They serve as a liaison between the medical staff and board of trustees.

Question

Options

• AAdministration
• BMedical Staff
• CGoverning Board

• A
  87% (13)
• B
  7% (1)
• C
  7% (1)

Explanation

Administration (A) acts as the intermediary layer connecting the clinical world of the medical staff with the governance world of the board of trustees - translating operational needs upward and board directives downward.

Medical Staff (B) are the clinicians (physicians, nurses, etc.) focused on patient care; they are one of the parties being liaised between, not the liaison itself.

Governing Board (C) holds ultimate legal and fiduciary authority over the hospital; like the medical staff, it is one end of the relationship, not the bridge between them.

Memory tip: Think of Administration as the "middle management" of a hospital - sandwiched between the people who do the clinical work (Medical Staff) and the people who set policy and direction (Board of Trustees). If you visualize a three-layer org chart, Administration is always the middle layer.

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