On August 31 and September 7, Doctors of BC held two doctor engagement periods on system interoperability—one thing you advised us was an integral part of a provincial digital well being technique.

These 1-hour periods, hosted by the Doctors Technology Office (DTO) and facilitated by doctor leaders, sought members’ enter on medical wants that should be met by any digital resolution the Ministry of Health and PHSA enlists to assist system-wide interoperability of EMRs, medical methods, and different digital well being applied sciences.

Building on intensive household and specialist doctor enter gathered over 5+ years, contributors’ suggestions helped to:

• Validate a listing of baseline medical necessities associated to e-Referrals, e-Consults, e-Orders (e.g., lab, diagnostic imaging), and e-Forms.
• Inform particulars included in a Ministry of Health/PHSA Request for Proposal (RFP) (posted on-line September 20, 2022) to safe a digital resolution(s) to assist a “connected health system” in BC. (See right here for particulars on the BC Government’s RFP process.) 

See our What We Heard Report for a abstract of key themes from these periods.

Ongoing doctor enter and affect

These two periods mirror Doctors of BC’s ongoing work to make sure there are alternatives for doctor enter on proposed well being expertise plans in BC. 

Doctors of BC medical representatives are additionally among the many members of the RFP Evaluation Group, whose work is underway. We’ll have extra to share on the group’s progress within the close to future.

For extra info on our ongoing advocacy for digital well being options that mirror your wants and considerations, go to the Digital Health Strategy section of our website.