A new GPSC one-time payment with a minimum of $1000 will support eligible family doctors who manage high risk patients during the current COVID-19 and influenza season. The GPSC is providing a total of $6-million for the payments, using unallocated funding from 2020, to recognize and support family physicians who are taking on the additional work of identifying and treating patients with care needs noted in the Ministry of Health’s BC Care Bundle for Supporting High Risk Patients Through COVID-19 Pandemic and Influenza Season.
Most eligible family doctors will each receive a one-time payment between $1000 to $1500. The exact amount is based on the number and complexity of Majority Source of Care (MSOC) patients associated with the physician in the Medical Services Plan (MSP) database. In early February 2021, the GPSC will email information to eligible family doctors about registering for the payment.
The GPSC will hold a webinar for family physicians on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. PST to review the BC Care Bundle and integrating it into practice using the Pathways online resource. Dr Jeanette Boyd and Dr Tracy Monk will host the webinar.
See the full details on the GPSC website.