When we go out into the community we serve, we are able to meet our patients on their home turf. These visits bring clarity to the needs of the people we care for. We are reminded that, like the sisters before us with their commitment to practical charity and compassionate care, we are here to meet the needs of those who are vulnerable and marginalized.”
Health minister orders review of B.C. telemedicine program
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Health minister Terry Lake has ordered a sweeping review of telemedicine care in B.C., saying in an interview he’s concerned videoconference visits between patients in one location and doctors in another could become “virtual walk-in clinics” with unsustainable costs on the health care system.
Patients have embraced the technology with gusto as visits covered by the taxpayer-funded Medical Services Plan grew a whopping 735 per cent in the last year alone.
“It’s all about appropriateness. I know the College (of Physicians and Surgeons) also has concerns. And as government, we want to make sure that we contain growing costs,” Lake told The Vancouver Sun.
Pamela Fayerman Reports
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