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Description: "The PMH Practice Characteristics Matrix supports physicians to understand what the 12 attributes of the PMH model mean in concrete terms in the context of their practice, and what a transition towards the PMH could entail for them. As well, it helps GPSC and other health system partners to organize their thinking around the practice-level realities of the PMH model, and the strategic development of provincial supports for physicians to achieve the model. The Matrix—intended to be read from left to right--illustrates both the 12 attributes of the PMH model, as well as their corresponding sub-attributes, several of which are to be achieved cumulatively."

Program: Practice Support Program

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee

Published Date: 04-20-2018

Topics: Patient Medical Home

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/BCPMHPracticeCharacteristicsMatrix_withCoverPage.pdf

Description: The PMH Practice Characteristics Matrix supports physicians to understand what the 12 attributes of the PMH model mean in concrete terms in the context of their practice, and what a transition towards the PMH could entail for them. As well, it helps GPSC and other health system partners to organize their thinking around the practice-level realities of the PMH model, and the strategic development of provincial supports for physicians to achieve the model. The Matrix—intended to be read from left to right--illustrates both the 12 attributes of the PMH model, as well as their corresponding sub-attributes, several of which are to be achieved cumulatively.

Boundary Proof of Concept Patient Medical Home/ Primary Care Network: A summary of evaluation findings

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Health Authority: Interior

Division: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2019-01-08

Link to File: /media/divresources/BoundaryPoCProvincialSummary.pdf

Description: "The document was provided during the GPSC Patient Medical Home Evaluation Webinar. It draws on the GPSC case study of the Boundary PoC in 2018."

Health Authority: Interior

Division: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee; Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2019-01-08

Topics: Patient Medical Home; Primary Care Network; Evaluation

Event: GPSC Patient Medical Home Evaluation Webinar

Resource Type: Summary

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/BoundaryPoCProvincialSummary.pdf

Description: The document was provided during the GPSC Patient Medical Home Evaluation Webinar. It draws on the GPSC case study of the Boundary PoC in 2018.

Boundary Proof of Concept Patient Medical Home/Primary Care Networks - Case Study

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Health Authority: Interior

Division: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2019/02

Link to File: /media/divresources/BoundaryPoCCaseStudy.pdf

Description: "This case study is broken into the following main sections: 1) overview of case study approach, 2) Overview of Boundary PoC design and implementation, 3) Key outcomes achieved to date, 4) Key Boundary PoC successes, 5) Key enablers of success in the Boundary PoC process, 6) Key Boundary PoC challenges; and 7) Conclusions and recommendations."

Health Authority: Interior

Division: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee; Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice; Interior Health Authority

Published Date: 2019/02

Topics: Evaluation; Patient Medical Home; Primary Care Network; Team-Based Care; Quality Improvement

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/BoundaryPoCCaseStudy.pdf

Description: This case study is broken into the following main sections: 1) overview of case study approach, 2) Overview of Boundary PoC design and implementation, 3) Key outcomes achieved to date, 4) Key Boundary PoC successes, 5) Key enablers of success in the Boundary PoC process, 6) Key Boundary PoC challenges; and 7) Conclusions and recommendations.

Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks Case Study - Executive Summary

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Division: Burnaby Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2022-02

Link to File: /media/divresources/BurnabyDoFP_NeighborhoodNetworksCaseStudy_Executive_Summary.pdf

Description: "This document is the executive summary of the Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks case study. As part of GPSC commitment to the development of physician networks as a key component of primary care system change, the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Network case study explores the development and implementation of three neighborhood networks in Burnaby. The creation of neighborhood networks in Burnaby was prompted by family physicians who recognized the need to bring together family physicians from across local communities to increase their interconnectedness, provide opportunities for local Primary Care Network planning, and enable methods for sharing care with each other with the goal of improving patient access to medical care across Burnaby. Burnaby’s neighborhood networks have supported family physicians to connect socially, learn from each other, identify options for locum coverage and after-hours care, and support referrals to specialist care throughout the networks. Key outcomes: family physicians were able to increase patients’ access to care by referring patients to their family physician peers, expanding their use of locums, working on the development of an Urgent and Primary Care Clinic, and procuring additional healthcare resources for the neighborhood networks. A discussion of the neighborhood network's future goals and next steps is included."

