Q: Should we specify in our bylaws that only active staff members will take call?
Michael R. Callahan, JD, senior partner in the Health Care Practice Group Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago, Illinois: EMTALA requires that hospitals provide ED services in all areas and...
"It’s nearly impossible for a genuinely compassionate doctor not to leave small pieces of themselves behind along the way. But, to be honest, I wouldn’t have it any other way."
Despite popular belief that hiring physicians has a negative impact on a hospital’s finances, the results of a new survey of 47 health systems show that a majority reported no change in financial performance because of employed physicians.
Per most states’ hospital licensure requirements, medical staff membership and clinical privileges are granted through processes outlined by the hospital’s medical staff bylaws. Those bylaws define the requirements for staff membership and delineation of clinical privileges. They also provide...
"A physician cannot and should not be expected to live life on a pedestal, unaffected by the sea of emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual demands that engulf us."
