Posted by JenStar on September 29, 2005, at 17:00:30
In reply to Re: What does it mean to have hospital privileges? » Deneb, posted by 10derHeart on September 29, 2005, at 11:34:32
Sometimes it has to do with the insurance they take and bill, or which group they belong to. Not all doctors accept the same insurance or bill the same way.
Usually, doctors affiliate themselves with a particular group or hospital (at least here in the US!) Sometimes it's for convenience; theirs and the hospital's. They become familiar with the routines and the tests & availability of services. And when they visit their patients in the hospital, they only need to go to one place.
Why the other pdoc doesn't have it - maybe she doesn't want it? Or maybe she's affiliated with a different hospital?
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