April

Accelerated time to surgery—within an average of 6 hours after a hip fracture diagnosis—resulted in a lower risk of delirium and urinary tract infections, moderate to severe pain, faster mobilization, and a shorter length of hospital stay compared to standard care (when surgery occurred an average of 24 hours after a hip fracture diagnosis).

The new Business Cost Premium (BCP) was negotiated in the 2019 Physician Master Agreement to help physicians offset some of the costs associated with running their office. Physicians will be able to claim the BCP on fees for consultation, visit, counseling, and complete examination services to help cover the rising rent, lease, or ownership costs of a community-based office. Physicians need to register their facility and attach themselves as a practitioner of the facility. The BCP came into effect 1 April 2020.

In 2010 the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) at the University of British Columbia set out to explore problems faced by Indigenous peoples in British Columbia seeking health and wellness. Since then, iCON has been collaborating with health authorities and Indigenous communities across the province to support the integration of traditional medicine practices into Western primary care and acute care settings.

Providing culturally safe care for all Indigenous patients has been found to include: