Table 1 Characteristics of the clinics where the CMI was implemented
Characteristics | Clinics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | |
Location (Canadian province) | Quebec | Quebec | Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Population (number of inhabitants) of the city where the clinic is locateda | 167 162 | 60 077 | 6 700 | 1 330 | 67 575 | 116 895 |
Urban, semi-urban or rural area | Urban | Semi-urban | Rural | Rural | Urban | Urban |
Date of creation of the clinic | 1985 | 2002 | 2020b | 2018 | 2002 | 1972 |
University affiliation | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Staff | ||||||
NCMs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1c |
Family physicians | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4c | 8 | 14 |
Other nursing staffd | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Others | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
No. of registered patients | 16 487 | 23 299 | 2 200 | 3 036 | 12 000 | 6 620 |
Mode of physician remuneration | Hourly | Fee-for-services | Fee-for-services | Hourly | Hourly | Hourly |