June 10, 2024 Dr. David Botha is, as many physicians are, busy. His practice, Park Street Clinic is in the small town of Hope, BC where there are less than 10 practicing family doctors. Clinical Services Manager, Kent Marley, who supports physicians on …
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April 29, 2024 Dr. Melissa Duff joined the HDC Board last fall bringing over 15 years experience as a family physician and advocate for family medicine. She is also the Primary Care Network Physician Lead in Victoria and shares how data is …
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March 18, 2024 The Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) works on behalf of physicians to strengthen full-service family practice and patient care in BC, representing a partnership of the Doctors of BC and the Government of BC. The FPSC provides practice supports for …
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January 11, 2024 The Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model was developed by the BC Ministry of Health in consultation with BC Family Doctors and Doctors of BC. An alternative to the fee-for-service model, the LFP payment model is a blended model to …
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December 7, 2023 Understanding patient populations by reviewing measures and monitoring practice trends to make decisions that improve patient care and clinic functionality is inspiring. Health Care on Yates is a Nurse Practitioner led primary care clinic in Victoria, B.C. Their goal is …
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November 14, 2023 Family physician and HDC Board member, Dr. Angela Jennings, first remembers hearing about Quality Improvement projects (QI), also referred to as facilitation cycles, through a Family Physician Services Committee (FPSC) panel management project back in 2018. The project challenged physicians …
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September 29, 2023 The Fraser Northwest (FNW) Division of Family Practice started an in-person monthly event back in the fall of 2019, that would bring a community specialist together with their members. The “Ask the Expert” series is exactly as it reads – …
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June 21, 2023 A Future Where Everyone has a Family Doctor One million people in British Columbia do not have a family doctor. Everyone ideally should have a family doctor (#EveryoneDeservesAFamilyDoctor), and BC’s new Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model is a significant …
Continue reading “Patient Attachment in Nelson BC & Weighing What’s Best for the Community”
May 31, 2023 As our population continues to age and life expectancy grows, it can become increasingly important to maintain the quality of life (QoL) in older patients. A patient’s desire to prioritize their functional status and QoL may change the objectives and …
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April 26, 2023 Collaborative support from the Health Data Coalition (HDC) and the Practice Support Program (PSP) to enable practice improvement When Dr. Ashraf El Karsh, a family physician in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island enrolled with the HDC, he didn’t have a …
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