High-volume general practitioners in Alberta: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alberta is considering capping daily fee-for-service physician billings, but little is known about high-volume practice in the province and its impact on patient health outcomes. In this initial study, we conducted a descriptive analysis of general practitioners' patient volumes and billing practices in relation to associated practitioner demographic characteristics.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis of the associations of practitioner characteristics, including full-time versus non-full-time practice, provider sex, years in practice, geographic location and international medical graduate status, with high-volume (> 50 visits/d) practice using general practice billing data from 2011 to 2016. Use of general practitioner service codes was des

SUBMITTER: McDonald T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6182104 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature