| Acronym | Term | Definition |
| VCH | Vancouver Coastal Health | A health authority |
| PHC | Providence Health Care | An independent organization within VCH |
| MoH | BC Ministry of Health | |
| POS | Place of Service | A medical clinic |
| Payer | An organization that pays claims (such as MSP, WCB, ICBC) | |
| Payee | A clinic or practitioner that submits claims and gets paid (or, if only encounter billing, does not get paid) | |
| Encounter Reporting | Submitting claims for $0, solely for administrative/reporting purposes | |
| Encounter (Shadow) Billing | We use this term to mean Encounter Reporting, but it really means to bill under another physician | |
| MSP | BC Medical Services Plan | A payer |
| WCB | BC Worker's Compensation Board | A payer (also known as WorkSafeBC) |
| ICBC | Insurance Corporation of British Columbia | A payer |
| RCMP | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | A payer |
| MSP # |
A unique number assigned by MSP to a practitioner (used for many purposes, including billing) |
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| College ID |
BC College of Physicians and Surgeons ID |
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| Payee ID |
A Teleplan Payee ID tells MSP where to send claim payments. POS's that do fee-for-service billing have their own Payee ID which is used by the physicians (NP's use their MSP # as their Payee ID). POS's that do not do fee-for-service billing do not have their own Payee ID, so all practitioners use their MSP # as their Payee ID. |
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| Data Centre # |
The Teleplan Data Centre # identifies the organization submitting claims. We use the "VCH Community" Data Centre #, which is T7326. |
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| APP | Alternative Payments Program | An MSP program that works with and funds health authorities to improve service delivery and patients’ access to services through alternative physician compensation models to fee-for service. |
| MD | Medical Doctor | A physician or surgeon |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
A Registered Nurse with additional education and nursing experience, which enables them to:
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| RN | Registered Nurse | A licensed medical professional who provides hands-on care in different medical and community settings |
| CSC | Clerical Support Clerk | |
| CA | Clinical Assistant | |
| MOA | Medical Office Assistant | |
| DTES | Downtown East Side | A region of Vancouver with significant social problems |
| PCN | Primary Care Network | A clinical network of local primary care service providers located in a geographical area, with patient medical homes (PMHs) as the foundation |
| PCN Contract | Primary Care Network Contract | Some physicians have this different type of contract and it can have billing implications |