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Medical staff bylaws are the rules that govern the relationship between physicians on staff at a hospital and the hospital administrators.  In most states, medical staff bylaws have the legal force of a contract, which means that they can be enforced in a court of law.<ref>[[Medical staff bylaws as contract]]</ref>

'''Medical staff bylaws''' are the rules that govern the relationship between physicians on staff at a hospital and the hospital administrators.  In most states, medical staff bylaws have the legal force of a contract, which means that they can be enforced in a court of law.<ref>[[Medical staff bylaws as contract]]</ref>

When a patient in a hospital needs to stay an additional day, or have a certain procedure, a physician's medical judgment for that patient is protected by medical staff bylaws against retaliation by a hospital attempting to cut costs.  Similarly, when a physician's presence on staff at a hospital interferes with new plans of the hospital administration, the medical staff bylaws protect against arbitrary revocation of the physician's ability to care for his patients at the hospital.

When a patient in a hospital needs to stay an additional day, or have a certain procedure, a physician's medical judgment for that patient is protected by medical staff bylaws against retaliation by a hospital attempting to cut costs.  Similarly, when a physician's presence on staff at a hospital interferes with new plans of the hospital administration, the medical staff bylaws protect against arbitrary revocation of the physician's ability to care for his patients at the hospital.