Division: Burnaby Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee

Published Date: 2022-02

Topics: Primary Care Network; Patient Medical Home; Evaluation

Resource Type: Summary

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/BurnabyDoFP_NeighborhoodNetworksCaseStudy_Executive_Summary.pdf

Description: This document is the executive summary of the Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks case study. As part of GPSC commitment to the development of physician networks as a key component of primary care system change, the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Network case study explores the development and implementation of three neighborhood networks in Burnaby. The creation of neighborhood networks in Burnaby was prompted by family physicians who recognized the need to bring together family physicians from across local communities to increase their interconnectedness, provide opportunities for local Primary Care Network planning, and enable methods for sharing care with each other with the goal of improving patient access to medical care across Burnaby. Burnaby’s neighborhood networks have supported family physicians to connect socially, learn from each other, identify options for locum coverage and after-hours care, and support referrals to specialist care throughout the networks. Key outcomes: family physicians were able to increase patients’ access to care by referring patients to their family physician peers, expanding their use of locums, working on the development of an Urgent and Primary Care Clinic, and procuring additional healthcare resources for the neighborhood networks. A discussion of the neighborhood network's future goals and next steps is included.

Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks Case Study - Full Report

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Division: Burnaby Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2022-02

Link to File: /media/divresources/BurnabyDoFP_NeighborhoodNetworksCaseStudy_Full_Report.pdf

Description: "This document details the full case study on the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Networks. As part of GPSC commitment to the development of physician networks as a key component of primary care system change, the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Network case study explores the development and implementation of three neighborhood networks in Burnaby. The creation of neighborhood networks in Burnaby was prompted by family physicians who recognized the need to bring together family physicians from across local communities to increase their interconnectedness, provide opportunities for local Primary Care Network planning, and enable methods for sharing care with each other with the goal of improving patient access to medical care across Burnaby. Burnaby’s neighborhood networks have supported family physicians to connect socially, learn from each other, identify options for locum coverage and after-hours care, and support referrals to specialist care throughout the networks. Key outcomes: family physicians were able to increase patients’ access to care by referring patients to their family physician peers, expanding their use of locums, working on the development of an Urgent and Primary Care Clinic, and procuring additional healthcare resources for the neighborhood networks. A discussion of the neighborhood network's future goals and next steps is included."

Division: Burnaby Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee

Published Date: 2022-02

Topics: Primary Care Network; Patient Medical Home; Evaluation

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/BurnabyDoFP_NeighborhoodNetworksCaseStudy_Full_Report.pdf

Description: This document details the full case study on the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Networks. As part of GPSC commitment to the development of physician networks as a key component of primary care system change, the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Network case study explores the development and implementation of three neighborhood networks in Burnaby. The creation of neighborhood networks in Burnaby was prompted by family physicians who recognized the need to bring together family physicians from across local communities to increase their interconnectedness, provide opportunities for local Primary Care Network planning, and enable methods for sharing care with each other with the goal of improving patient access to medical care across Burnaby. Burnaby’s neighborhood networks have supported family physicians to connect socially, learn from each other, identify options for locum coverage and after-hours care, and support referrals to specialist care throughout the networks. Key outcomes: family physicians were able to increase patients’ access to care by referring patients to their family physician peers, expanding their use of locums, working on the development of an Urgent and Primary Care Clinic, and procuring additional healthcare resources for the neighborhood networks. A discussion of the neighborhood network's future goals and next steps is included.

Business Case: Duncan Primary Maternity Care Clinic

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Health Authority: Island

Division: Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice

Program: Divisions of Family Practice

Published Date: 2009-05

Link to File: /media/divresources/MaternityClinicBusinessCase.pdf

Description: "A business case for a maternity care clinic in the Cowichan region."

