Emailed directly to BC family physicians this week, the latest issue of the GPSC’s quarterly newsletter, GP Update, is now available online.
The winter 2019 issue features news on:
Read the winter 2019 issue of the GPSC newsletter.
The GPSC has made changes to some of its fees to enable delegation, simplify billing, and clarify requirements.
These changes are part of the GPSC’s continued efforts to support full-service family doctors to improve access to care and services.
BC doctors are invited to participate in a workshop to learn about select data tools available to assist with the implementation and evaluation of patient medical homes and primary care networks.
Hosted by the GPSC and the BC Primary Health Care Research Network, the workshop will be held on Friday, March 8, 2019 from 1:00pm to 4:30pm in Vancouver. See details below.
The workshop will focus on:
On January 15, dozens of participants joined the Introductions to Basic MSP Billing for Family Practice webinar –the first in a three-part series for new-to-practice and new-to-BC GPs. With the fulsome discussions and engagement, the 90-minute webinar went longer than anticipated.
Readers’ Choice: GPSC 2018 is a compilation of the 10 most popular stories physicians read and shared with their colleagues last year. Physicians’ efforts around the province to improve primary care through the GPSC and its initiatives continue to have a significant impact on patient care.
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:
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.
To reflect s recent change to MSP fee 0120, the GPSC added the following note to its mental health management fees:
This confirms the rules in the MSC Preamble (C.10 Adequate Medical Records of a Benefit under MSP).
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.
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: