). Be supportive of the policies and ... . —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Why become a medical ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD January/February 2018
In March 2017, the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) embarked on a new journey by ... to thank all Doctors of BC staff, the Patterns of Practice Committee members, and the Billing Integrity Program ... physician groups. —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Some comments from the CME sessions held ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD April 2018
In 2014 the Patterns of Practice Committee published the following information about ... like to avoid.  —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Audit red flag: Treating a ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD September 2017
... associations), or atypical billing patterns or practice profiles.  Letters are sent to some of the selected ... 6 months. —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Am I being audited? Service ...
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 ...