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Virtual Care

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virtual care, telemedicine, technologySecure messagingTexting
November 2021
Digital Health | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: Virtual care is the use of electronic means to reduce or replace face-to-face clinical interaction. It includes telemedicine, e-mail communication, and remote patient monitoring. Doctors of BC recommends that doctors have discretion over when to use virtual care, leveraging virtual care technologies to improve patient care, supporting doctors with the necessary resources for virtual care and developing virtual care guidelines.

Governance for Electronic Medical Record Data Used for Secondary Purposes

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Electronic medical records, EMRs, virtual care, digital health, data governance, Clinical Information Systems, CIS, Electronic health records, HER, Information sharing, Information sharing Agreements, IAA
March 2020
Digital Health | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: The increasing demand for access to data in physician electronic medical records (EMRs) is associated with risks and benefits of use of that data. Doctors of BC recommends that in order to mitigate risks and ensure public interests are protected, establishment of appropriate and collaborative governance is needed as it relates to the use of EMR data by external organizations for secondary purposes.

Health Information Management and Technology Principles

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information management, technology, EMRs, virtual care
July 2017
Digital Health | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: Health IM/IT refers to IM/IT systems deployed in a health care setting that support clinical care and facilitate, manage or record clinical interactions. Doctors of BC believe that improving digital health should be guided by principles of supporting quality care, enhancing the role of patients in health care, incorporating user input into design, and simplifying health records through the one-patient-one-record principle.

Email Communication with Patients

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virtual care, email communication, technology, telemedicine, Secure messaging, Texting
November 2012
Digital Health | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC recognizes that email communication is a key component of virtual care and should be used only for transmitting information related to the provision or administration of care, and should be done within proper privacy and security protocols.

Ensuring Seamless Information Delivery to BC’s Electronic Medical Records: Achieving Interoperability

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Electronic medical records, EMRs, virtual care, interoperability, telemedicine Clinical information systems, CIS integration
July 2012
Digital Health | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: A challenge of information technology is interoperability among the various health systems in BC. To increase interoperability of electronic medical records (EMRs), leadership, funding, and support is needed so that information can move seamlessly between healthcare providers and healthcare organizations.