Inequities in Fee-for-Service Remuneration Affecting Rheumatologists and Patient-Centered Care Across Canada: An Environmental Scan
These findings raise health policy issues for funding equitable rheumatology services across Canada, prompting action to reduce pay disparities, remove restrictions/stipulations that impair person-centered care, and further optimize standardization of health services across Canada.
Authors
- Jessica Widdifield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-0460)
- Shirley Lake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5443-2832)
- Konstantin Jilkine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1303-8580)
- Lauren King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-5696)
- Carol Hitchon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-3268)
- Claire E.H. Barber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3062-5488)
- Timothy S.H. Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0354-4794)
- Juris Lazovskis
- Michael Ashley Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9564-7461)
- Stephen Morais
- Christopher Lyddell
- Ardyth Milne
- David Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-5305)
- Steven G. Katz
- J Deslauriers
- Shaina Goudie
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- St Christopher's Hospice (GB)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Lynchburg (US)
- University of Prince Edward Island (CA)
- University of Alberta Hospital (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (CA)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1170
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13