News
July 11, 2023
Since the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model launched in early 2023, Doctors of BC has sent regular newsletters to inform family doctors about important updates. Links to the three most recent issues are below.
July 06, 2023
Switching over to the new Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model, with its simplified billing and improved compensation, has benefited his patients and improved his quality of life, says Dr Johann van Eeden, a family physician operating a solo practice in Vancouver since 1999.
July 06, 2023
The Practice Support Program helped improve primary care access on Haida Gwaii by working with the Masset Clinic to implement a number of quality improvement changes. Through panel management and workflow streamlining, the clinic was able to substantially reduce wait times and decrease appointment delays while offering longer appointments for each patient.
June 27, 2023
Nearly half of BC’s eligible family physicians have sent in their applications for the long-term care grant and maternity care network grant ahead of the July 31, 2023 deadline. The divisions of family practice are working with their members and partners to develop their applications for inpatient care funding. The funding applications will align with FPSC’s funding parameters and provincial payment standards for inpatient care.
May 30, 2023
The following e-mail was shared with family physicians in BC on May 30, 2023. Dear Colleagues, The new Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model, introduced in February, represents a major shift in how family medicine is practiced in BC to make it more sustainable, rewarding and enabling our doctors to provide quality care for our patients – the reason family doctors came into the profession in the first place.