ABOUT OSCAR BC
WHO IS OSCAR BC?
OSCAR BC is a non-profit society that is a collaboration of BC’s OSCAR users, the companies providing OSCAR support, IT experts, and academics.
Current directors are: Dr. John Yap (President), Dr. Stanley Hurwitz, Dr. John G.M. Robertson, Patti Scott and Dr. Balint Budai. Executive Director: Joëlle Mourré
Our Membership is over 100 active individual and clinic Members, representing more than 350 individual OSCAR EMR Users throughout BC, and collaborate with OSCAR Users, Support Providers, digital health partners and technical experts and academics throughout Canada.
WHY OSCAR BC?
OSCAR is one of the most widely used EMR in BC and the OSCAR movement remains strong. This made it necessary to create a central structure to support and improve OSCAR for its users and the patients we serve.
We have come together to keep making OSCAR better.
WHEN WE LAUNCHED
OSCAR BC is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in October 2016. The mission of OSCAR BC is to support all Users of OSCAR EMR, founded on the principles of sustaining and enhancing an evolving open source EMR, collaboration, transparency and community development.
HOW WE WORK
OSCAR BC harnesses the passion and daily experience of users to direct future development. Funds collected are used to gather BC user input to direct and prioritize future OSCAR-related projects.
We provide an array of learning and support resources, including training workshops and events (such as our annual OSCARCON event), webinars and Youtube videos, user manuals and instructions, eForm design and repository, and advocacy and collaboration with government, health authorities and service providers.
STRATEGIC PLAN
OSCAR BC – ACTs to support a high quality, efficient, and innovative OSCAR open source Electronic Medical Record system for the benefit of healthcare professionals and patients.
We are accepting new Board Members!
Join our esteemed Board of Directors, and share your expertise and passion to continue building a resilient and collaborative OSCAR EMR community throughout BC and beyond!
Download “OSCAR BC Board Member Responsibilities and Assets“, and then contact us at info@oscarbc.ca.