May 31, 2024

Collaborating to support physician health and wellness is a major priority for Doctors of BC. One initiative, spearheaded by the Physician Health Program (PHP), is the Physician Wellness Network (PWN) which promotes the coordination and alignment of physician wellness supports in BC. This past...

Expense sharing
May 31, 2024

As the LFP Payment Model expands into facility-based care, the new payment schedule that details how to bill for these areas was made available this week for family physicians. This payment schedule will be effective June 24, 2024. Until then, the current payment schedule, dated March 2024,...

May 30, 2024

Doctors of BC has joined the Canadian Medical Association and the other provincial and territorial medical associations by signing a letter calling on the federal government to exempt medical professional corporations from a planned increase to the capital gains inclusion rate.

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May 29, 2024

In March 2024, Doctors of BC and WorkSafeBC signed the 2022-2025 Physicians and Surgeons’ WorkSafeBC Services Agreement which covers negotiated WorkSafeBC fee increases, as well as changes to reduce the administrative time it takes physicians when caring for patients with a work-related injury....

May 17, 2024

For many years, Doctors of BC has publicly advocated for the elimination of routine sick note requests (for colds or the flu, etc.) made by employers in British Columbia. In April 2024, Doctors of BC’s Board of Directors approved a policy resolution that recommends the provincial government...