New compensation to provide specialized services to ICBC patients
Doctors of BC and ICBC have co-developed a new Specialized Physician Services Report which compensates t
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Valuing Quality: Patient-Focused Funding in British Columbia
Doctors of BC Position: Within this paper, Doctors of BC refers to Patient-Focused Funding or PFF, which is any method of compensating providers (e.g., individual providers, hospitals) that uses incentives and supports to improve the appropriateness, quality, and efficiency of care for patients. To be successful, patient-focused funding models should be developed collaboratively with physicians, models should be monitored and evaluated, and they should be delivered with flexibility to respond to provider performance and evolving program goals.