title: Getting paid for taking ER calls: who decides, and how much is fair?
abstract: Most physicians have voluntarily taken calls at hospital emergency rooms because of medical staff bylaw requirements, a sense of professional or ethical obligation or civic commitment. Today, however, most specialists expect to receive some form of remuneration for taking ER calls. Physicians' desire for such a stipend obviously must coincide with a hospital's willingness to pay--and this leads to the key question of the fair market value, or reasonableness, of a specific compensation level.
authors.affiliation: hobartcollins@bellsouth.net
authors.forename: Hobart
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D004470:Economics, Medical; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D017008:Negotiating; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce