Obtaining, Maintaining, and Retaining an Emergency Department ContractJune 21st, 2010
FiledJune 21st, 2010The practice of emergency medicine is an art, a science, and a business. The value of an emergency physician (EP) group is not limited to the provision of quality care for patients. As practitioners of a hospital-based specialty, EP groups must concern themselves with the issues and needs of the hospital and medical staff. Successful EP groups develop mutual trust and satisfaction with their hospital administrators and medical staffs. Contracts between the EP members of a group and between the group and a hospital are integral to this trust and satisfaction.