Two-thirds of physicians are requesting to be employed by hospitals and health systems, according to the HealthLeaders Media report Physician Employment: The Collaborative Care Disconnect. Another HealthLeaders Media report, 2011 Physician-Hospital Alignment Survey, reveals...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 5
Medical staffs should include a provision in the bylaws stating that if there is a contractual arrangement between the hospital and any member of the medical staff, the terms of the contract take precedence over the bylaws, says Michael Callahan, an attorney at Katten Muchen Rosenman, LLP, in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
In 2001, only 3% of graduating residents were interested in hospital employment, according to a survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins & Associates. That number grew by 29% in the last 10 years. The most recent survey released by Merritt Hawkins found that 32% of graduating residents would...
During what some physicians may consider the "good old days," taking ED call was a way for physicians to generate revenue and drive business toward their private practices. However, changes to the way payers reimburse physicians and a rising number of under- and uninsured...
Understanding which medical staff members are eligible to serve as medical staff leaders can be challenging, particularly in markets in which hospitals compete aggressively with each other for patients and resources. On HCPro's e-mail talk group "Medical Staff Talk," one...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 26
The physician shortage in the US and the rising cost of operating a practice is prompting more hospitals to retain physicians through employment agreements, according to consulting firm...