Publications: Health
Oversight of Physician Services
February 2014
An audit to determine whether the Ministry of Health, health authorities, and the Medical Services Commission are ensuring that British Columbians receive value for money for physician services.
This report was discussed by the Legislative Assembly's Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts on September 30, 2014.
Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports (April 2013)
April 2013
This follow-up report contains the self-assessed progress of ministries and organizations in implementing the recommendations from recent reports. It also contains the results of the Office's two first examinations of self-assessed progress.
This report was discussed by the Legislative Assembly's Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts on February 4, 2015 and June 3, 2015.
Striving for Quality, Timely and Safe Patient Care: An Audit of Air Ambulance Services in B.C.
March 2013
We carried out this audit to determine whether air ambulance services delivered by the BC Ambulance Service provide quality, timely and safe patient care.
We did this by assessing whether the BC Ambulance Service:
has defined and is meeting relevant service standards for quality of care, timeliness and patient safety; and
is providing paramedics and aircraft based on an assessment of patient needs.
This report was discussed by the Legislative Assembly's Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts on March 12, 2014.
Health Benefits Operations: Are the Expected Benefits Being Achieved?
February 2013
This audit focuses on whether the stated benefits of the Ministry of Health’s alternative service delivery arrangement to administer the Medical Services Plan and PharmaCare programs have been achieved by asking the following questions:
Are the stated benefits of the alternative service delivery arrangement monitored and achieved?
Is the Ministry publicly reporting the costs and benefits achieved through the alternative service delivery arrangement?
This report was discussed by the Legislative Assembly's Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts on November 20, 2013.
Health Funding Explained
January 2013
This public information piece is designed to help the public and legislators understand how provincial health-care dollars are spent.
Health Funding Explained is the first time the Office has undertaken such an extensive public-information project and we are eager to hear your feedback. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this piece, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Crown Agency Board Governance
May 2012
This report contains the results of examinations of board governance at four Crown agencies: BC Transit, the University of Northern B.C., Camosun College and the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
The report was discussed by the Legislative Assembly’s Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts on June 11, 2012.
Follow-up Report: Updates on the implementation of recommendations from recent reports (October 2011)
October 2011
This follow-up report contains the self-assessed progress of ministries and organizations in implementing the Auditor General's recommendations. It also includes two progress assessments.
The report was discussed by the Legislative Assembly’s Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts on April 24, 2012.