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Doctors lead the way in primary care change

March 15, 2017

Have you been hearing about the patient medical home or the primary care home, and wondering what those terms mean? 

Essentially, the two terms refer to the doctor’s office and new linkages being made to other doctors, teams, and networks. The patient medical home and primary care home...
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Important: Class Action Claims deadline has been extended

March 8, 2017

The below notice is directed to all eligible physicians who billed FFS between 1992–1996, but who did not make a claim in the Class Action Law Suit because they missed the original claims submission deadline of January 13, 2017. The extended deadline is: 2:00pm (PST) April 7, 2017...
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Bringing highly trained doctors to rural communities

March 6, 2017

Twice a year, a new group of internationally trained doctors arrive to practice in many rural BC communities. These doctors come to BC through the BC Practice Readiness Program (PRA-BC) – which requires these skilled doctors to complete a rigorous test and then work with local doctors in Health...
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JCC Simplifying the Journey

Simplifying the Journey

March 6, 2017

A goal to ‘simplify the journey’ is easy to state, but when it comes to health care – nothing is easy to do. On March 1, about 400 physicians, health authority administrators and allied health care professionals came together to help transform health care and move it closer to a cohesive quality...
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Mini Profiles

Mini-Profiles now available to members to review billings

February 16, 2017

All members who had fee for service earnings in 2015 can now access their individualized Mini-Profile which provides you with important and confidential billing information. Members who did not have any fee for service earnings in 2015 (i.e. new to practice or retired physicians) will not have a...
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