Health Authority: Island

Division: Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice

Program: Divisions of Family Practice

Personal Author: Dr. Maggie Watt; Dr. Karen McIntyre; Lenora Marcellus

Published Date: 2009-05

Topics: Maternity Care

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/MaternityClinicBusinessCase.pdf

Description: A business case for a maternity care clinic in the Cowichan region.

Bylaws Of The Division of Family Practice Society

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Program: Divisions of Family Practice

Published Date: 2016-03-01

Link to File: /media/divresources/DivisionofFamilyPracticeDraftBylawsTemplate.docx

Description: "Example bylaws for a division of family practice which address the changes to the Societies Act."

Program: Divisions of Family Practice

Corporate Author: Bull Housser

Published Date: 2016-03-01

Topics: Governance; BC Societies Act

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Word

Link to File: /media/divresources/DivisionofFamilyPracticeDraftBylawsTemplate.docx

Description: Example bylaws for a division of family practice which address the changes to the Societies Act.

Case Study - Health Integration

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Health Authority: Fraser

Division: White Rock South Surrey Division of Family Practice

Program: Divisions of Family Practice

Published Date: 2012-02-28

Link to File: /media/divresources/CaseStudyHealthIntegration.pdf

Description: "This case study describes the Fraser Health Authority Home Health redesign."

Health Authority: Fraser

Division: White Rock South Surrey Division of Family Practice

Program: Divisions of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee

Published Date: 2012-02-28

Topics: Residential Care; Seniors

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/CaseStudyHealthIntegration.pdf

Description: This case study describes the Fraser Health Authority Home Health redesign.

Central Interior Rural Annual Report 2017–2018

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Health Authority: Interior

Division: Central Interior Rural Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2018

Link to File: http://divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/Divisions/Central%20Interior%20Rural/CentralInteriorRural_AR_2017-18_WEB%20(ID%20232895).pdf

Description: "This is the Central Interior Rural Division Annual report"

Health Authority: Interior

Division: Central Interior Rural Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: Central Interior Rural Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2018

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: http://divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/Divisions/Central%20Interior%20Rural/CentralInteriorRural_AR_2017-18_WEB%20(ID%20232895).pdf

Originating web page: http://divisionsbc.ca/provincial/about-us/annual-reports/2017-18-division-annual-reports

Description: This is the Central Interior Rural Division Annual report

Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice – Engagement Journey

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Division: Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2017

Link to File: /media/divresources/Central_Okanagan_Engagement_Journey.pdf

Description: "This is the Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice’s PMH Engagement Journey. The PMH Engagement Journeys were designed to capture eight divisions' early implementation of the patient medical home (PMH) model of health care. The stories offer a look at the challenges and successes the divisions experienced along their journeys, and the resources they created to engage members and partners around primary care. It is the hope that these stories will act as a resource, support, and source of inspiration for other divisions beginning their journeys to an integrated system of care via the PMH."

Division: Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice; General Practice Services Committee

Published Date: 2017

Topics: Engagement; Patient Medical Home

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/Central_Okanagan_Engagement_Journey.pdf

Description: This is the Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice’s PMH Engagement Journey. The PMH Engagement Journeys were designed to capture eight divisions' early implementation of the patient medical home (PMH) model of health care. The stories offer a look at the challenges and successes the divisions experienced along their journeys, and the resources they created to engage members and partners around primary care. It is the hope that these stories will act as a resource, support, and source of inspiration for other divisions beginning their journeys to an integrated system of care via the PMH.

