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Letters / BY: Bill Cavers, MD January/February 2008
... that Dr Potter-Cogan did not feel his involvement with the Practice Support Program (PSP) was worthwhile, the scope of ... have been involved—a wide range of personalities and practice styles. The overall feedback has been very positive, ... us with his input. -Bill Cavers, MD Co-chair, General Practice Services Committee Letters Dr Cavers replies ...
Letters / BY: Michael Golbey, MD January/February 2008
... funding will be available to all physicians in private practice who wish to avail themselves of the program. The ... programs in place in some other provinces, is not tied to practice type or method of remuneration. -Michael Golbey, MD ...
Letters / BY: Rick Potter-Cogan, MB BCh BAO January/February 2008
... improved remuneration and encouraged good care in family practice. In complete contrast, the Practice Support Program (PSP), on which millions will be ... has groups of physicians enticed away from family and practice to sit about for up to 4 hours with their MOAs for ...
News&Notes / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, April 2008
... 1. Improved physician health and well-being 2.  Improved practice function and professional satisfaction Key strategic ... care providers • Continue to align incentives and practice support with improved professional satisfaction for ... patient quality and safety are not compromised by scope of practice changes • Greater input and influence in the area ...
News&Notes June 2008
... with government, the BCMA established the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) that reviewed doctors’ billing ... analysis of claims data to identify unusual patterns of practice, and receipt of complaints from the public, ... there is a section within the practitioner profiles where practice costs are case-mix adjusted, using a methodology ...
News&Notes / BY: Mel Petreman, MD, July/August 2008
... of the BCMJ. In the past 11/2 years, this five-physician practice has set about to rid itself of the paperload, ... most importantly— to increase the pleasures of medical practice…  * * * My group of five general practice associates has, since November 1979, phased-in a ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... Family doctors here do a true full-service family medicine practice.”  —William Cunningham, MD Duncan  “I am ... Dr David M. Bachop Silver Medal in General Medical Practice Dr Samantha Meredith Dr David M. Bachop Gold Medal ...
Letters / BY: David J. Brant, MD, July/August 2008
... in treatment/management of an addict during my general practice, and later, after a residency year in psychiatry, ...
Letters / BY: Kristin Sivertz, MD, FRCPC October 2008
... and tracks student progress from admission to professional practice. Their study of the Canadian Resident Matching ...
Letters October 2008
... of the province it is seriously affecting the clinical practice of these physicians, the workload of other health ...