Master Agreement
Date of the current MA (signed by parties)
Dec 9, 2019
Minimum 22.5 hours and minimum 3 days per week, minimum 46 weeks per year
0.6 FTE APP
Number of Family Physician contracts Sep 1, 2021
254
These 2 financial incentives have a 3-year return of service
Title of the PC Platform
Solutions for Nova Scotians
Purpose of MAMG
Governance / ensure accountability and transparency in contract management
For this program, FFS must not exceed 10% of total funding
PMC
Percentage of APP family physicians who shadow billed minimum 60% in 2020-21
48%
UTC
Urgent Treatment Centre
Official title for Minister Thompson
Minister of Health and Wellness and Minister responsible for the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment
Two programs continuing in modified form
Rural Retention Specialist
Facility On-Call
Purpose for changing the sessional policy in 2016-17
Capture shadow billing and protect patient privacy (eliminating faxes, ceasing to include patient names/HCNs on sessional payment forms)
Number of qualifying physicians for 5.6% bonus in 2020-21
59
2 differences between IWK PMC versus other PMC participating sites
Date to submit a timeline for completion of all tasks over next 4 years
December 13th
(90 days from letter dated Sep 14th)
Current MSU value
$2.63
For this funding all physicians must participate and provide onsite inpatient care which aligns with the timing of daily bed management
CHIP
As of June 30, 2021, number of NSHA collaborative family practices
92
Name 3 of 5 Level 3-4 facilities whose ED remained open 24/7/365 in 2020-21
2 ways to improve access to primary health care
Since April 1992, there have been this number of Master Agreements?
7 MAs
AFP Departments
The contract was issued effective Jan 25, 2017
Last APP contract issued
(FP Collab – Dr. Lori Jones - Hubbards
Agreements negotiated between individual physicians and NSHA primarily for Clinical Associate services
13Bs
Administrative mandate to reduce the duplication within the system; consolidate DHW and NSHA
Establish a new organizational structure for healthcare in NS driven by patient decisions and behaviour