title: Medical staff evolution: collegial friendship to collective accountability.
abstract: The last 10 to 15 years represent a period of transition for medical staffs. The era of professional liability led to new demands for formal mechanisms of accountability, a much more defined organizational structure, and new medico-administrative careers. The medical staff's bylaws, rules, and regulations also increased in importance and complexity, as physicians had to incorporate provisions for due process and carefully select words.
mesh_terms: D003249:Constitution and Bylaws; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States