Physician???s Working Hours and Patients Seen Before and After National Health Insurance
Free??? Medical Care and Medical Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9103017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip E Enterline (University of Pittsburgh), J Corbett McDonald, Janet McDonald (0000-0003-4761-5371, University of Pittsburgh), Alison D McDonald (University of Pittsburgh), Vivian Henderson (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95-103 |
| Publication date | 1975-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197502000-00001 |
| PMID | 1113556 |
| OpenAlex | W1999635778 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Surveys were made of a sample of physicians before and after the introduction of a national health insurance plan in Montreal, Canada. Although the number of physicians in active practice seemed unaffected by the plan, their average working day was reduced 1.5 hours. Declines ranged from 0.3 hours for general internists to 2.7 hours for general surgeons. The average daily volume of services by physicians in the area also declined because of a decline in telephone consultations, and home and hospital visits. Office visits increased sharply. Changes in the type of services were clearly related to the fee schedule adopted by the government, with large declines in services for which payment was probably inadequate in relation to physician's time required. If the fee schedule reflected actual collections prior to the health insurance plan, then gross physician income increased as the result of redirecting services to better paying activities
Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health insurance · Medical care · Medical emergency · Medical practice · MEDLINE · National health insurance · Political science · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 1989 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |