Letters /
BY: Jeremy Smith,
December 2009
... initiatives, and through efforts to enable personal health records which are held by the patients themselves. ... in future editions of the BCMJ. While much of the health care system remains in silos, I think Dr Courtemanche ...
News
December 2009
... through the program, a service of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), include metabolic, ... that may prevent severe mental handicap, growth problems, health problems, and sudden infant death. Blood collection ...
News /
BY: Ian Pike, PhD
December 2009
... direct costs. They are one of the largest burdens on our health care system, consuming funds that could be used elsewhere to address other critical health care issues. Visit preventable.ca, or e-mail ...
Physician Information Technology Office /
BY: Jeremy Smith,
December 2009
... between disparate EMRs. • Collaboration with the local health authorities regarding key interface points between ... Physician Network In parallel to PITO, the Ministry of Health Services is implementing the Private Physician Network ... and the Internet. It will soon also connect to the local health authorities and hospitals. To date, 750 physicians ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
December 2009
... control in doctors’ offices is essential to protect the health of not only the doctors and their staff, but also ... Additionally, according to the latest from the World Health Organization, the H1N1 virus may pose an increased ... 7 days from the onset of symptoms. WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation While the above suggestions are ...