BCMA Policy Papers - BC Medical Association

BCMA policy papers and reports are in-depth research projects undertaken by the Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP) and/or the Policy and Planning Department. Please click on the report title below for more detailed information on each report.

Bridging the Islands: Re-Building BC’s Home & Community Care System - A Policy Paper by BC’s Physicians Policy Backgrounder May 2008
A Prescription for Quality July 2007
Physicians Speak Up BCMA Submission to the Premier's Conversation on Health June 2007
Waiting too Long: Reducing and Better Managing Wait Times in BC June 2006 Executive Summary The Economic Cost of Wait Times in Canada - A Report Prepared for the BCMA and CMA June 2006 Executive Summary

Working Together: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Primary Care in BC October 2005

Specialty Care in BC: A System in Distress (2004)

Getting IT Right: Patient Centred Information Technology (2004)

A Strategy to Reduce Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology Waits in British Columbia (2004)