SSC

Doctors Making a Difference Dr Kathy Lee

Dr Kathy Lee - A cracked waterpipe and one physician’s journey to effect change

June 24, 2020

Dr Kathy Lee remembers the exact moment when she decided to work from the inside out to improve the health care system for physicians as well as for patients.

Eight years ago, on the morning of a scheduled surgery, a waterpipe burst at Surrey Memorial Hospital, flooding operating rooms. ...
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SSC, advocacy
SSC Symposium

Specialist Symposium: Shaping the Future of Specialist Care in BC

March 1, 2019

Over 200 attendees from all regions of BC with differing levels of involvement in BC’s specialist care came together in Vancouver last month to the inaugural Specialist Symposium: Shaping the Future of Specialist Care in BC. This event was hosted as a partnership between the...
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SSC

SSC Fee Guide Update

January 23, 2019

On January 1, 2019, the SSC Fee Guide was updated for specialist physicians. It is important to note that no billing rules or eligibility has changed in this new version. The changes only include edits to increase usability and consistency throughout the guide. Click here to learn more about the...
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SSC, fees, specialist, billing

Dr Don Berwick’s Keynote Address at the PQI Summit

December 13, 2018

“We can absolutely succeed” is the message Dr Don Berwick brought to his inspirational keynote address last Monday, November 19 at the first-ever Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) Summit. 

Dr Berwick, who is one of today’s top health care thinkers and President Emeritus and...
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SSC, quality improvement
NCIX

DTO – Technology Support for Doctors

April 5, 2016

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and other technologies will continue to be integral to the delivery of health care. To ensure technical challenges do not interfere with a doctor’s practice, BC doctors can now access technical support through the new Doctors Technology Office (DTO), a joint...
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EMR, gpsc, SSC, DTO