title: The paid chief of staff: issues and options.
abstract: Creating the position of chief of staff to achieve a more formal arrangement between hospital and medical staff involves making a complex set of decisions--should he be elected or appointed, to whom will he report, who should pay him, what are his responsibilities? Dr. Fifer addresses these issues, suggests some options, and recommends ways to make the new arrangement effective.
mesh_terms: D007325:Institutional Practice; D007587:Job Description; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008486:Physician Executives; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits