News
August 23, 2019
PSP understands family doctors and team members invest significant time in ensuring that practices run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Family practice teams are expanding, and family physicians and other team members are increasingly focused on quality improvement (QI) activities. In recognition of this, PSP has updated how it compensates family physicians and team members for these activities.* Changes to PSP’s compensation policy are based on feedback from family physicians and are effective June 15, 2019
August 09, 2019
Update: January 21, 2020Eligible family doctors who provide maternity care and in-hospital care received retroactive payments on their January 15, 2020 remittance statement for the rate increases introduced by the GPSC last year. Retroactive payments are identified by adjustment code “80.” The MSP system has been updated with the new rates since December 2019. The rate increases have been paid retroactively to April 1, 2019.
August 08, 2019
Family doctors are invited to join a four-part webinar series about billing GPSC fees to: Increase confidence when billing GPSC incentives. Better support appropriate billing. Improve understanding about fee rules. Not miss billing for additional services. Based on physician feedback, the GPSC and SGP are expanding their series from new-to-practice to all family doctors and their MOAs. The webinars were first presented to new-to-practice GPs in winter 2018 and spring 2019.
July 05, 2019
Doctors Technology Office (DTO) has launched the Clinic IT Support Community Initiative in response to physician requests for increased support with their IT needs. The community holds monthly learning sessions and facilitates knowledge sharing for IT vendors. The sessions will highlight access to online resources materials and members will be provided with a quarterly newsletter. Read more.
June 21, 2019
Watch the 90-second video below about how Dr Steve Hansen and his team members at their Langley clinic have significantly enhanced the efficiency of their practice using skills and knowledge acquired through working with the Practice Support Program (PSP).