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Apr 3, 2019 · A new study says Ontario's access bonus system — meant to make doctors more available outside of regular hours — is rewarding doctors who are less available.
Jan 4, 2019 · The study published today in the April issue of Health Affairs, showed that the “access bonus,” is being paid more often to family doctors in rural Ontario communities who have healthier patients, who made fewer primary care visits and received less after-hours care.
Apr 2, 2019 · Incentive payments aimed at improving access to primary health care in Ontario are rewarding the wrong people, going disproportionately to doctors whose patients are more likely to visit...
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TiPS Compensation, Incentives and Benefits module ofers new graduates and established physicians an overview of the types of compensation and incentives available to Ontario physicians, along with links to additional resources to assist with your billing and remuneration.
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The access bonus is available to Ontario family practices that operate within a blended capitation model of care. In this model, patients are enrolled to a family physician and most physician earnings come from an annual per-patient payment, adjusted for patient age and sex.
Apr 1, 2019 · Ontario’s primary care access bonus was paid to the physicians who provided patients with the least after-hours care and whose patients had the highest ED visit rates and highest...
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Nov 30, 2021 · We sought to evaluate the relation between patient-reported access to primary care and access bonus payments in urban settings. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis using Ontario survey and health administrative data from 2013 to 2017.