Chilliwack 2017 - 2018 Annual Report

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Health Authority: Fraser

Division: Chilliwack Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2018

Link to File: http://divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/Divisions/Chilliwack/Chilliwack_AR_2017-18_WEB%20(ID%20232912).pdf

Description: "This is the Chilliwack annual report"

Health Authority: Fraser

Division: Chilliwack Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: Chilliwack Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2018

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: http://divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/Divisions/Chilliwack/Chilliwack_AR_2017-18_WEB%20(ID%20232912).pdf

Originating web page: http://divisionsbc.ca/provincial/about-us/annual-reports/2017-18-division-annual-reports

Description: This is the Chilliwack annual report

Collaboration to Foster FP Networks in the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice - Case Study

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Health Authority: Interior

Division: Thompson Region Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2019/02

Link to File: /media/divresources/FinalReport_CollaborationtoFosterFPnetworksThompsonRegionPMHCaseStudy_Dec2018.pdf

Description: "This case study employed four broad approaches to understand how PSP and the DoFP are working together to support the creation of networks. These approaches included: 1. A review of local documentation that focused on the relationship structure and current work taking place to support the development of FP networks. 2. A literature review which reviewed over 50 research articles, policy and position documents, guidelines, and best practices to focus on understanding how other groups across Canada and the developed world have worked together in primary care to create networks within primary care. These findings are available in Appendix 3. 3. Interviews with key stakeholders at a local, regional and provincial level to understand the various factors (i.e. political, environmental, technological, legal) influencing the development of FP networks in the Thompson Region and BC more broadly. The list of individuals interviewed is included in Appendix 1. 4. A survey of the members of the Thompson Region DoFP which asked questions on their current levels of networking and areas for which they see opportunities to network."

Health Authority: Interior

Division: Thompson Region Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee; Thompson Region Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2019/02

Topics: Evaluation; Patient Medical Home; Primary Care Network; Engagement

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/FinalReport_CollaborationtoFosterFPnetworksThompsonRegionPMHCaseStudy_Dec2018.pdf

Description: This case study employed four broad approaches to understand how PSP and the DoFP are working together to support the creation of networks. These approaches included: 1. A review of local documentation that focused on the relationship structure and current work taking place to support the development of FP networks. 2. A literature review which reviewed over 50 research articles, policy and position documents, guidelines, and best practices to focus on understanding how other groups across Canada and the developed world have worked together in primary care to create networks within primary care. These findings are available in Appendix 3. 3. Interviews with key stakeholders at a local, regional and provincial level to understand the various factors (i.e. political, environmental, technological, legal) influencing the development of FP networks in the Thompson Region and BC more broadly. The list of individuals interviewed is included in Appendix 1. 4. A survey of the members of the Thompson Region DoFP which asked questions on their current levels of networking and areas for which they see opportunities to network.

Collaborative Care: A Medical Liability Perspective

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Link to File: https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2005/collaborative-care-a-medical-liability-perspective

Description: "This document identifies potential medico-legal risks and proposes solutions to mitigate those risks and addresses potential accountability and liability concerns which, if left unaddressed may hinder the achievement of collaborative care goals."

Corporate Author: The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Topics: Team-Based Care

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Web page; Pdf

Link to File: https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2005/collaborative-care-a-medical-liability-perspective

Description: This document identifies potential medico-legal risks and proposes solutions to mitigate those risks and addresses potential accountability and liability concerns which, if left unaddressed may hinder the achievement of collaborative care goals.

Comox Valley Division of Family Practice – Engagement Journey

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Division: Comox Valley Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2017

Link to File: /media/divresources/Comox_Valley_Engagement_Journey.pdf

Description: "This is the Comox Valley Division of Family Practice’s PMH Engagement Journey. The PMH Engagement Journeys were designed to capture eight divisions' early implementation of the patient medical home (PMH) model of health care. The stories offer a look at the challenges and successes the divisions experienced along their journeys, and the resources they created to engage members and partners around primary care. It is the hope that these stories will act as a resource, support, and source of inspiration for other divisions beginning their journeys to an integrated system of care via the PMH."

Division: Comox Valley Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: Comox Valley Division of Family Practice; General Practice Services Committee

Published Date: 2017

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/Comox_Valley_Engagement_Journey.pdf

Description: This is the Comox Valley Division of Family Practice’s PMH Engagement Journey. The PMH Engagement Journeys were designed to capture eight divisions' early implementation of the patient medical home (PMH) model of health care. The stories offer a look at the challenges and successes the divisions experienced along their journeys, and the resources they created to engage members and partners around primary care. It is the hope that these stories will act as a resource, support, and source of inspiration for other divisions beginning their journeys to an integrated system of care via the PMH.

