Term: Physician Characteristics

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

Physician profiling is valuable in contributing to an understanding of the role of the primary care physician. Profiling involves analyses of several key physician characteristics, including: age, gender, patient recall rate, average number of patients seen per day, relative income, practice location, years of practice in Manitoba (to a maximum of 11 years), principle method of payment (fee-for-service or salaried), whether they had hospital privileges, and whether they graduated from a Canadian medical school.

Related concepts 

• Physician Characteristics

Related terms 

• Fee-For-Service (FFS)
• Physician Service Areas (PSA)
• Salaried Physicians
• Structure

References 

• Katz A, De Coster C, Bogdanovic B, Soodeen R, Chateau D. Using Administrative Data to Develop Indicators of Quality in Family Practice. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Roos NP, Fransoo R, Bogdanovic B, Friesen D, Frohlich N, Carriere KC, Patton D, Wall R. Needs-Based Planning for Manitoba's Generalist Physicians . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1996. [Report] [Summary] (View)