Physician Compensation Committee Sample Clauses

Physician Compensation Committee. While the Management Committee has a broad and general oversight responsibility and authority over all the matters within the scope and purposes of this AMA Agreement, the parties agree to provide for a specific and focused authority regarding the physician compensation, plans and programs other than the Grant Programs which are within the scope and purposes of this AMA Agreement. Accordingly: (a) there will be a Physician Compensation Committee (the “PCC”) which is comprised of the members and which has the authority, roles, responsibility and duties all as described in the attached Schedule 4 - Physician Compensation Committee; (b) the PCC will take general direction from and will report to the Management Committee. However, within its agreed scope of authority described in Schedule 4 - Physician Compensation Committee, the PCC has independent decision making/recommendation power and its decisions/recommendations are not subject to an appeal to the Management Committee; (c) (i) decisions/recommendations of the PCC will be made by majority vote. Notwithstanding the number of members that the PCC may have from time to time, for each decision/recommendation of the PCC there will be only three (3) votes cast (i.e. 1 for AMA, 1 for AH and 1 for the Chair of the PCC); and

Physician Compensation Committee. What/How The Physician Compensation Committee (PCC) has specific and focused authority in the AMA Agreement regarding physician compensation matters. The PCC will be comprised of not more than seven members and not less than three: • Up to three members each from AH and AMA. • An independent chair selected jointly by the Minister and the President. • In the event that the Minister and President cannot agree on a chair, there are provisions within Schedule 5 for the appointment of the chair by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. • Voting of the PCC is by majority. The AMA will have one vote, AH will have one vote and the chair will have one vote. The specific roles, responsibilities and duties of the PCC are laid out in Schedule 4 of the AMA Agreement. Generally, these include: • Managing the compensation aspects of the AMA Agreement, including: Allocation of negotiated increases. Reviewing and adjusting fees. Reviewing and determining prices for the Rural Remote Northern, Physician On-Call and Business Costs programs. Reviewing and managing the distribution of funding among insured medical services, plans and programs. The PCC does not have jurisdiction or responsibility for any program managed by the AMA through grant agreements with AH (see Element 11 Grant Agreements). Each party will be responsible for the costs of their own PCC members and will share the costs of the chair. AMA Agreement Document Reference You Might Ask Q9.1 Is there a risk of allowing majority voting with an independent chair? Q9.2 How will three AMA representatives present a position for the whole AMA? Q9.3 What processes will the PCC use to make its decisions, e.g., related to fee review, fee relativity, etc. Q9.4 Will there be a new process for allocation? • Yes. This process will be established by the PCC. It is likely that greater emphasis will have to be applied to system objectives such as improving access, quality and productivity. Other factors that would influence allocation would include fee relativity and overhead recovery. Q9.5 How will the PCC determine its priorities, e.g., for future allocations? Q9.6 What is the term of the PCC chair?