title: Vice-president of medicine/vice-president of nursing. Collaboration or conflict?
abstract: In the current environment of Diagnosis Related Groups and competition for the health care market share, there is a significant increase of vice-president of medical affairs or medical director positions on the hospital management team. This partnership is seen as vital for the survival of private practice physicians and hospitals. What does the addition of this role mean to the nursing administrator? What is the likelihood of a confusion of responsibilities between the vice-president of nursing and the vice-president of medical affairs or medical director? What involvement should the vice-president of nursing have in the vice-president of medical affairs or medical director's job description? These are some of the questions discussed in this article.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D008486:Physician Executives