News
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.
January 02, 2019
GPs are reminded to submit the GPSC Portal (G14070) or GPSC Locum Portal fee (G14071) at the start of the new year. Submitting G14070/71 enables GPs to bill the following fee codes:• G14075 GP Frailty Complex Care Planning and Management Fee.• G14076 GP Patient Telephone Management Fee.• G14077 GP Allied Care Provider Conferencing Fee.• G14078 GP Email/Text/Telephone Medical Advice Relay Fee.• G14029 GP Allied Care Provider Practice Code. To avoid billing refusal, GPs will need to bill G14070/71 as follows: