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Back Page / BY: Ed Martin, BA May 2020
... usual, I’m in my assigned clinical skills room early, a practice honed either by training (during my career as a ...
Back Page / BY: Jim Petzold, MD September 2019
... the past 40 years mostly in full-service rural family practice in a small coastal community of British Columbia. ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... to be far less challenging. A life in medicine Family practice Vancouver’s North Shore soon became home for ... life, and Dr Clarence McNeill invited him to join him in practice. For the next 10 years George enjoyed a stimulating full-service family practice. He also participated in administrative medical ...
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 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 January/February 2017
As my term as chair of the Patterns of Practice Committee comes to an end, I might reflect on the ... BC, the Society of General Practitioners, or the General Practice Services Committee), not from self-proclaimed ... the next level. —Keith J. White, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Audit: A year of reflection ...
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 ...