The Health Data Coalition (HDC) is pleased to announce the new integration between Juno EMR and HDC Discover. This latest adaptor means that family physicians and nurse practitioners using the Juno EMR across British Columbia (WELLSTAR Technologies’ cloud-based EMR designed …
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May 2026 The Health Data Coalition (HDC) is seeking two Family Physician Directors to join its Board. Directors help guide a physician-led, not-for-profit organization advancing data-informed quality improvement in primary care. Serving on the HDC Board gives family physicians the opportunity to help shape a physician-led organization that promotes the effective …
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May 5, 2026 A Family Physician’s Approach to Continuous Improvement That five percent, spent reflecting on his own practice, has translated into measurable improvements in patient care, clinic workflows, and environmental impacts. Quality Improvement (QI) in family practice works best when it is simple, practical, and closely …
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April 13, 2026 Physicians work hard to improve care while navigating significant administrative load and burnout. Reimagining how we work and practicing continuous quality improvement is widely valued; however, it also requires time, energy, and a willingness to engage with data, even when there is limited capacity to act on what it reveals. This tension …
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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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Version 3.24 was released to production on April 7th 2026. Please do not hesitate to contact our support email support@hdcbc.ca should you have any questions or comments about any of these changes. What’s New? Concept Updates We have added the following …
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Version 3.22 was released to production on March 4th 2026. Please do not hesitate to contact our support email support@hdcbc.ca should you have any questions or comments about any of these changes. What’s New? Multi-Select Sharing Invitations Users can now send sharing …
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A conversation with Chris Carvalho, newest member of the HDC Board The Health Data Coalition is pleased to welcome Chris Carvalho to its Board of Directors. As CEO of Carveira Group Consulting and President and Board Chair of Digital Health Canada, Chris brings more …
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Version 3.21 was released to production on February 10th 2026. Please do not hesitate to contact our support email support@hdcbc.ca should you have any questions or comments about any of these changes. What’s New? Penicillin Allergy A Penicillin Allergy documented measure has …
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February 6, 2026 Nurse Practitioner (NP) Kelvin Bei has always believed that high quality primary care requires a patient-centred approach. “We want to automate what we can, but we also need to know our patients as people and take a holistic perspective. Are they falling through the gaps? Can we implement systems to prevent this moving …
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