Practitioner and professional resources

Explore professional resources for providing patient care and operating practices.

Services and information topics

OneHealthID Service

Access tools for health care providers in B.C. to manage accounts, sign in securely, register and access services.

MSP

Understand how to enroll for MSP and receive payments.

BC PharmaCare for health professionals

Understand BC PharmaCare, a program that helps B.C. residents pay for prescription drugs, medical devices and supplies, and pharmacy services.

Professional regulation

Explore 26 regulated health professions in B.C.

Physician compensation and recruitment

Find out how doctors in B.C. are paid through fee-for-service, Alternative Payment, rural practice programs or on-call pay.

BC Guidelines

Access the BC Guidelines for advice on delivering care to patients with certain conditions or diseases.

B.C. Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) service

Learn about how B.C. PAD offers continuing education on drug therapies for clinicians.

 

Health Information Standards

Understand the standards that help health care information flow safely and efficiently between providers and patients.

System Access

Learn how some health care partners can request online service access through approvals and signed agreements.

Diagnostic services

Understand how diagnostic services are offered in approved facilities at community and hospital settings.

Health Information Exchange (HIE) systems

Learn how HIE services let health care systems share patient data, lab results and prescriptions to improve care quality.

Laboratory services for health professionals

Understand how the Ministry’s Laboratory Services Teams prioritize and plan lab services in B.C.

Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios

Understand how the Ministry’s Laboratory Services Teams prioritize and plan lab services in B.C.

Allied health professions and occupations

Explore how over 70 allied health professionals in B.C. provide a wide range of care, support and diagnostic services.

Lifetime Prevention Schedule

The Lifetime Prevention Schedule (LPS) looks at clinical prevention services for British Columbians, including screening, behavioral interventions and preventive medications provided by a health-care provider, based on age and sex.