billing

Billing changes: COVID-19

October 10, 2023

For the 2023-2024 respiratory illness season, the following fee codes have been made permanent and are billable by any physician. Questions? Email economics@doctorsofbc.ca. 

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Assessment for COVID-19 therapeutics

Fee codes for COVID-19...
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COVID-19, billing, telehealth
MOA billing learning opportunities

MSP billing learning opportunities for medical office staff

April 14, 2023

Medical office staff are an integral part of streamlining clinical operations and workflow; therefore, it is an advantage for your MOA to understand MSP Billing. The Medical Office Assistant Billing Guide and MSP Tutor are resources for medical staff who would like to strengthen their MSP...
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billing

Update: Enforcement of Medicare Protection Act provisions (Bill 92) delayed one year

March 14, 2019

The provincial government is again delaying enforcement of provisions of the Medicare Protection Act (Bill 92) that relate to extra billing and private MRI/diagnostic facilities (Section 18.1)

Enforcement of financial penalties for extra billing for medically necessary treatments was to...
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billing

SSC Fee Guide Update

January 23, 2019

On January 1, 2019, the SSC Fee Guide was updated for specialist physicians. It is important to note that no billing rules or eligibility has changed in this new version. The changes only include edits to increase usability and consistency throughout the guide. Click here to learn more about the...
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SSC, fees, specialist, billing

A Doctor’s Worth: Thoughts on Value in Uncertain Times

November 5, 2018

As we try to reconcile claims of fiscal responsibility with promises of support to improve healthcare, the question remains: What’s a doctor worth?

With unsustainable healthcare costs, frighteningly high rates of physician burnout and suicide, and a societal trend towards anti-science and...
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burnout, negotiations, access to care, billing, wait times, EMR, team-based care