Medical staff leadership positions: Part 5: Elected or appointed?

This month we explore the answer to a seemingly straightforward question. Should medical staff leadership positions be elected (by the organized medical staff) or appointed (by the hospital administration)? Depending on the culture of your organization and its medical staff, this question is either easily answered (rarely) or the subject of great discussion and debate (commonly). The good news is that your organization ultimately decides how it will be answered. There are no accreditation prescriptions in this area. The bad news is that there is no one size fits all answer. Even in the same organization, different variations of answers to this question may exist. Each organization decides for itself.

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