Converting to Population Based Funding: Development and Transition Stages (Case Study)

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Division: Mission Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2020-11

Link to File: /media/divresources/MissonPBF_CaseStudy_FinalReport.pdf

Description: "Processes and initial outcomes of converting the clinic from a fee-for-service model to a population-based model. The report provides important lessons about the preparation involved and support required from a broad set of stakeholders for the transition process."

Division: Mission Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee; Mission Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2020-11

Topics: Patient Medical Home; Population Based Funding; Payment Models

Resource Type: Case Study

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/MissonPBF_CaseStudy_FinalReport.pdf

Description: Processes and initial outcomes of converting the clinic from a fee-for-service model to a population-based model. The report provides important lessons about the preparation involved and support required from a broad set of stakeholders for the transition process.

Converting to Population Based Funding: Development and Transition Stages (Executive Summary)

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Division: Mission Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2020-11

Link to File: /media/divresources/MissionPBF_CaseStudy_ExecutiveSummary.pdf

Description: "Processes and initial outcomes of converting the clinic from a fee-for-service model to a population-based model."

Division: Mission Division of Family Practice

Corporate Author: General Practice Services Committee; Mission Division of Family Practice

Published Date: 2020-11

Topics: Payment Models; Patient Medical Home; Population Based Funding

Resource Type: Summary

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/MissionPBF_CaseStudy_ExecutiveSummary.pdf

Description: Processes and initial outcomes of converting the clinic from a fee-for-service model to a population-based model.

Cost Analysis of a Nurse Practitioner in a GP Clinic

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Health Authority: Vancouver Coastal

Division: Powell River Division of Family Practice

Program: A GP for Me

Published Date: 2015-12-22

Link to File: /media/divresources/AnalysisNPinGPClinicPowellRiver.pdf

Description: "This document examines the financial impact of the work environment of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) on Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) budget. It evaluates the cost effectiveness of having the NP work from a General Practitioners (GP) clinic compared to the community healthcare clinic in the hospital. NPs are working in many different primary care areas, as a specialist or as generalist in a primary care setting. Compared to physicians, patient satisfaction and quality of care have been equal or higher than care provided by physicians. NPs are effective in the reduction of patient unattachment and reduction of emergency department (ED) visits. Although NPs take often more consultation time and sometimes conduct more preventative actions, their work can be comparable or even more effective compared to other providers. This study hypothesized that the NP’s direct patient time and accessibility increases in the GP clinic, leading to a reduction of ED cost. ED and hospitalization cost of NP patients one year prior to attachment is compared with one year after attachment. Cost effectiveness is calculated by deducting incremental work environment cost by avoided ED and hospitalization cost."

Health Authority: Vancouver Coastal

Division: Powell River Division of Family Practice

Program: A GP for Me

Corporate Author: Powell River Division of Family Practice

Personal Author: Christien Kaaij

Published Date: 2015-12-22

Topics: Nurse Practitioners; Team-Based Care; Finances

Resource Type: Report

File Type: Pdf

Link to File: /media/divresources/AnalysisNPinGPClinicPowellRiver.pdf

Description: This document examines the financial impact of the work environment of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) on Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) budget. It evaluates the cost effectiveness of having the NP work from a General Practitioners (GP) clinic compared to the community healthcare clinic in the hospital. NPs are working in many different primary care areas, as a specialist or as generalist in a primary care setting. Compared to physicians, patient satisfaction and quality of care have been equal or higher than care provided by physicians. NPs are effective in the reduction of patient unattachment and reduction of emergency department (ED) visits. Although NPs take often more consultation time and sometimes conduct more preventative actions, their work can be comparable or even more effective compared to other providers. This study hypothesized that the NP’s direct patient time and accessibility increases in the GP clinic, leading to a reduction of ED cost. ED and hospitalization cost of NP patients one year prior to attachment is compared with one year after attachment. Cost effectiveness is calculated by deducting incremental work environment cost by avoided ED and hospitalization cost.