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News May 2017
... a new patient with high needs, including mental health and substance use patients, into a family ... billing guide.[ 1 ] GPSC fee code G14043 (GP Mental Health Planning Fee) This fee is payable upon the development and documentation of a patient’s mental health plan for patient residents in the community. Patients ...
News May 2017
... edition of the  Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies: Canada  from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), informs decisions made about who covers ... the best practices for determining the economic value of health technologies, compared with existing approaches. Since ...
News May 2017
Guidelines The Ministry of Health has created two new guidelines (one for adults and one ... of substance use on an individual’s physical and mental health, social support circle, and spiritual or moral values. ... Island. The contracted providers are managed by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, an agency of the ...
News May 2017
... medical centre will be a purpose-built, fully integrated health campus, comprising the 18.4-acre site on Station ... Excellence in HIV/AIDS, and other centres of excellence in health care and research; primary care and specialized ...
News May 2017
... Triage pilot project was tested in the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region. About 35 physicians were involved from both VCH and Fraser Health, and all received training from the HLBC 8-1-1 team. ... but the project results are being sent to the Ministry of Health senior executive and the Pan-Canadian Teletriage ...
Premise / BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP May 2017
... difficult conversations about end-of-life care. Exploding health care costs, expanding need for seniors’ health care, opioid overuse, and controversies about futile ... what our job is in medicine. We think our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is larger than that. It is ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS May 2017
... there is still much to be done for the profession and health care in BC. That is the reality about a 1-year term. ... to become actively involved in influencing necessary health care transformation. In early May, a call for ... care. They are determined to make a positive change in health care. Equally, I have also enjoyed encouraging our ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Val Tregillus May 2017
The Legacy Congress of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative was held 9 ... of care for children, youth, and families with mental health and substance use concerns. Majority of Local Action ... which now numbers more than 2600 people, including seven health authorities, three ministries (MOH, MCFD, and MEd), ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC May 2017
... is indicated as the insurer on a claim. All patients’ health care needs related to a WorkSafeBC claim must be ... unique funding opportunities and ensures that the public health care system does not foot the bill for services that ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Colin Jackson, MD, FRCSC May 2017
... violence is one of the risks that come with working in health care. Physicians who work in environments where ... increase with the growing number of patients with mental health and substance abuse problems. The physical and ... to physicians and preferably be CME-accredited. Some health authorities offer this training. To help limit risk, ...