April

From time to time you will see requests for medical inspectors or audit hearing panel members, and you may wonder why anyone would want to be a medical inspector and audit their peers.

The Medical Services Commission (MSC) is responsible for administering the Medical Services Plan (MSP), which includes remunerating physicians. As part of administering MSP, audits are conducted to ensure physicians have appropriate billing patterns.

The most famous quote about evolution has got to be Theodosius Dobzhansky’s, “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” This applies to medical practice as well.

Doctors know that patients are not always fully truthful with them, but just how much do patients lie, and about what? A recent Pollfish survey found that 43% of those who admitted to lying say they lie about their exercise habits; the only thing that more people admitted to lying about was smoking (46%). Patients 35 and older were more likely to lie about their exercise habits than younger patients, while those under 35 were more likely to lie about smoking.

This graphic was created by Doctors of BC senior staff as a tool to help the Board of Directors, the Representative Assembly, members, and staff visualize and better understand the complex relationships and reporting structures of the committees and other bodies represented.