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Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD October 2014
... In addition to providing this information, the Patterns of Practice Committee provides a range of support, including: ... . The Patterns of Practice Committee is a joint committee of Doctors of BC and ... profession in British Columbia, to monitor patterns of practice and billings, and to provide education that will ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) March 2014
... on the successful model set by the Divisions of Family Practice initiative, we can find solutions to the problems in ... This has been happening for some time at the family-practice level, but it’s now time for improvements at the ... who decided to engage and work with divisions of family practice. And with the support of Doctors of BC and the work ...
Obituaries / BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP July/August 2014
... earned a D(Obst)RGOC in London. After working in general practice in England he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps ... a group in Saskatoon. There he became involved in general practice research for the Canadian College of General Practice, Saskatchewan Chapter. He was co-chair of the ...
News&Notes / BY: Benjamin Brzezynski, MA, November 2014
... of care, doctors depend on a sustainable and engaged practice environment. The creation and maintenance of this ... support with the negotiation of local contracts and some practice management issues. Medical association negotiators ... and conflict resolution for doctors, with a focus on practice management and communicating with patients. The CMA ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... 13 ] Though its causes extend beyond the scope of clinical practice, physicians should consider the impact of food ... and healthy food for all. In addition to their clinical practice, physicians can further support patient health by ...
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 ...
Obituaries / BY: Gordon Olsen, MD September 2014
... years until he retired in 1987. During his years in active practice Dr McLaren held many positions in Kamloops and ...
Premise / BY: Martin Dawes, MBBS, MD, FRCGP, December 2014
... measurement system accompanied by an extensive practice improvement process, a counting approach is unlikely ... The assessment of performance quality within family practice is not new. In 1985 the UK set up a voluntary ... physicians identify improvements they could make to their practice as a whole. Introduced before computers were ...
Letters / BY: Murray McFadden, MD, March 2014
... a result of Justice Cory’s report,[ 4 ] “Medical Audit Practice in Ontario.” That high-level and comprehensive ... be disseminated to the profession.  The Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) has described the BC audit system. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... & Drugs  guide.[ 3 ] By continuing to move toward sounder practice in antibiotic therapy, we will go a long way to ...