Working together for change: The future of BC's health is in our hands.

Bidu, Michael

For doctors in BC to continue delivering high-quality care and achieve maximum professional satisfaction, entrepreneurs and the medical community need to ensure creative, intellectual, and social efforts are being focused on the right objectives to meet new patient demands and expectations. As well, individual doctors must be ready to welcome patients as partners in the transformation of health care. Change is already happening at a rapid pace, driven by the availability of devices, technologies, and social networking platforms. The next generation of family doctors, specialists, and medical students will practise in a decentralized digital world and rely on machines to serve the needs of smart patients and smart communities, delivering health services and compassionate care anytime, anywhere. Innovation is everywhere in BC's economy and we are fortunate to have a large and talented group of innovators in the life sciences, health IT, digital health, the creative industries, and technology. This digital health ecosystem will be key to building a marketplace where private citizens and health care providers can buy the products and services they need.

MEDICAL technology; ELECTRONIC health records

British Columbia Medical Journal, 2017, Vol 59, Issue 10, p512

0007-0556

Academic Journal