Items to Consider When Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements

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Items to Consider When Negotiating Physician
Employment Agreements
Who can Benefit Hospital executives,
particularly CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CNOs, and
CMOs Physicians Physician practice managers.
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Webinar Description
We will review the various elements of the
physician employment agreements, focusing on the
pitfalls and the problems that can develop when
the agreement does not clearly define the
relationship, and/or when the parties do not
fully understand what is being agreed to. Items
such as term and termination, termination for
cause, duties of the physician, call,
non-compete, and compensation are items that
should be clearly set out in the agreement and
fully understood by the parties. Contracts
between physicians and their employers are for
the purpose of formalizing new or preexisting
relationship, regardless of whether the employer
is a hospital or a physician practice. The needs
and goals of the parties must shape the
negotiations and the agreement's terms. The
agreement should not dictate or lead to goals or
results that neither of the party wants.
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Why Should you Attend
Formal written contracts establish the legal
relationship between the parties they state the
terms and conditions of that relationship and the
rights and obligations of each party. They
confirm the intentions and relationships of the
parties as they enter into this relationship, and
they eliminate uncertainties regarding mutual
rights, obligations, and relationships. If
everything remained as it is at the time the
agreement is signed, there would be little need
for formal documents. However, the agreement
serves to protect against future disputes.
Therefore, it should include as precise language
as possible. Ambiguous terms in agreements are of
little effect when disputes occur over the
meaning of a party's rights or obligations. You
should attend to gain an understanding of what
should and what should not be in a physician
employment agreement.
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Fremont California 94536 USA 510-857-5896
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Objectives of the Webinar
To provide the attendee with an understanding of
the elements of a physician employment agreement,
including why certain items should be covered and
what to review very carefully.
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Fremont California 94536 USA 510-857-5896
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Instructor Profile
William Mack Copeland President Copeland Law,
LLC
William Mack Copeland, MS, JD, PhD, LFACHE,
practices health care law in Cincinnati at the
firm of Copeland Law, LLC, where he is the
president and the CEO. He is also the president
of the Executive Managerial Development Group,
a consulting entity providing compliance and
other fraud and abuse related services. A
graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon
P. Chase College of Law, Bill is a frequent
author and speaker on health law topics. He is a
member of the American Health Lawyers
Association, American, Ohio and Cincinnati Bar
Associations. A former hospital chief executive
officer, he is a life fellow in the American
College of Healthcare Executives. He was awarded
the American College of Health Care Executives
Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent's Award
in 2007.
OnlineCompliancePanel LLC 38868 Salmon Ter,
Fremont California 94536 USA 510-857-5896
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Items to Consider When Negotiating Physician
Employment Agreements
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