Table 2.
Characteristics of the physician cohort by method of remuneration and province
| Physician characteristics | Newfoundland and Labrador (N=388) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFS (n=362) |
NFFS* (n=26) |
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| n | Per cent | n | Per cent | |
| Specialty | ||||
| General practitioner | 291 | 80.4 | 22 | 84.6 |
| Specialist | 71 | 19.6 | 4 | 15.4 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 257 | 70.9 | 19 | 73.1 |
| Female | 105 | 29.0 | 7 | 26.9 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| <40 | 85 | 23.5 | 15 | 57.7 |
| 40–64 | 269 | 74.3 | 11 | 42.3 |
| 65+ | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Health region of practice | ||||
| Eastern | 258 | 71.3 | 6 | 23.1 |
| Central | 56 | 15.5 | 13 | 50.0 |
| Western | 42 | 11.6 | 3 | 11.5 |
| Labrador | 6 | 1.7 | 4 | 15.4 |
| Medical degree, years† | 22.5 (10.7) | 22.0 | 15.0 (9.7) | 14.0 |
| Specialty, years† | 17.2 (10.1) | 17.0 | 6.8 (8.9) | 3.5 |
|
Manitoba (N=1229) |
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| FFS (n=989) | NFFS (n=270) | |||
| n | Per cent | n | Per cent | |
| Specialty | ||||
| General practitioner | 770 | 77.9 | – | – |
| Specialist | 219 | 22.1 | – | – |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 741 | 74.9 | 201 | 74.4 |
| Female | 248 | 25.1 | 69 | 25.6 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| <40 | 301 | 30.4 | 185 | 68.5 |
| 40–64 | 572 | 57.8 | – | – |
| 65+ | 116 | 11.8 | – | – |
| Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Health region of practice | ||||
| Winnipeg | 659 | 66.6 | 57 | 21.1 |
| Interlake-Eastern | 61 | 6.2 | 40 | 14.8 |
| Northern | 25 | 2.5 | 63 | 23.3 |
| Prairie Mountain | 152 | 15.4 | 62 | 23.0 |
| Southern | 92 | 9.3 | 48 | 17.8 |
| Specialty, years* | 12.1 (9.9) | 10.0 | 5.2 (6.4) | 3.0 |
*In Newfoundland and Labrador, NFFS physicians identified in claims data received partial FFS remuneration, while in Manitoba, NFFS physicians identified in claims data shadow bill.
†Reported values are mean (SD) and median; some cells cannot be reported, in accordance with Manitoba Health requirements, because of small numbers.
FFS, fee-for-service; NFFS, non-FFS.