General Assembly priorities and recommendations

Objective

Ensure enhanced access to physician-led multi-disciplinary care.

Status

The ACE panel has finished scoping this priority. 

Objective

Prioritize initiatives to motivate recruitment of family physicians.

Status

The Health Policy panel has finished scoping this priority. 

Mandate

To develop high-quality recommendations to address centralized requisitions for ordering diagnostic imaging tests and blood work. 

Working group members

• Farah Abdulsatar
• Brenda Copps
• Marilyn Crabtree (observer)
• Edward Hirvi
• Scott Laing
• Winnie Lee
• Ryan Margau
• Faysal Naji

Mandate

Create recommendations on advocacy for a comprehensive health human resources strategy, including portable licensure for underserved areas.

Working group members

• Alexandre Petiquan, chair
• Olivia Cheng
• Aviraj Deshmukh
• Marc Gabel
• Hamidah Meghani, vice-chair
• Vivian Tam

Mandate

Leverage the Priority and Leadership Group to address urgent issues. Note: The General Assembly Steering Committee is leading the work on this priority.

General Assembly Steering Committee members

• Aly Abdulla, chair
• Joy Hataley
• Ross Male
• Greg Rose, vice-chair
• Cindy Wang

Mandate

Allow physicians option to bill by time instead of fee code

Note: This priority will be combined with the 2024 compensation priority to explore voluntary physician salary models. 

Mandate

Note: This priority will be combined with the 2023 compensation priority to allow physicians the option to bill by time instead of fee code.

Mandate

Improve the function and usability of out-of-hospital certified EMRs to help physicians work faster and better.

Note: The ACE panel is working on this priority.

ACE panel members

• Rayuda Koka
• Julie Kovacs, vice-chair
• Lisa Salamon, chair
• Gareth Seaward
• Dannica Switzer