Approaching ED Call Compensation as a Negotiation

Published October 2008

Physicians are rapidly moving from assuming ED call is an obligation of medical staff membership to assuming ED call is a hospital obligation they should be paid to fulfill. Once they’ve made this shift, physicians want to know how much they will be paid for call. In fact, physicians are increasingly dictating this amount to hospitals before they commit to assuming ED call. Either the hospital meets physicians’ compensation demands or physicians refuse to take call, regardless of what the bylaws require. Authored by Rick Sheff, MD, CMSL, chair and executive director with The Greeley Company, this white paper provides insights for both medical staffs and physicians to approach ED Call coverage and compensation in the fairest way, as a negotiation based on interests and principles.

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