Doctors Nova Scotia, in an email to CTV, explained the new payment model.
“The new payment model is called the longitudinal family medicine (LFM) rural small site payment model for physicians who provide comprehensive care – primary care, UTC (urgent treatment centres), inpatient hospital care, long-term care. Or if the physician is providing care in the UTC, they will be paid either a sessional rate or the ED rate if negotiated separately,” stated the association.