This series was designed to offer a guide to medical staff leaders, MSPs, and anyone else in an organization that is dealing with the fundamental shift in the relationship between medical staff and health system as the latter increasingly becomes the employer of choice for many physicians.
Through the grapevine, the medical staff services department (MSSD) hears that Dr. Young is no longer with the organization. The department has received no official notification of this. There are rumors and innuendos that she had problems, and they know the president of the medical staff gave...
Last time, we saw Dr. Young experience double jeopardy following a patient complaint. Her employer wrote her up and threatened to terminate her if another incident occurred. The medical staff president gave her a slap on the wrist and said, "Try not to do it again." Dr. Young is rightfully...
Part 8: Bylaws and employment agreements--perfect together?
Are employed physicians held to the standards of the medical staff bylaws? Where does an employment contract fit into this situation? William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, tackles this challenging issue.
Dr. Young's husband is Dr. Primus, an employed primary care physician whose practice is 100% in an ambulatory setting affiliated with Coordinated Hospital. He has not set foot into Coordinated Hospital since the initial credentials meeting almost two years ago. Now, he is up for reappointment....
After questions were raised about Dr. Young's clinical competence, the medical staff services department (MSSD) was requested to gather any additional information about professional concerns. It was also time to gather data for her biennial reappointment. A request about any behavioral,...
