Given the global, national, and local impact of skin cancer in terms of morbidity/mortality as well as direct economic cost to treat, and the fact that skin cancer development in adulthood is mediated by exposure to ultraviolet radiation in youth and adolescence, the development of a skin cancer...

This paper discusses the problem of allocating time for prevention at the primary care level, focusing on a general practitioner (GP) practice. The basic tradeoff is between improved state of the health of the population, which translates into less demand for the GP services, and a decreased...

We study an enhanced fee-for-service model for primary care physicians in the Family Health Groups (FHG) in Ontario, Canada. In contrast to the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) model, the FHG model includes targeted fee increases, extended hours, performance-based initiatives, and patient...