Cahiers de sociologie et de démographie médicales
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Cah Sociol Demogr Med · Jan 2009
Comparative Study[An opinion survey among French physicians in independent practice (Winter 2007-Spring 2008)].
In the French health care system, most of the ambulatory health services are provided by independent practitioners, GP's and specialists, paid on a fee-for-service basis. Nearly all French residents are enrolled in a public sickness insurance fund. The fund pays directly to the doctor (or reimburse to the patient) on the basis of a honorarium-scale, negotiated by the fund and the medical associations. ⋯ This upward trend was even more noticeable among specialists. As concerns the means they used for continuing education, most independent practitioners mentioned the medical journals (87%), the medical textbooks (73%), the medical congresses (66%), the Internet (58%). The refreshing forums organized by professional associations had also a good ranking (64%).