Term: Alternate Payment Plan (APP)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-11-02

Definition:

Type of compensation for physicians who are not paid on a fee-for-service basis but are either salaried, sessional, or hired on contract. These physicians submit claims (shadow billings) for administrative purposes only.

Related concepts 

• Shadow Billing Data Validation

Related terms 

• Fee-For-Service (FFS)
• Physician Claims
• Salaried Physicians
• Shadow Billing

References 

• Frohlich N, Katz A, De Coster C, Dik N, Soodeen RA, Watson D, Bogdanovic B. Profiling Primary Care Physician Practice in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2006. [Report] [Summary] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, De Coster C, Penfold R, Derksen S, Au W, Schultz J, Dahl M. Manitoba Child Health Atlas Update. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Finlayson G, Reimer J, Dahl M, Stargardter M, McGowan K. The Direct Cost of Hospitalizations in Manitoba, 2005/06. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Katz A, Bogdanovic B, Ekuma O, Soodeen RA, Chateau D, Burnett C. Physician Resource Projection Models . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] (View)