| Aaron J Trachtenberg, Amity Quinn, Braden Manns, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Flora Au, Kerry McBrien, Marcello Tonelli, Sepideh Souri, Elissa Rennert-May, Liam Manns, Nikita Arora, Paul Ronksley, Yewande Ogundeji
Physician payment models are perceived to be an important strategy for improving health, access, quality, and the value of health care. Evidence is predominantly from primary care, and little is known regarding whether specialists respond similarly. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize evidence on the impact of specialist physician payment models across the domains of…
| Amity Quinn, Braden Manns, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Flora Au, Marcello Tonelli, Peter Faris, Aaron J Trachtenberg, Jianguo Zhang, Scott Klarenbach, Robert G. Weaver
Health care payers are interested in policy-level interventions to increase peritoneal dialysis use in end-stage renal disease. We examined whether increases in physician remuneration for peritoneal dialysis were associated with greater peritoneal dialysis use.
Overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) contributes to childhood and adult obesity and numerous related diseases, including heart disease, strokes, cancers, and type 2 diabetes. It also increases healthcare costs. Sugary drink taxes have been implemented in several countries to curb sugar intake. However, there is a concern that sugary drink taxes are regressive. This…
| Alun Edwards, Amity Quinn, Braden Manns, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Flora Au, Kerry McBrien, Marcello Tonelli, Peter Faris, Peter Senior, Robert G. Weaver, Zhihai Ma
Question Is a specialist physician payment model associated with visit frequency, quality of care, and costs for people with chronic disease? Findings In this population-based cohort study that included a propensity-score matched cohort of 31?898 adults with diabetes or chronic kidney disease seen by 489 physicians, there was no statistical evidence of a difference…
| Amity Quinn, Braden Manns, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Flora Au, Marcello Tonelli, Robert G. Weaver, Scott Klarenbach, Helen So
As the adverse clinical outcomes common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be prevented or delayed, information on the cost of care across the spectrum of CKD can inform investments in CKD care.
| Amity Quinn, Alun Edwards, Peter Senior, Kerry McBrien, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Marcello Tonelli, Flora Au, Zhihai Ma, Robert G. Weaver, Braden Manns
Background: As the number of people with chronic diseases increases, understanding the impact of payment model on the types of patients seen by specialists has implications for improving the quality and value of care. We sought to determine if there is an association between the specialist physician payment model and the types of patients seen.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a preventable disorder caused by maternal alcohol consumption and marked by a range of physical and mental disabilities. Although recognized by the scientific and medical community as a clinical disorder, no internationally standardized diagnostic tool yet exists for FASD.
Using sources ranging from the biblical Book of Judges (pre-1700) up until the first public health bulletin (1977), we seek to provide an overview of the academic debate around early historical accounts ostensibly attributed to the awareness of alcohol as a prenatal teratogen as well as to describe the social and political influences that sculpted developments leading to the public…
In pharmaceutical clinical trials, industrial sponsors pay for study drugs and related healthcare services. We conducted a study to determine industry’s economic contribution of these trials to the Alberta healthcare system.
In the nurse-led care (NLC) model, nurses take on the primary responsibility for patient management. We systematically assessed the effect of NLC for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on multiple dimensions of quality of care from the Alberta Quality of Care Matrix for Health.
