News
April 30, 2024
The Practice Support Program (PSP) is launching a new service offering focused on supporting family physicians through the phases of panel management in a group setting. These sessions will be specific to your EMR platform and teach the essentials needed to:
April 08, 2024
Dr Leo Dai’s workday doesn’t end when his Burnaby clinic closes. The family physician works late into the night poring over lab reports and updating charts for his 2,000 patients. It has been that way for the past decade because a full panel means he has no choice. But thanks to the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model, Dr Dai now has more help. Since the LFP came into effect in February 2023, Dr Dai has recruited five full-time equivalents of family doctors to his clinic.
March 28, 2024
As of April 1, 2024, there will be a JCC rate increase of 3% for family physicians and specialist physicians who participate in quality and system improvement activities on behalf of the JCCs. In late March we were advised by the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) of the Physician Master Agreement (PMA) cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase for this year, hence the late notice for the increase to rates for April 1st.
March 05, 2024
Updated July 29, 2024 The Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) is evolving its funding supports for inpatient and long-term care to align with the LFP Payment Model, which will include these services in June 2024. For the divisions of family practice and physicians, the changes will mean:
March 05, 2024
Updated July 19, 2024 The following message from the FPSC Co-Chairs was sent on March 5, 2024 to family physicians and the divisions of family practice. Evolving FPSC funding supports for inpatient & long-term care: Aligning with the LFP Payment Model. Dear Colleagues,