STAFF CATEGORIES

Question 1

Active Staff

Answer 1

-Routinely admit and treat patients
-Participate in the work of the medical staff
-May admit or attend minimum number of patients

Question 2

Associate/ Provisional Staff

Answer 2

-Admit & treat patients
-Used as initial or provisional category

Question 3

Consulting Staff

Answer 3

-Do not admit patients
-Provide consultation/ support to attending physicians

Question 4

Honorary or Emeritus Staff

Answer 4

-Physicians who retire from active staff
-Serve as resource to medical staff

Question 5

Refer & Follow Staff

Answer 5

Refer patients to a hospitalist or other medical staff for inpatient services

Question 6

Faculty Staff

Answer 6

-Applicable to teaching facilities
-Staff who participate in medical education program

Question 7

House Staff

Answer 7

-Interns & residents
-Cannot admit/ treat patients beyond scope of training program
-Mechanism for supervision delineated in bylaws
-Not granted privileges, unless LIP (Ex: Moonlighting Resident)

Question 8

Hospitalist Staff

Answer 8

-Focused on general medical care of hospitalized patients
-May be department specific (Ex: Internal Med)

Question 9

Ambulatory Care Providers/ Affiliate Staff

Answer 9

-Only provide care in outpatient setting
-Do not admit patients to hospital
-May apply for privileges to satisfy requirements for managed care plans or surgical center affiliations

Question 10

Staff Categories per The Joint Commission (TJC)

Answer 10

Privileges mean duties & prerogatives of each category, not providing care to patients

Question 11

Staff Categories per ACHC/HFAP

Answer 11

Must have categories for all types of medical practitioners

Question 12

Staff Categories per DNV

Answer 12

Bylaws describe duties & privileges of each medical staff category