Canada --> Average gross fee-for-service payments to physicians continue to rise

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I think I tried to post this before, but I don't think it went through.

Interesting info per past conversations on Canada vs US health care systems.

Not sure if the #'s are in US or Canadian dollars (although they are getting

closer to being equal -- 1 CAD = $ 0.994), but suspect it is in

Canadian since done in Canada.

Locke, MD

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Physicians in Canada: Average Gross Fee-For-Service Payments

The two annual reports, Full-Time Equivalent Physicians Report, Canada and

Average Payment per Physician Report, Canada have been combined into one

report beginning with the data year 2005-2006: Physicians in Canada: Average

Gross Fee-For-Service Payments.

Article at...

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On average, what are the gross fee-for-service billings physicians are

submitting?

* The gross average fee-for-service billings per FTE physician were $244,581

in 2005-2006. Removing physicians with less than $60,000 in fee-for-service

billings increases the gross average billing per physician to $249,980.

- The average gross billings for family medicine physicians were $211,674

per FTE and $212,368 per physician with a minimum of $60,000 in

fee-for-service billings.

- The average gross billings for specialists were $281,445 per FTE and

$293,450 per physician with a minimum of $60,000 in fee-for-service

billings.

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Average gross fee-for-service payments to physicians continue to rise

What: Physicians

<http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=AR_1829_E> in Canada:

Average Gross Fee-for-Service Payments, 2005-2006

Canadian physicians received an average of $250,000 (gross) in

fee-for-service payments in 2005-2006-a 19% increase compared with six years

ago, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). This

average is based on physicians who received at least $60,000 in such

payments. Fee-for-service payments account for 80% of what doctors earn

collectively in Canada, with the balance coming from alternative payments,

such as salaries, contracts and sessional fees. This report provides the

average gross fee-for-service payments of physicians, as well as information

on physician supply and workload by province and specialty.

When: December 13, 2007

Where: www.cihi.ca <http://www.cihi.ca/>

Media contacts:

Leona Hollingsworth

ext. 4140

Cell:

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Véronique Perron

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About CIHI

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) collects and analyzes

information on health and health care in Canada and makes it publicly

available. Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments created

CIHI as a not-for-profit, independent organization dedicated to forging a

common approach to Canadian health information. CIHI's goal: to provide

timely, accurate and comparable information. CIHI's data and reports inform

health policies, support the effective delivery of health services and raise

awareness among Canadians of the factors that contribute to good health.