By Dr. Oona Hayes Most readers will agree that health care delivery is undergoing serious change. Working through time of change can be challenging but inspiring. I’m excited to work with an organization that supports continual improvement and reflection. The …
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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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By Dr. Cole Stanley Starting with subtraction to simplify and embed QI in our fragile overstretched systems Getting Rid Of Stupid Stuff (GROSS) so that you can focus on high value work It’s nearing the end of another busy clinic …
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April 3, 2023 When David Chan walked into the Rocky Mountain Health Centre in Fernie B.C., he wasn’t expecting to uncover a team based care success story. As part of David’s role as a Clinical Services Manager for the Health Data Coalition (HDC), …
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By Dr. Oona Hayes How can we use data to change the way certain services are delivered? Whether it’s an office schedule where the next available appointment is a few weeks out or filling out insurance forms late at night, …
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By Dr. Cole Stanley Turning diagnostic coding from a necessary evil into a vital practice tool I can think of few things that spark less joy in medicine than the task of choosing the proper diagnostic code(s). Too often I …
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January 16, 2023 The joy of showing your team the results of their efforts As Medical Directors for HDC, Dr. Oona Hayes and I (Dr. Cole Stanley) have been keen to speak with our family physician peers across the province to hear how …
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By Dr. Oona Hayes My resolution, as one of the medical directors of the Health Data Coalition, is to connect with colleagues who are using and contributing their practice data to HDC Discover. What are the issues in your practices? …
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By Dr. Cole Stanley The high stakes path to embedded frontline QI and why we need to take it now Preface – In true QI style, I’ve decided to test out something new. Unlike a lot of other business articles …
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By Dr. Oona Hayes In my last instalment in this series, I highlighted the benefits of increasing one’s “Joy in work” and the necessary conditions for this work. I agree with Dr. Stanley that this is the time to lean …
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