Incentives News

July 29, 2020

To support COVID-19 risk mitigation, temporary changes have been made to fee item 00039 (Management of Maintenance Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) for Opioid Use Disorder). These changes will allow physicians to bill an appropriate visit fee in addition to fee item 00039...

May 22, 2020

Update: This webinar was recorded and has been posted below. A number of fee changes come into effect on June 1, 2020. On Thursday, May 28 at 6 pm, the GPSC and BC Family Doctors will host a live webinar to provide more detailed information.  Please note: This...

April 14, 2020

On March 24, March 30, and April 7, the GPSC hosted webinars to discuss the incentive fees coming into effect on April 1, COVID-19 related fee changes affecting family physicians, and Pathways tools for COVID-19 care. The April 7 webinar was recorded for physicians who...

April 03, 2020

August 25th update: This webinar series will now be starting in September 2020. To view and register for the new dates, please click here. After a successful first year, the GPSC will continue to offer its billing education webinars about GPSC incentive fees and select MSP...

March 24, 2020

Doctors of BC and the BC government have agreed on temporary billing changes to enable physicians to better utilize virtual care, reducing the need for people to attend physician offices in person. New, temporary fee codes have also been introduced to address added costs of...

Jan 10, 2019