New committee funds doctors’ ideas for improvement

Do you have ideas on how to improve outcomes and the efficiency of care for your WorkSafeBC patients? Do you have ideas on how to improve communications or lower administrative barriers between physicians and WorkSafeBC? If so, Doctors of BC wants to hear from you.

Under our recent agreement with WorkSafeBC, the Doctors of BC-WorkSafeBC Projects and Innovation Committee was formed to recognize the important perspective doctors have when it comes to treating injured workers.

The committee would like to help doctors share their knowledge and practical experience to enhance outcomes and to improve the efficiency of care provided to injured workers.

The committee is calling on doctors to submit any ideas, solutions or projects for consideration that will improve disability management for injured workers.The submission is for concepts, not fully developed ideas or plans. Support for development and planning will be provided by WorkSafeBC and Doctors of BC in consultation with doctors whose proposed projects meet at least one of the committee’s strategic objectives::

• Improving the quality of care of injured workers (i.e., effectiveness, timeliness, efficiency)
• Improving early return to work outcomes for injured workers
• Maximizing functional abilities for injured workers
• Minimizing disability for injured workers 
• Improving administrative processes between physicians and WorkSafeBC for better outcomes

Applications can be submitted individually or through a group practice, department or Doctors of BC section.

The Application Process

All applications must be received by April 18, 2014 at 11:59pm.

Stage 1 – April 2014: Initial review and screening of project applications.

Stage 2 – May 2014: Project applications proceeding to Stage 2 will be developed into business cases by the Projects and Innovation Committee support staff, in consultation with the applicant.

Stage 3 – July 2014: Approval and implementation – WorkSafeBC reviews business cases for approval. Decisions on the projects to be implemented will be announced by July 2014.

Do you have ideas on how to improve the outcomes or efficiency of care for your WorkSafeBC patients? Do you have ideas on how to improve communications or lower administrative barriers between physicians and WorkSafeBC? If so, then Doctors of BC wants to hear from you. Download the application form.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Ms. Cindy Myles, Doctors of BC Senior Analyst, at View Email Addresscmyles@doctorsofbc.ca or by phone at 604-638-2834.