Methodology
Name
Average Gross Clinical Payment per Physician
Short/Other Names
Not applicable
Description
This indicator calculates the average gross clinical payment per physician per province.
Rationale
Canadians want to know how much physicians are paid on average. The indicator can be used for budgeting and costing calculations.
Interpretation
This indicator provides contextual information on the average gross clinical payments for physicians in Canada.
HSP Framework Dimension
Health system inputs and characteristics: Health system resources
Areas of Need
Not applicable
Targets/Benchmarks
Not applicable
Available Data Years
to (fiscal years)
Geographic Coverage
- All provinces
Reporting Level/Disaggregation
- Province/Territory
Indicator Results
Update Frequency
Every year
Latest Results Update Date
Updates
Not applicable
Description
Total gross clinical payments divided by number of physicians
Type of Measurement
Average or mean
Denominator
Description:
Number of physicians
Exclusions:
Imaging and laboratory specialists
Numerator
Description:
Gross payment amount from a jurisdiction's medical care plan, excluding imaging and laboratory specialists.
Inclusions:
Gross payment amount from a jurisdiction's medical care plan for publicly insured medical services.
Exclusions:
Imaging and laboratory specialists
Method of Adjustment
Not applicable
Adjustment Applied
None
Geographic Assignment
Place of service
Data Sources
- NPDB
Caveats and Limitations
Due to the greater proportion of short-term, visiting and locum physicians and their lower associated payments in certain smaller jurisdictions relative to larger ones, in an attempt to improve comparability, CIHI has agreed to calculate the average payment per physician using only permanent in-province physicians in P.E.I. and physicians whose total gross payments are at least $60,000 in the Yukon.
Imaging and laboratory specialists are not included.
Trending Issues
Not applicable
References
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Comments
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