title: [Compensation for hospital-based physicians].
abstract: In German hospitals there are four groups of physicians associated with different compensation schemes: the senior consultants receiving both a salary from the hospital and fees earned from ambulatory and stationary private patients; house officers (residents) receiving a salary, overtime allowance and a share in the senior consultants' fees; external doctors with a hospital affiliation (Belegärzte) receiving only the fees paid by patients or their health insurers; medical consultants (Konsiliarärzte) earning fees for optional services from private patients, for other services from the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Rechtsanwalt für Arzt- u. Krankenhausrecht, Düsseldorf. kanzlei@ra-dr-jansen.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D005249:Fees and Charges; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits