Physician Compensation

Dr. Céline Léonard faces a three-month suspension and a $5,000 fine for providing long-term ‘as needed’ sick notes and other concerns.

Doctors demand binding arbitration while nurses fight to escape it–inside the opposing legal battles over bargaining power in Ontario’s healthcare system.

As baby boomers retire en masse, healthcare employers are using 'temp-to-direct' strategies and targeted college partnerships to train and retain essential administrative staff.

The shifting landscape includes new payment models, lower admin burden and team-based care in a bid to keep FPs in the clinic. Will these efforts pay off?

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With signing bonuses and a new compensation model, recent efforts to ramp up physician recruitment are paying dividends.

How crushing admin workloads and stagnant pay models continue to drive physicians into focused care roles.

With millions in targeted funding and enhanced support programs, rural doctors hope the newly public 314-page agreement will turn the tide on recruitment and retention.

The new model’s focus on hourly productivity risks prioritizing basic access over comprehensive patient care.

The five-year survey also found that nearly half of emergency physicians reduced their clinical hours, with burnout levels remaining consistent since COVID.