Mini profiles for 2020

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 64, No. 2, March 2022, Page 60 News
By: Tara Hamilton

Your 2020 mini profile is now available, exclusively on the Doctors of BC website (login required). The profile provides you with informative statistics based on the MSP payments made to you for services provided in the 2020 calendar year, including any settlements or retroactive payments issued as of 31 March 2021.

This information allows you to monitor your billings in comparison to your peer group and provides valuable information that allows you to address any potential issues quickly and early. Understanding the flags on your profile, which could put you at a higher risk for an audit, can help you determine if you need to make changes to your billings and can alert you to a potential issue with your flagged measures that could be avoided.

Also in the data are claims paid by MSP, on behalf of ICBC and WorkSafeBC. The profiles are an accurate reflection of claims submissions and payments made in the claims record that identified you as the physician who provided the service, or in the case of referred services, identified you as the referring practitioner.

For more information, including FAQs and explanatory notes, go to www.doctorsofbc.ca/news/gain-more-information-your-billings-checking-out-your-latest-mini-profile.

If you have questions or need help understanding your profile, contact Tara Hamilton, senior advisor, Audit and Billing, at thamilton@doctorsofbc.ca or 604 638-6058 (toll-free: 1 800 665-2262).
—Tara Hamilton
Senior Advisor, Audit and Billing

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