title: On-call? No thanks.
abstract: Physician specialists increasingly say no--some even refuse to answer their phones--when hospitals ask them to take on-call duty in the emergency department. Solutions are complex and costly: reducing physicians' liability exposure, improving reimbursements, hiring on-site surgeons, and taking a regional approach to emergency care.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huff
mesh_terms: D039602:After-Hours Care; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce