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Academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11627
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC15-47
- The Canadian Medical Association will promote the development of resources to foster academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC15-47
- The Canadian Medical Association will promote the development of resources to foster academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will promote the development of resources to foster academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training.
Arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11647
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC15-67
- The Canadian Medical Association affirms its support for the continued use of the arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey as an integral component of the national system of accreditation for postgraduate medical education.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-67
- The Canadian Medical Association affirms its support for the continued use of the arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey as an integral component of the national system of accreditation for postgraduate medical education.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association affirms its support for the continued use of the arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey as an integral component of the national system of accreditation for postgraduate medical education.
Around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11600
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC15-20
- The Canadian Medical Association supports improved training, resource allocation and incentives to help primary care physicians develop robust, around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-20
- The Canadian Medical Association supports improved training, resource allocation and incentives to help primary care physicians develop robust, around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports improved training, resource allocation and incentives to help primary care physicians develop robust, around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
CMA’s Response to CRA’s Questions, Public consultation on the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Act regulations
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy14027
- Date
- 2015-05-15
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
1 document
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2015-05-15
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is pleased to provide the information below in response to questions by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for consideration as part of the development of regulations following the enactment of the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restriction Act. This information is in follow up to CMA’s submission to the CRA dated December 19, 2014, attached for reference. As explained in the CMA’s submission attached, the CMA strongly encourages the CRA to include an exemption for “a health care practitioner duly licensed under the applicable regulatory authority who provides health care and treatment” from the reporting requirements in the forthcoming regulations enabled by the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restriction Act. This exemption is necessary to ensure CRA does not impose duplicative regulatory oversight of the medical profession, specific to the provision of this uninsured service. As fully explained in the CMA’s brief, this exemption would not introduce a potential “loophole”. Issue 1: Organizations Responsible for Physician Regulatory Oversight The statutory authority for the regulatory oversight of physicians rests with the provincial and territorial medical regulatory colleges. As explained on page 4 of the CMA’s submission, medical regulatory colleges have statutory, comprehensive regulatory authority of physicians; this authority captures: medical licensure, governing standards of practice, professional oversight, and disciplinary proceedings. Included in this authority is broad regulatory oversight for fees that physicians may charge for uninsured services, which would capture the fee charged for the Disability Tax Credit form. The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) is the umbrella organization representing provincial and territorial medical regulatory authorities in Canada and can address how best to contact individual regulatory colleges.1 Issue 2: CMA’s Code of Ethics In addition to policies, guidance and oversight by provincial and territorial regulatory colleges, charging a fee associated with the delivery of an uninsured service, in this case a fee associated with completing the form associated with the Disability Tax Credit, is captured by Section 16 of the CMA’s Code of Ethics. Section 16 states: “In determining professional fees to patients for non-insured services, consider both the nature of the service provided and the ability of the patient to pay, and be prepared to discuss the fee with the patient.”2 Issue 3: Fee Structure for Uninsured Services As the CRA does not provide remuneration to physicians for the completion of the Disability Tax Credit form, the delivery of this service by physicians is an uninsured service. As an uninsured service there is no set fee level. While provincial and territorial medical associations Canadian Medical Association 3 May 15, 2015 may provide guidance to physicians within their jurisdiction on uninsured services, which may be referenced in policies by regulatory colleges, this guidance does not constitute a set fee schedule. As captured in the CMA’s Code of Ethics referenced above, physicians may consider patient-specific and other factors in determining a fee for the delivery of an uninsured service. The CMA encourages CRA to review relevant policies and guidance of individual provincial and territorial regulatory colleges for a comprehensive understanding of the oversight of uninsured services. Closing Once again, the CMA appreciates the opportunity to provide further information to support the development of regulations to enable the new authorities of the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restriction Act and to ensure that CRA does not impose redundant and duplicative regulatory oversight of the medical profession. 1 FMRAC’s Executive Director is Dr. Fleur-Ange Lefebvre and can be reached at falefebvre@fmrac.ca 2 CMA’s Code of Ethics may be accessed here: https://www.cma.ca/Assets/assetslibrary/ document/en/advocacy/policyresearch/ CMA_Policy_Code_of_ethics_of_the_Canadian_Medical_Association_Update_2004_PD04-06-e.pdf
Documents
Collaborative care model
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8881
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC07-39
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-39
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.
Completion of government forms
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8868
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-56
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-56
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.
The environment and tax incentives
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8888
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC07-71
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-71
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
Evaluating federal forms used by physicians
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11672
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC15-93
- The Canadian Medical Association will create a working group to evaluate federal forms used by physicians.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-93
- The Canadian Medical Association will create a working group to evaluate federal forms used by physicians.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will create a working group to evaluate federal forms used by physicians.
Generalist approach across the medical career life cycle
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11644
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC15-64
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for a generalist approach across the medical career life cycle.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-64
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for a generalist approach across the medical career life cycle.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for a generalist approach across the medical career life cycle.
Governments undertaking unilateral action
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11641
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Resolution
- GC15-97
- The Canadian Medical Association stands against governments undertaking unilateral action in lieu of a negotiated agreement with physicians.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-97
- The Canadian Medical Association stands against governments undertaking unilateral action in lieu of a negotiated agreement with physicians.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association stands against governments undertaking unilateral action in lieu of a negotiated agreement with physicians.