Titre : | Enhanced fee-for-service model and physician productivity: Evidence from Family Health Groups in Ontario. |
Auteurs : | J. KANTAREVIC ; B. KRALJ ; D. WEINKAUF |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS (30 Num 1, 01/01/2011) |
Article en page(s) : | 99-111 |
Note générale : | Référence : réf. bibl. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Catégories : |
[BDSP5] Economie descriptive > Productivité [BDSP5] Géographie politique > Monde > Amérique > Amérique du Nord > Canada [BDSP5] Information sanitaire > Mesure santé > Indicateur santé > Activité [BDSP5] Pratique médicale [BDSP5] Sciences économiques > Concept économique > Revenu > Type revenu > Rémunération [BDSP5] Système soins > Santé communautaire > Soins santé primaire |
Résumé : | We study an enhanced fee-for-service model for primary care physicians in the Family Health Groups (FHG) in Ontario, Canada. In contrast to the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) model, the FHG model includes targeted fee increases, extended hours, performance-based initiatives, and patient enrolment. Using a long panel of claims data, we find that the FHG model significantly increases physician productivity relative to the FFS model, as measured by the number of services, patient visits, and distinct patients seen. We also find that the FHG physicians have lower referral rates and treat slightly more complex patients than the comparable FFS physicians. These results suggest that the FHG model offers a promising alternative to the FFS model for increasing physician productivity. |
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