In March, 44 members of Island Health’s medical staff started in their roles as IHealth Specialty Leads, supporting efforts to advance integrated, region-wide use of the Cerner electronic health record (EHR) across programs and services. Medical staff who represent different surgical and medical specialties will work with their colleagues to […]
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This letter from Dr. Hayley Bos and Dr. Brian Mc Ardle was circulated to Medical Staff on March 28, 2022 We are pleased to share this summary of “early learnings” from medical staff following activation of electronic clinical documentation at RJH and VGH. This summary is the result of engagement […]
Read moreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW On April 27, 2022, Island Health medical staff (physicians, midwives, nurse practitioners as well as their learners) will have the ability to select their authored clinical notes for release to patients who are enrolled in the MyHealth patient portal. The 12 clinical note types available […]
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We were delighted to welcome Angela Wignall and Matthew Miller, co-founders of Island Health’s Innovation Lab to our Virtual Doctors’ Lounge in early February. Here’s a quick summary of what they shared: What is the Innovation Lab? As defined on their webpage, the Innovation Lab “exists to explore and extend […]
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Decisions on which sites will go live in 2022 and into 2023 are expected following engagement with local sites and a February 22 meeting of the IHealth Executive Steering Committee. A number of ongoing challenges across the region – for example, related to COVID-19 pandemic response, global supply chain issues, […]
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A new Working Group of physicians, Island Health, and Doctors of BC is being formed to focus on issues surrounding discipline and respectful workplace policies and procedures. Background Through the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Physician Physical and Psychological safety, the first project under the MOA mandate in the Island […]
Read moreA request from our friendly neighbourhood IHealth team: Dear Colleague, Thank you to our Medical Staff members at RJH and VGH who made the transition to electronic clinical documentation such a success. To continue improving our processes for future activations, we ask that you take a few minutes to fill […]
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Many thanks to the IHealth Communications Team for sharing this good news story from the VGH ClinDoc Go-Live. Physicians rounding together during the first days of ‘go-live’ in early October at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) were able to share perspectives from the IHealth project’s past, present, and future transition to […]
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Island Health’s Research Department is hosting Knowledge-to-Action Month, a month of collaborative events bringing together leaders and researchers, healthcare providers and patients to learn about the importance of translating evidence into practice to improve care and outcomes. This year’s K2A events are focused on achieving clinical excellence through continuous improvement cycles. […]
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Dr. Al Buckley and Dr. Keith Menard are seeking physician feedback on Medical Staff appointments in Ambulatory Care: WHY? There are no clear processes for assigning/reviewing medical staff appointments in ambulatory care WHAT? Create clear and equitable process for assigning and reviewing medical staff appointments in ambulatory care. WHEN? April […]
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