{"title":"Physician recruitment: the elements of a successful search.","authors":"J Hawkins","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Before attempting to recruit a new physician for a practice, it is important to gain a background in the elements involved in a successful search--such as physician supply data, recruitment strategies, and incentives. Armed with an understanding of the physician market, recruiters are better prepared to proceed with a search that will meet the needs of potential candidates, as well as their own requirements.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 3","pages":"37-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20991516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development, evaluation, and implementation of medical practice parameters.","authors":"J T Kelly, M C Toepp","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In response to growing concerns about the quality of medical care, physicians and physician organizations are increasingly turning to practice parameters as a possible solution. This article describes recent efforts by the American Medical Association and others to develop, evaluate, and implement medical practice parameters, and provides an overview of the possible legal implications raised by the use of practice parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 4","pages":"45-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20994495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementing the Patient Self-Determination Act.","authors":"F H Cate","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On December 1, 1991, the federal Patient Self-Determination Act became effective. The Act's purpose is to ensure that a patient's right to direct his or her own health care decision making is maintained. This article discusses the requirements of the Act, summarizes the interim rules promulgated to implement the Act's provisions, and assesses the soundness of the Act.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 4","pages":"9-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20994497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A reply to \"Lewisburg Community Hospital v. Alfredson: does restriction of privileges without due process violate medical staff bylaws?\".","authors":"R E Thompson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 4","pages":"67-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21056340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The \"dirty words\" of antitrust.","authors":"D A Ettinger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 2","pages":"65-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OIG Management Advisory Report: financial arrangements between hospitals and hospital-based physicians.","authors":"A R Chenen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 2","pages":"61-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20988420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of the physician in encouraging use of advance directives.","authors":"J L Nelson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advance directives provide patients with the chance to tailor health care decisions to their own values even after they have lost the capacity to make decisions. Federal legislation enacted in 1990 and now effective will ensure widespread awareness of this opportunity. However, the extent to which advance directives actually contribute to improving patient care will depend much more on how physicians educate and counsel their patients than on what the law mandates.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 3","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20991867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structuring group medical practices: shareholder and partnership agreements.","authors":"A S Gassman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article is the second in a series addressing the structuring of group medical entities, shareholder relationships, and general representation factors. In this article, a number of the legal and business considerations for entering into shareholder and partnership agreements are discussed, and various types of practice structures and recommended group practice agreement provisions are described.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 4","pages":"19-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20994492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Do not resuscitate\" orders: the New York statutory model--Part II.","authors":"J J Rikoon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is the second part of a two-part article examining the statutory framework in New York State for the issuance of DNR orders. Part I addressed the procedure for issuance of a DNR order. Part II discusses recent changes in the DNR legislation, including nonhospital DNR orders, and describes the statutory procedure for cancellation of a DNR order, the dispute mediation system, the role of the courts, the interrelationship of the DNR statute with statutory health care proxies, the effects of a DNR order, and open questions and conflicts under under DNR statute.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"6 1","pages":"15-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20987385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}