Too much trust.

Many physicians hire an office manager to take over the administrative side of the practice so the physician can do what he or she does best - care for patients. But paying bills, depositing money, handling payroll, and accepting payments from patients are everyday tasks that give office managers a lot of power over a medical practice. It's crucial that physicians keep an eye on financial operations to help keep their employees honest.

Put on notice. New York report could have hospital execs, boards looking over their shoulders.

A New York state commission wants to give state officials the power to remove management and boards at poorly performing hospitals in Brooklyn and possibly recognition that the borough's healthcare system is dysfunctional. "There's some competition that really doesn't benefit anybody" and is inefficient, says Richard Becker, left, of Brooklyn Hospital Center.

[Labor law issues in hospitals by structural changes and changes in hospital ownership]. / Arbeitsrechtliche Fragen im Krankenhaus bei Strukturveränderung und Trägerwechsel.

The present article deals with the potential impact of structural changes and changes in hospital control or ownership on the employment contracts of the physicians concerned. While taking the applicable jurisdiction into consideration, the author examines the options of assigning new responsibilities or decreasing compensation opportunities, amending or even terminating employment contracts, outsourcing hospital-related services, or allowing physicians in the future to provide these services at their own risk. Furthermore, the article outlines the change in employer in various "change of control" scenarios such as in the case of hospital privatisation.