ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2012
Remuneration and organization in general practice: do GPs prefer private practice or salaried positions?
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- Job satisfaction of general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries.Human resources for health · 2021Article
- General practitioners' views on leadership roles and challenges in primary health care: a qualitative study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
- Private or salaried practice: how do young general practitioners make their career choice? A qualitative study.BMC medical education · 2016Article
- Young doctors' preferences for payment systems: the influence of gender and personality traits.Human resources for health · 2015Article
- Decisions on statin therapy by patients' opinions about survival gains: cross sectional survey of general practitioners.BMC family practice · 2015Article
- General practitioners' altered preferences for private practice vs. salaried positions: a consequence of proposed policy regulations?BMC health services research · 2015Article
- What professional activities do general practitioners find most meaningful? Cross sectional survey of Norwegian general practitioners.BMC family practice · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn Norway the default payment option for general practice is a patient list system based on private practice, but other options exist. This study aimed to explore whether general practitioners (GPs) prefer private practice or salaried positions.
designCross-sectional online survey (QuestBack).
settingGeneral practice in Norway.
interventionParticipants were asked whether their current practice was based on (1) private practice in which the GP holds office space, equipment, and employs the staff, (2) private practice in which the GPs hire office space, equipment, or staff from the municipality, (3) salary with bonus arrangements, or (4) salary without bonus arrangement. Furthermore, they were asked which of these options they would prefer if they could choose. SUBJECTS: GPs in Norway (n = 3270).
main outcome measuresProportion of GPs who preferred private practice.
resultsResponses were obtained from 1304 GPs (40%). Among these, 75% were currently in private practice, 18% in private practice with some services provided by the municipality, 4% had a fixed salary plus a proportion of service fees, whereas 3% had salary only. Corresponding figures for the preferred option were 52%, 26%, 16%, and 6%, respectively. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, size of municipality, specialty attainment, and number of patients listed were associated with preference for private practice.
conclusionThe majority of Norwegian GPs had and preferred private practice, but a significant minority would prefer a salaried position. The current private practice based system in Norway seems best suited to the preferences of experienced GPs in urban communities.
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