Health care management competencies: identifying the GAPs.

This study examines issues around health care management competencies, as perceived by senior managers. A combination of questionnaire survey, focus group and in-depth interview methods was used to ascertain views on the importance of various competencies, current competency levels and thus the deficiencies or "GAPs." GAPs are greatest at the frontlines, where managers are generally appointed from clinical roles.

Factors associated with career satisfaction among general practitioners in Canada.

Introduction: There are important differences in rural, regional and urban general practice environments. The purpose of this study was to articulate models that explain career satisfaction among general practitioners (GPs) in these practice environments.

Methods: Of 4958 eligible physicians across Canada, 2810 (56.

Factors explaining career satisfaction among psychiatrists and surgeons in Canada.

Background: The career satisfaction of specialists is affected by many variables ranging from family responsibilities, stress, the quality of services and facilities available to patients, professional rewards, and how the work is organized.

Objective: To articulate models that explain a substantial portion of the variance associated with career satisfaction among surgeons and psychiatrists in Canada.

Methods: Of 4958 eligible physicians across Canada, 2810 (56.

If the pillars are shaky, does faith in Medicare crumble?

The objectives of the study described in this article were to determine whether the faith of physicians in the Canadian system of health insurance depends on their assessment of quality and access to health services and whether their assessments of quality and access to health services affect their support of out-of-pocket and other methods of financing healthcare. To this end, a mail survey of 600 physicians in British Columbia and 240 physicians in Saskatchewan was conducted. The sample was stratified to ensure equal representation from urban and non-urban areas and between female and male specialists and family practitioners.