Establishing an Appropriate Role for Physician Involvement in Hospital Departmental Operations

Article Abstract:

Hospital based physicians have three distinct relationships with a hospital. They are legislative, professional, and administrative. The legislative relationship is usually a physician's involvement with a medical committee or board as defined by the bylaws of the medical staff and hospital. The professional relationship between patient and physician within the hospital is governed by a contract as well as medical staff and corporate bylaws. The administrative relationship concerns the physician's involvement with the specific department to which he relates. The unit medical director concept describes a physician who provides direct medical input into the operations, decisions, and plans for the cost center of the hospital. An appendix provides the job description of such a position.

Hospitals, Production control

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The U.S. Supreme Court Looks at Hospital-Physician Relationships: The Hyde Decision

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A Supreme Court case involving exclusive contracts under federal antitrust law between hospitals and physicians is reviewed. The Hyde decision maintains that an exclusive contract between a New Orleans hospital and an anesthesiologist does not violate federal antitrust law. A background on the issue of these contracts is provided. Health care and contract litigation activity is prevalent. Basic antitrust statutes and liability are outlined. The case is detailed. An impact analysis from four Justices is included.

Interpretation and construction, Cases, Antitrust law, Environmental impact analysis, Courts

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Physician satisfaction with rural hospitals

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The most significant factors in physicians' satisfaction with rural hospitals are administration responsiveness, communication and accessibility, according to researchers, who interviewed 122 rural physicians from several states. The results show that hospital administrators should cultivate better relations with physicians to retain those physicians' services.

Physicians, Public opinion, Job satisfaction, Hospitals, Rural, Rural hospitals

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