The family practitioner in a multispecialty group: special services

Continuing his analysis of group medical practice in Canada, the author, in this third report, considers the role of special or ancillary personnel and their services in the multi-specialty group. He analyzes data obtained from the study of one such group in Toronto with which he has been personally and professionally associated. He concludes that, contrary to general belief, doctors in such clinics earn their income chiefly from personal contact with patients and not from revenue derived from ancillary services. He also points out the attendant advantages which may accrue, through properly organized and functioning group practice, to physician, para-medical personnel and patient alike.