In August 2008, a new book entitled The Greeley Guide to New Medical Staff Models: Contemporary Solutions for Today’s Physician-Hospital Relationship Challenges will be released. Coauthored by Rick Sheff (chairman and executive director of The Greeley Company) and me, the book is a direct response to a question asked by physicians and hospital CEOs over the past several years. That question is: “The old medical staff model is dead. What’s the new one?”