title: Negotiating with administration--or how to get paid for doing hospital epidemiology.
abstract: Many hospital administrators acknowledge the value of a hospital epidemiologist. However, many hospital epidemiologists are not being paid for their work. To eliminate this inequity, hospital epidemiologists must negotiate contractual relationships successfully with their hospitals or healthcare systems. This article reviews an approach to rectifying this problem that is based on practical experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Burns Clinic Medical Center, Northern Michigan Hospital, Petoskey, USA.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Deery
mesh_terms: D004813:Epidemiology / Q000191:economics*; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States