Gender-based differences in physician payments within the fee-for-service system in Ontario: a retrospective, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences in physician income by gender have been described in numerous jurisdictions, but few studies have looked at a Canadian cohort with adjustment for confounders. In this study, we aimed to understand differences in fee-for-service payments to men and women physicians in Ontario.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of all Ontario physicians who submitted claims to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) in 2017. For each physician, we gathered demographic information from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario registry. We compared differences in physician claims between men and women in the entire cohort and within each specialty using multivariable linear regressions, controlling for length of practice, specialty and practice loca

SUBMITTER: Merali Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature