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Family Physician
Negotiation
Ruth Wilson, M.D., C.C.F.P
NYSAFP
Lake Placid, Jan 31 2009
Primary Care Score vs. Health Care
Expenditures, 1997
Primary Care Score
2
UK
DK
NTH
1.5
FIN
SP
CAN
AUS
1
SWE
JAP
0.5
GER
BEL
0
1000
1500
US
FR
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
Per Capita Health Care Expenditures
Starfield 10/00
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Characteristics of Canadian PHC
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50% of MDs are GPs
Public funding, free at point of access, private
provision
Fee for service has been dominant funding model
Physicians own premises, employ staff
92% of Canadians have a GP; gatekeeper role
Little public funding of other primary health care
professionals
Wait times and access issues
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How are working conditions negotiated?
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Provincial governments are main payers
Governments choose to negotiate with provincial
medical associations
Payment and co-management issues are addressed
FPs and other specialists negotiate together (except in
Quebec!)
Teams are composed of physicians, lawyers, and civil
servants
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Ontario’s Primary Care Renewal goals (2000)
Improving access to primary health care
Increasing patient and provider satisfaction with the
health care system
Improving quality and continuity of primary health
care
Increasing cost-effectiveness of health care services
Common Elements of Renewal
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Patient enrolment
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Grouped/networked practices
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Extended access hours
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Enhanced use of information technology
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Focus on comprehensive care services
7000
Physicians in Primary Care Renewal
Models
Participating Physicians
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Patients Enrolled in PCR Models
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Some elements of payment
models
What is a Family Health Network?
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A group of at least 5 primary care doctors working together
with other health care professionals to provide accessible,
coordinated care to enrolled patients
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After-hours care through a combination of on-call
arrangements and a telephone health advisory service
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A new method of physician payment
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Voluntary for all patients and physicians
Patient Enrolment Requirements
To seek treatment from their doctor first, unless they are
travelling or find themselves in an emergency situation
To allow the Ministry to provide their doctor with information
about services they have received from primary care doctors
outside of the network and some preventive services
To not switch the doctor they’re enrolled with more than twice
per year
However: patients are not required to enrol to continue receiving
services, nor will they be refused enrolment due to their health status
or need for services
Telephone Health Advisory Service
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After-hours
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Nurse-staffed
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Phones a physician when required, otherwise directs
patient to self-care or hospital. (Pilots reported
reduced advice call)
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Report faxed next day to personal physician (with
patient’s permission)
Payment Overview
Blended Model:
Capitation
+ fee-for-service
+ lump sum payments
+ special premiums
= blended model
Blended approach allows FP to receive an increase in
remuneration if providing broad-based comprehensive care
Payment Overview
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Base capitation payment rate
determined by age and sex of
patient
Bonuses for achieving
preventive targets (Pap,
mammogram, flu shots,
childhood immunizations,
colorectal screening
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Fee-for-service payments for
core services (10%)
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Fee-for-service for excluded
services
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Premiums for obstetrics,
palliative care, house calls
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New patient fee; after hours
fee; plus several additional
enhancements
Some observations
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Cost control is partly by controlling access rather than
by managed care
• Canadian FPs also complain about paperwork, but our
billing system is by comparison much simpler
• Interest in Family Medicine is up—31% of medical
students make it their first choice
• Interests-based negotiations can work