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More doctors or better care?

Diane E Watson¹, Kimberlyn M McGrail

¹Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Healthcare Policy = Politiques De Sante

|August 3, 2010

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Increasing physician supply in Canada may not improve healthcare outcomes. Focusing on quality care access and maintaining the generalist-to-specialist mix is more beneficial for Canadians.

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Area of Science:

Health Policy
Healthcare Management
Public Health

Background:

The Canadian Medical Association's More Doctors, More Care campaign advocates for increased physician supply.
International comparisons are often used to set national healthcare targets.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between physician supply and healthcare outcomes in Canada.
To inform policy decisions regarding physician workforce planning.

Main Methods:

Utilized Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data from 19 countries.
Analyzed the correlation between physician supply metrics and avoidable mortality rates.

Main Results:

No significant association was found between overall physician supply and avoidable mortality.
No relationship observed between avoidable mortality and per capita numbers of general practitioners, specialists, nurses, or combined doctor-nurse ratios.
Health expenditure per capita also showed no correlation with avoidable mortality.

Conclusions:

Increasing the number of physicians in Canada is unlikely to directly improve healthcare outcomes.
Policy should prioritize enhancing access to high-quality care and preserving the existing generalist-to-specialist physician balance.
Focusing on system efficiencies and quality of care delivery is recommended over solely increasing physician numbers.