Objectives To investigate the impact of the mode of remuneration on the work activities of Canadian family physicians on: (a) direct patient care in office/clinic, (b) direct patient care in other settings and (c) indirect patient care.Methods Because the mode of remuneration is potentially...

Although demographics, cohort, and contextual factors are expected to influence physician supply at the intensive margin, much of the literature has examined the demographics and very limited cohort analysis is undertaken. This paper employs a cross-classified fixed-effects methodology to...

One of the core primary care reform initiatives seen across provinces in Canada is the introduction of inter-professional primary healthcare teams in which family physicians are encouraged to collaborate with other health professionals. Although a higher proportion of physicians are...

Team-based practice in primary care has been advocated for improved access, quality, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency of primary health care services, but there is limited empirical evidence supporting it.