Physician-Hospital Issues Resource Area

This resource area was developed to enhance physician and physician assistant effectiveness as members of medical staffs through better understanding of the roles, rights and responsibilities of medical staffs in North Carolina and of key contractual issues with hospitals.

For more discussion on this topic, please visit the Doctor-to-Doctor blog's special category "Physician-Hospital Relations." For assistance logging into the blog, please contact Kristen Shipherd, kshipherd@ncmedsoc.org, (919) 833-3836 ext. 115.

• AMA Resources
  • View the NEW AMA Model Medical Staff Code of Conduct (PDF)
  • Organized Medical Staff Section
  • Physicians Guide to Medical Staff Organization Bylaws (AMA members only -- PDF)
  • Additional AMA Medical Staff Resources
• Joint Commission
  • Physician Information
  • Standards FAQs
• CMS Conditions of Participation
  • CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (Part 482)
  • Conditions of Participation: Medical Staff (Section 482.22)
• NC Statutes Regarding Hospital Privileges for Physicians
  • NC General Statutes, Chapter 131E Health Care Facilities and Services
  • Article 5: Hospital Licensure Act
  • Section 131E-87: Reports of Disciplinary Action; Immunity from Liability
  • Section 131E-86: Limited Privileges
  • Section 131E-85: Hospital Privileges and Procedures
• NC Rules Addressing Hospital Medical Staff
  • General Provisions
  • Establishment
  • Appointment
  • Status
  • Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules or Regulations
  • Organization and Responsibilities of the Medical Staff
  • Medical Staff Responsibilities for Quality Improvement Review
  • Compilation of All Rules (PDF)
• NCMS-Sponsored Presentations on Physician-Hospital Issues
  • Hospital and Physician Employment Agreements (Word file -- NCMS members only)
  • Hospital and Physician Employment Agreements (PowerPoint -- NCMS members only)
  • Medical Staff Boot Camp: Rights and Responsibilities of Medical Staffs (PDF) White paper presented by Poyner Spruill LLP.

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