Physician Recruitment Agreement Tips
Physician recruitment agreements can be utilized to “sweeten the pot” in the underlying physician employment agreement.
Physician Contract Blog
Expiration of Physician Employment Agreements
Most physician employment agreements will continue in full force and effect after an “expiration date”. Nevertheless, it is generally a good idea to negotiate a new agreement when the old one expires.
Medical Practice Purchase Agreements
Medical practice purchase agreements are usually complicated transactions. This post intends to give you a sense of some of the issues you will run into.
Thinking About Starting a Direct Patient Care Practice?
The Manual of Policies and Procedures for Direct Primary Care may be all you need to get back to practicing medicine by really connecting with your patients.
Direct Patient Care – Is it really a good idea?
Physicians get to spend most of their time healing patients in direct patient care practices, rather than fighting insurance companies to get paid.
Shifting Alliances Between Physicians and Payers
New contracting paradigms are creating alliances between physicians and payers on one side, squared off against hospitals on the other side.
Not Giving the Notice Required Under a Physician Employment Agreement
The cost of failing to give the notice required by your physician employment agreement can be substantial, and the effect on your reputation could be worse.
The Basics of Negotiating Your First Physician Contract
Negotiating your first physician contract influences the rest of your life – beyond your professional career. Use every resource to assure the best outcome.
Not All Physician Compensation Should Be Average!
Unlike at Lake Wobegon, where “all the children are above average,” this health system believes that all physician compenstation should be average.
Medicare Overpayments Must be Returned Within 60 Days
Medicare overpayments to physicians must be repaid within 60 days. I explain exactly what is required, and answer common questions about this rule.
My Doctor Made a Mistake
It’s time that we recognize that the problem with American healthcare isn’t the physicians, it’s the system that doesn’t allow our physicians to do what they’ve been trained so well to do.
The 8 Stages of Sales of Medical Practices to the Hospital
Sales of medical practices to a hospital can be imtimidating; however, we have learned they all usually follow the same trends.
The Final Steps in Closing a Medical Practice in Pennsylvania
Filing the final tax returns is not enough when officially closing a medical practice. Your attorney must also file documents with the Department of State.
Without Cause Termination in Physician Employment Contracts – Now What?
Without cause termination in physician employment contracts can be stressful for the physician, but there are beneficial aspects that can be exploited.
Fear and Loathing – 8 Rules of Hospital Negotiations
A rant about hospital negotiations, from a physician’s lawyer who has been in the trenches with these David and Goliath battles.
