For context, it’s important to remember doctors’ billings do not represent take-home pay as physicians also have often significant overhead expenses for such things as equipment, rent and staff salaries that they pay for out of those billings. Here is a guide to understanding the Star’s OHIP billing database. What are fee codes and how do they work? Most doctors get at least some of their compensation through fee-for-service payments — more popular with specialists, less so with family doctors. By looking at the database, readers can see doctors’ top fee codes.

Source: thestar July 11, 2019 09:00 UTC