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WorkSafeBC articles from the BC Medical Journal
Tips for billing Initial Expedited Comprehensive Consultations (19911)
July/August 2022
Some physicians report significant delays or denial of payment for their Initial Expedited Comprehensive Consultations (19911). According to recent data from WorkSafeBC, a top reason for this is missing or illegible consult reports.
When your 19911 is submitted to WorkSafeBC, the system automatically searches for proof of a consult report. If the system is unable to find such a report, the 19911 is reviewed manually by WorkSafeBC, which may result in payment delays. If WorkSafeBC is unable to find the appropriate consult report, it may result in a payment rejection.
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Family medicine resident rotations at WorkSafeBC
June 2022
When a worker gets injured, their family doctor plays a key role in their recovery. Every year, WorkSafeBC offers a unique opportunity to 20 to 30 family medicine residents in their second year of residency at the University of British Columbia. The year-2 family medicine residents complete a 1- to 4-day rotation with WorkSafeBC that introduces them to the claims process and services, offers practical sessions with rehabilitation programs, and presents them with the basics of primary care occupational medicine. It is a just-in-time opportunity to reach family medicine residents before they graduate and start practising.
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Post-acute-COVID-19 Visiting Specialist Clinic
April 2022
As an additional support for workers referred to post-COVID-19 recovery clinics in the community, the WorkSafeBC Visiting Specialist Clinic (VSC), in collaboration with Claims and Rehabilitation Services and Medical Services, has established a worker-centred post-acute-COVID-19 clinic to provide workers with the support they need more quickly.
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Engaging community physicians on COVID-19 prevention in the workplace
March 2022
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, WorkSafeBC has continued to deliver its essential services across the province. Those include prevention services to help ensure workers remain safe.
Every year, we focus our prevention efforts on high-risk work activities in health care and community social services worksites under our high-risk strategy. With the pandemic, we’ve had to shift our focus to also include reducing the risk of workplace COVID-19 transmission.
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Gathering your feedback: Are you interested in joining our WorkSafeBC Medical Advisor Seminar Series?
January/February 2022
The November 2021 article from WorkSafeBC (BCMJ 2021:63;392) included information about our just-in-time assistance and accredited outreach to physicians and their offices. We also have internal committees planning continuing professional development; WorkSafeBC Medical Services employs or contracts more than 90 family physicians and specialists, as well as a consultant dentist and chiropractor, known internally as medical advisors and medical specialists. As one element of our internal continuing professional development, we organize a monthly noontime seminar on a variety of topics related to workplace injury and disease. The seminars are accredited for Mainpro+ and MOC Section 1 credits. Our seminar series presenters include community and WorkSafeBC practitioners/consultants. Topics from the past 2 years are provided in the Box.
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