Alberta radiologists and ophthalmologists will see a handful of their medical fees reduced starting this fall as the province pushes ahead to reform the physician compensation system.The decision to reduce fees for cataract extractions, eye injections and fluoroscopies was one of the first major accomplishments of a joint physician-government committee, which now hopes to use the same process for a wider review of payments.“The value of this decision, even though it affected a small number of fees, is that it demonstrated the process can work,” said Dr. Carl Nohr, president of the Alberta Medical Association, which represents doctors.“This is a unique structure in Canada where we can have a discussion about what the value of a fee code can be. We can agree or disagree with Alberta Health, but at the end of the day, a decision is made so we don’t end up in gridlock.”
Source: Medical fees reduced for Alberta specialists | Edmonton Journal
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