☛ What’s the call schedule?

☛ How many calls and admissions do you handle on a typical call night or weekend?

☛ How is sign-out handled?

☛ Does the practice use a nurse triage system?

☛ Do you have evening or weekend office hours?

☛ What hospital(s) are you affiliated with?

☛ How is the ED covered?

☛ Are FPs welcome in the ICU/CCU at the hospital(s) where you work?

☛ What is the policy regarding prescribing narcotics and antibiotics over the telephone?

☛ Are patient charts well organized? Are they dictated or handwritten? Do they include problem and medication lists, flow sheets or other reminder forms?

☛ What are the weaknesses of your current charting system?

☛ Is the practice computerized? What are the future computerization plans?

☛ How would you describe your level of autonomy?

☛ How many patients do you see per day?

☛ Who decides how much time you spend with each patient?

☛ Do you receive appropriate feedback about performance quality?

☛ Do you receive feedback or education on billing and coding?

☛ How would you describe your relationship with the staff?

☛ What are the staff’s foremost concerns?

☛ Are you satisfied with the current compensation package?

☛ How is productivity measured?

☛ How would you characterize the pressure to produce?

☛ How would you describe the organization’s overall financial health? How is this clinic doing financially?

☛ Is any expansion, integration or corporate rearrangement currently being considered?

☛ Are you aware of any specific plans for capital improvements?

☛ How would you describe the practice's relationship with third-party payers?

☛ Is the administration responsive to your concerns?