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Brenda Hefford, MD
The GPSC Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI) recently reported significant improvement in the medical care of BC seniors who are in long-term care facilities since it was created in 2015.[1] The LTCI was formed through a... Read More
The Canadian Medical Association Statement on Physician Health and Wellness identifies physician health as a quality indicator in the overall functioning of health systems[1]—in effect, positioning physician health as... Read More
Panel management is a process of proactively managing a defined population of patients using EMR data to identify and respond to the patients’ chronic and preventive care needs. Better patient data lead to better... Read More
Thank you for your well-researched response to the GPSC column in the January/February issue of the BCMJ. We acknowledge that iterations of the term patient medical home have been broadly used by health... Read More
Moving toward an integrated system of care means creating a health care system that improves support for patients—particularly vulnerable patients—through enhanced and simplified linkages between providers. The patient... Read More
Local divisions of family practice have identified team-based care as an integral part of their implementation plans for A GP for Me, a GPSC initiative aimed at strengthening primary care and improving attachment rates... Read More
In British Columbia, 91% of eligible full-service family practice and specialist physicians (more than 5000 in total) are using an electronic medical record (EMR) in their practice. With one of the highest rates of... Read More
Doctors of BC introduces the first podcast in a new multimedia series called DocTalks. In the series, featuring podcasts and videos, physicians offer presentations and promote dialogue on timely, relevant topics... Read More
Emailed directly to BC family physicians, GP Update, the GPSC’s quarterly newsletter, is also available online at www.gpscbc.ca/news/publications. The fall 2019 issue features stories about: • ... Read More
The GPSC’s quarterly newsletter, GP Update, is emailed directly to BC family physicians and is available online at www.gpscbc.ca/news/publications. The summer 2019 issue features news on: • ... Read More