PCPCM information, CII/CPAR onboarding support

In December 2024, the Government of Alberta and the AMA jointly announced a new Primary Care Physician Compensation Model* (PCPCM) for primary care physicians. You will now be able to choose between this model and the existing models, such as Fee-For-Service and ARPs.

*Formerly named the Physician Comprehensive Care Model.

In the PCPCM, compensation will be generated from three sources:

• 40 per cent from patient encounters
• 40 per cent from time-based payments for direct care, indirect care, and practice management
• 20 per cent for panel payments based on patient complexity

To be eligible for the PCPCM, you must:

• Use a CII/CPAR conformed EMR and panel patients using CII/CPAR
• Commit to 400 hours of direct and indirect care over 40 weeks or more per year
• Meet the minimum panel size of 500 patients or more

We are able to support you in joining CII/CPAR if you have not yet completed your onboarding. Please contact your Physician Liaison for more information.

For additional details regarding the PCPCM, visit the dedicated AMA informational web page.

Visit the web page