Posted by 10derHeart on September 29, 2005, at 11:34:32
In reply to What does it mean to have hospital privileges?, posted by Deneb on September 29, 2005, at 10:31:48
It means that doctor is allowed to admit patients into that particular hospital.
It's not automatic that any M.D. can have patients admitted to any hospital. They have to ask for and be granted that "privilege" by the hospital adminstration.
I don't know the precise mechanism, or why some doctors have privileges at one hospital, and not another, but someone reading here probably does...
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