Policies to Optimize Physician Billing Data in Academic Alternative Relationship Payment Plans: Practices and Perspectives

• Published in: International Journal of Population Data Science
• Main Authors: Ceara Tess Cunningham, Hude Quan, Nathalie Jette, Tom Noseworthy, Carolyn Decoster
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Swansea University 2017
• Subjects: Demography. Population. Vital events; HB848-3697; Newfoundland; Canada; British Columbia; Billing; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.383; https://doaj.org/article/6dd2310e769449f1907220cdfb8a82dd

ABSTRACT Objectives Changes in physician reimbursement policies may hinder the collection of billing claims in administrative databases. Various provincial academic alternative payment programs (APPs) use incentive- or punitive-based tools to motivate physicians to submit billing claims called shado...