Physician-Hospital Contractual Relations

The WSMA recognizes that there are various financial or contractual arrangements that physicians and hospitals may enter. The WSMA supports the form of the contractual or financial arrangement between physicians and hospitals as dependent on the facts and circumstances of each situation. (JC 4.06-87) (Reaffirmed A-17)

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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:

EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health Services