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, …

Goals To describe patterns of antidepressant (ADs) prescribing in community oncology
practice. Patients and methods Data were collected using an electronic medical record on all …

We study the impact of a mixed capitation model (the Family Health Organization, FHO) on
quality and quantity outcomes among primary care physicians in Ontario. Using a panel of …

Pay for performance (P4P) incentives for physicians are generally designed as additional
payments that can be paired with any existing payment mechanism such as a salary, fee‐for‐…

The Rurality Index for Ontario (RIO) was originally developed in 1999-2000. Given the wide
and growing use of RIO and the availability of more recent information, the Ontario Medical …

Purpose: To describe the attitudes related to communication skills, confidence in using
communication skills, and use of communication skills during the physician-patient encounter …

This paper investigates the impact of an Insurance premium experience rating mechanism
that is designed to induce firms to reduce the incidence of workplace accidents and accident …

We develop a stylized principal–agent model with moral hazard and adverse selection to
provide a unified framework for understanding some of the most salient features of the recent …

BACKGROUND: As part of its risk management process, Canadian Blood Services (CBS)
constructed mathematical models of how newly emerging pathogens might affect blood …

• Although Canada’s absolute physiciantopopulation ratio has increased and is at an historic
high, reports of physician shortages and inadequate patient access to physicians abound.• …