title: Financial remuneration is positively correlated with the number of clinical activities: an example from diabetes management in Alberta community pharmacies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether use of a compensation plan to remunerate pharmacists for clinical pharmacy services was associated with the number of diabetes management activities provided.
  
  
  METHODS
  Alberta pharmacists were asked about compensation plan use and frequency they provide a list of 80 diabetes management activities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 168 community pharmacists responded to the survey. When compensation plan use, diabetes-specific training, practice characteristics and additional authorizations were incorporated into a factorial ANOVA, pharmacists who used the compensation plan reported a mean of 42.9 (95% CI 39.4 to 46.4) diabetes management activities, while those who did not reported a mean of 29.9 (95% CI 21.4 to 38.4) activities (P = 0.016).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After considering other important influencing factors, use of the compensation plan is positively correlated with the number of diabetes management activities pharmacists provided.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bharadia
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cor
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Scot H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024382:Professional Role; D060926:Remuneration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Community Pharmacy; diabetes; financial remuneration