Career and Life Planning Guidebook for Medical Residents

Market Driven HealthCare Recommended Tool How Market Conditions Impact Patients, Administration, and Physicians Use this tool to understand how medical market conditions may present challenges for physicians, patients, and administration. http://md.careers/E-33 R E A D : Hospital Organization Structure The following chart provides an overview of the connection points between patients, hospitals, and physicians in regard to hospital organization structure and practice options. By understanding each of the roles of senior leadership teams, the board of directors, community, and how each practice setting is connected to the hospital will give you an understanding how an or-ganization operates as well as providing you insight on what type of setting is the best fit for you. PATIENT Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Physician/Hospital Employee Senior Leadership Team (COO, CFO, CMO/VPMA, CNO, CIO) Medical Staff HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHART BOARD OF DIRECTORS Practice Options • Multi-Specialty Group (MSG) • Single Specialty Group (SSG) • Solo Practice • Independent Contractor • Locum Tenens (Substitute Physicians) Patient Patient 101 WWW.PHYSICIANCAREERPLANNING.COM