title: The objectives of paying doctors: views from Saskatchewan.
abstract: Physicians in Saskatchewan still favor the fee-for-service method of payment over salaries, capitation, and sessional contract. However, there appear to be two camps. Fee-for-service adherents felt that this method best ensured clinical autonomy, practice location, control over work schedule, and adequate income. Proponents of salaries felt that such methods best ensured adequate time with patients, clinical teamwork, preventive activities, teaching and research, continuing medical education, and administrative simplicity.
authors.affiliation: College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lepnurm
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002204:Capitation Fee; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D006302:Health Services Research; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012525:Saskatchewan; D018855:Single-Payer System