Der operative Honorararzt im Krankenhaus vor dem Aus?

The cooperation between surgeons in private practice and hospitals in the discipline of plastic surgery is advantageous for all parties involved. This article is concerned with the legal framework conditions for private physicians and sketches the present discussions on incorporation as a self-employed physician based on the current developments in jurisprudence. The demarcation between a self-employed occupation and a fixed employment can in individual cases be particularly difficult. In addition to the problems in statutory social insurance, due to the latest developments in the establishment of a law for combating corruption in the healthcare system, there are also questions with respect to payments for referral of patients. Finally, in addition to the decision on so-called self-employed physicians by the Federal Supreme Court, the existing possibilities for remuneration of private services and optional benefit payments by self-employed or employed physicians in hospitals are discussed.