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Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD September 2015
... issues that forced me to leave my practice for about 9 months. I have just returned and all seems well so far, but ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD September 2015
... well under the BC Medical Plan. For instance, there was a 9.2% fee increase in 1966. The agreement also included an ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... earlier 2001 Joint Statement on Shaken Baby Syndrome.[ 9,10 ] In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... limit further radiation exposure to sensitive organs.[ 8,9 ] The skeletal survey is considered a mandatory study ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD October 2015
... referred to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC). 9.    Patterns of practice or billing (including service ...
Letters / BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... graduates from UBC per year, it would take at least 9 years to fill these openings. And by then more ...
Premise / BY: T. Chan, MHsc, MD, October 2015
... provinces suggests a range between $2 and $11 million.[ 9,10 ] Wait-time definitions are summarized in  Table 1 . ... top-10 day procedures decreased at Vancouver Acute over a 9-month period of wait list–drive intensive funding. This ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCPC, November 2015
... cytogenetic testing, which has a high diagnostic yield.[ 6-9 ] However, the conditions identified are not all amenable ... ID requires considering current diagnostic guidelines,[ 7-9 ] which recommend investigations such as vision and hearing ... ID (12/13; 92.0%). Many pediatricians (10/13; 76.9%) screened patients with ID and autism, while some (4/13; ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD November 2015
... completion of the audit report takes approximately 9 months to 1 year. The Billing Integrity Program is working ...
Obituaries / BY: Doug Pratt-Johnson, November 2015
... who passed peacefully in the comfort of his own home on 9 September 2015 with his beloved wife, Mae, at his side. Dr ...