News
April 2014
... record (EMR) services to 2000 specialty and general practice physicians in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, ...
Obituaries /
BY: Dorothy Shaw, MBChB,
April 2014
... he learned how to perform abortions because he and his practice partners believed strongly that a woman should be ... (now BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre) in 1982. His practice also included the Elizabeth Bagshaw Women’s ... but after these events he was unable to continue his practice of obstetrics. He was, however, clear that he would ...
President's Comment /
BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM)
April 2014
... for the upcoming spring and summer. This April I find this practice particularly timely as my term as president ends ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
May 2014
With the support of the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC), a regular column will appear in ... on the most common billing errors discovered during practice reviews and audits. The POPC is committed to ... or more. • Initial or introductory visits to the practice by new patients. • Travel advice, lifestyle ...
Letters /
BY: Nicholas Rety, MD
May 2014
... what consultation process was involved. I retired from the practice of urology in Vernon in 1999. From 1974 to 1986 I ...
Letters /
BY: John de Couto, MD,
May 2014
... having the freedom to choose from a greater variety of practice styles and commitments, and having a variety of ...
News
May 2014
... allied health professionals have access to current best practice information irrespective of their location. Dr ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Haroon Hasan, BSc, MPH,
June 2014
... growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT). It is common practice to discontinue GHRT after the achievement of final ... the current state of coverage for GHRT in the province of practice for each endocrinologist and to determine whether ... 1 ). The vast majority of respondents (82%) have been in practice for more than 10 years. Furthermore, the majority of ...
Back Page /
BY: Sterling Haynes, MD
June 2014
Almost 60 years ago when I started a rural practice in Williams Lake, British Columbia, I found some of ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
June 2014
... . —Keith White, MD, Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Audit red flag: Treating a ...