Ontario's alternate funding arrangements for emergency departments: The impact on the emergency physician workforce

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-106

  Schull, Michael J ^a,b,c   Vermeulen, Marian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternate funding plans; Emergency department; Fee for service; Physician workforce; Remuneration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 28044451784     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500013051     Document Type: Article

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