Aug 27, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
72% of Internet users say they have looked online for health information within the past year. 52% of smartphone owners have used their phone to look up health or medical information (Pew Internet Research). Increasingly, people are exploring various health-related...
Aug 20, 2013 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Seniors / Residential Care
Making the transition from one’s home to a Residential Care facility is a life changing moment that requires thoughtful consideration from everyone involved, including the individual moving into the care facility, his/her loved ones, and care staff. While...
Aug 9, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
There’s been a lot of interesting discussion online following the release of Don Berwick’s report to the NHS, A promise to learn – a commitment to act. Critics of the report say that, while it provides sound observations about the complexities of healthcare in...
Aug 1, 2013 | Featured Posts, Lab Safety
By Guest Blogger: Tracie Northway Any change usually has a learning curve and the implementation and full utilization of BC Patient Safety Learning System (BC PSLS) have proven to be just that. At BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) we have spent a significant amount of...
Jul 26, 2013 | Featured Posts, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Each year, clinical staff working in the Perioperative Suites at BC Children’s hospital report upwards of 500 safety events in BC PSLS. A significant number, but Warren Hill, the Quality & Safety Leader on the Unit, believed it wasn’t the full “safety” picture,...
Jul 18, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
Since our first Go Live in 2008, BC PSLS has grown considerably – in the quantity and quality of patient safety data and overall scope of the system – and we envision huge opportunities for the continued development of reporting and learning in British...
