Believe it or not, if you are on a wRVU-based compensation formula, you may make substantially more — or substantially less — in 2021 if you maintain your 2020 productivity level, without any changes to your employment agreement. How? CMS … Continued
Never in my 22 years of practicing health law have I encountered government-issued guidance involving strippers, until now. More precisely, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (the OIG, otherwise known as the kickback … Continued
It seems all the rage currently: the few medical practices left standing after the wave of consolidation with health systems are heavily courted by private equity investors, particularly in gastroenterology, dermatology and radiology. But moving out, or selling out, doesn’t … Continued
from Buzz Media Group – BUZZ TV on Vimeo. Ann Bittinger is interviewed about her physician employment agreement strategies.
With the Florida Supreme Court’s decision last month on non-compete agreements, the time is right for physician groups to evaluate the terms of their physician employment agreements and consider changes in time for a January 1st effective date for an … Continued
The Florida Supreme Court finally addressed the issue of non-competes in healthcare-related employment agreements, prompting this firm’s clients to review and revise their restrictive covenants. A non-compete, or restricted covenant, prohibits a physician employee from working in a certain prohibited … Continued
Today new physicians should expect to be offered lengthy employment agreements before they start their first post-training job. I enjoy assisting physicians with their contracts at this stage of their career because the document forms the foundation on which their … Continued
It wasn’t until I saw a Facebook post from a law school friend last week that I realized that 20 years ago this month, I became a lawyer. I saw his post of a picture of his bar license, noting … Continued