Physician services agreement includes framework for virtual care.
Ontario's doctors have ratified a new three year agreement with the province.
The Ontario Medical Association says the deal addresses several important issues and covers the period between April 1st, 2021 and March 31st, 2024.
It includes the following:
- A permanent framework for virtual care by telephone and video, when appropriate.
- Provisions for more family doctors to join Family Health Organizations, groups of physicians who work together to give patients better access to primary care services.
- Improved parental leave benefits, which will allow early and mid-career physicians to spend more time with their families and help address both work-life balance and physician burnout.
"As the representatives of Ontario’s doctors, the OMA welcomes this historic decision, which was the first time all 43,000 members were empowered to vote directly on an agreement with the government," said OMA CEO Allan O’Dette. "This agreement will bring stability to the health-care system at a time when we need to focus on clearing the backlog of 21 million patient care services created by the COVID-19 pandemic."
The deal also requires the OMA to collaborate with the government on issues such as the OHIP Schedule of Benefits.
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