News
January 30, 2019
The GPSC has revised some of its incentive fees to better support physicians working in teams. Doctors may now delegate non-face-to-face planning tasks to College-certified allied care providers (ACP) working within a GP practice. Previously, the College-certified allied care provider had to be employed by (or, employed within) the physician practice. This change affects the following four GPSC incentives; please click on link below for the latest billing guide:
January 29, 2019
The Personal Health Risk Assessment (Prevention) (G14066) has been amended to align with the GPSC planning fees. Effective January 1, 2019, physicians are no longer required to bill a visit fee in addition to the G14066 fee. A visit fee may still be billed in addition if medically required and does not take place concurrently with the face-to-face planning included under the G14066.
January 28, 2019
To reflect s recent change to MSP fee 0120, the GPSC added the following note to its mental health management fees: Documentation of the effect(s) of the condition on the patient and what advice or service was provided is required. This confirms the rules in the MSC Preamble (C.10 Adequate Medical Records of a Benefit under MSP).
January 18, 2019
The GPSC welcomes Dr Tracy Monk and Dr Lee MacKay as the new Society of General Practitioners' appointed members, replacing Dr George Watson and Dr Joanne Young. The committee thanks Drs Watson and Young for their years of dedicated service.
January 17, 2019
Many doctors are using accurate panel information to inform and plan proactive patient care as part of their move towards patient medical homes. Watch the 90-second video below about how a Cowichan Valley family doctor more than doubled the number of pneumococcal vaccine EMR records in about two months using the GPSC’s Panel Management Workbook and PSP’s Phases to Panel Management approach.