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National Physician Database, 2006-2007 Data release
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Pages: 51
Date published: March 19, 2009
ISBN 978-1-55465-499 (PDF)
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Physicians received $14.8 billion in total payments for clinical services in Canada in 2006-2007, a 4.7% increase over 2005-2006, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Total payments made to physicians for clinical services include fee-for-service payments (78%), and alternative modes of payment, such as salaries or contracts. (22%). Alternative clinical payment programs varied considerably across jurisdictions and specialties.
Fee-for-service payments to physicians (excluding radiology and laboratory specialists) reached $11.5 billion in 2006-2007, up from $11.1 billion in 2005-2006. Canadian physicians received an average of $254,351 (gross) in fee-for-service payments in 2006-2007. For family physicians, average gross payments were $216,575, compared to $297,575 for specialists. This average is based on physicians who received at least $60,000 a year in such payments. The average cost per service paid to physicians in Canada was $42.67.
Other available information includes:
- Aggregate alternative payment data by province and physician specialty
- Fee-for-service physician workload (full-time equivalent) measures
- Reciprocal billing data by host provider and home of patient
- Fee-for-service utilization data by physician specialty and service categories
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