A quick guide to matching measurement to purpose in primary care For my family practice colleagues, this might seem like a straightforward scenario. Imagine you notice that too many of your patients with a chronic condition are falling off treatment. You want to fix it. Do …
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Acknowledgements I want to thank everyone who took the time to review early drafts and share thoughtful feedback, including: In writing this piece, I’ve learned a great deal. What stood out most is how often people across our system – coming from …
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A number of years ago, I found my way into the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Community of Practice (CYMHSU) Community of Practice, a provincial network of family doctors, psychiatrists, pediatricians, clinical counselors, and people with lived experience who decided …
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By Dr. Cole Stanley On a grey mid-afternoon in British Columbia, a family doctor (we’ll call her Dr. J, a composite of many clinicians we’ve worked with) sat staring at a blank Quality Improvement (QI) form. It was the kind that many physicians …
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When I think back to my first years of practice, I remember a stark contrast between what I knew was possible as a physician, in caring for patients, and the reality I was facing each day. In medical training, for almost …
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By Dr. Lawrence Yang, HDC Medical Director In the spirit of continuous improvement, and true to my QI roots, I’m happy to share some personal stories about my journey from ‘Doctor in the Dark’, to ‘Finding the Light’, and to …
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By Dr. Lawrence Yang, HDC Medical Director In the spirit of continuous improvement, and true to my QI roots, I’m happy to share some personal stories about my journey from ‘Doctor in the Dark’, to ‘Finding the Light’, and to …
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By Dr. Lawrence Yang, HDC Medical Director In the spirit of continuous improvement, and true to my QI roots, I’m happy to share some personal stories about my journey from ‘Doctor in the Dark’, to ‘Finding the Light’, and to …
Continue reading “Doctor in the Dark (Part 1 of 3)”
As the data hell-evator bounces to a halt one floor down, a black-tuxedoed white-gloved young man with slicked back hair and perfectly symmetrical facial features materializes adjacent to the opening door, smiling perfectly and promptly bowing, his gloved hand waving …
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By Dr. Oona Hayes, HDC Medical Director This is my last installment of MD’s corner. It’s with genuine sadness that I made the difficult decision to resign from my role as co-medical director of the Health Data Coalition (HDC). Between …
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