The Physician Employment Contract Handbook, 2nd ed
Subtitle: A Guide to Structuring Equitable Arrangements
Publisher: Productivity Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Yorkm NY
Format: Trade Hardcover
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781439813164
Description: No matter which way you look at it, whether you own your own practice, become a part of a large physician group, or become an employee of a hospital, you will be signing an employment contract of some sort. Revised and updated, The Physician Employment Contract Handbook, Second Edition: A Guide to Structuring Equitable Arrangements provides sample physician employment contracts and explains how each contract works.

Here are just few of the things that you will learn from The Physician Employment Contract Handbook, Second Edition: A Guide to Structuring Equitable Arrangements .

Information on the latest managed care entities
A review of basic concepts in fraud and abuse, corporate practice of medicine, and antitrust concerns
The various legal and compliance issues related to physician employment, such as anti-self referral and anti-kickback issues
Tips on how to resolve disputes through arbitration or mediation
A review of the pros and cons of various partnership arrangements.
Learn how to ask meaningful questions of legal and accounting counsel
Review a model preliminary review and analysis of the agreement offered
Learn how to compare a prospective employer’s contract to other standard agreements without endangering confidentiality agreements
Review model physician employment contract terms and provisions
Move into the future and take advantage of opportunities in the current healthcare reform
Includes sample contracts for various organizational structures
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; title: OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS; title: Occupational Options for Physicians; title: Managed Care Implications; title: Hospital-Owned MSO; title: Group Practice without Walls/Clinic without Walls; title: Open Physician Hospital Organization; title: Closed Physician Hospital Organization; title: Physician Practice Management Arrangement; title: Equity Management Services Organization; title: Foundation Model; title: Staff Model; title: Conclusion; title: Working with Search Firms; title: Re-Employment Issues; title: Do's; title: Don'ts; title: The Physician Recruitment Process; title: The Screening Process; title: The Interview Process; title: Recruiting Foreign Physicians from U.S. Residency Programs; title: Submitting Your CV to Search Firms; title: Using a Physician Recruiter - a Checklist; title: Negotiating a Contract with an Employer; title: Work Restrictions; title: Introduction to the Group Practice Environment; title: Setting Your Expectations; title: LEGAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT; title: Medicare/Medicaid Anti-Kickback Concerns; title: Fraud and Abuse Issues; title: Problems with Fraud Control; title: Laws Governing Healthcare Fraud; title: False Claims; title: Causing the Submission of a False Claim; title: Damages Under the False Claims Act; title: Qui Tam Provisions of the False Claims Act; title: Antitrust Concerns for Physicians; title: The Purpose of the Antitrust Laws; title: Antitrust Laws in General; title: Antitrust Enforcement; title: Conspiracy in Restraint of Trade; title: Medicare Physician Incentive Plan Requirements; title: Physician Incentive Plan Regulation Questions and Answers; title: Substantial Financial Risk; title: Questions and Answers; title: Stop-Loss Production; title: Disclosure; title: Miscellaneous; title: Glossy; title: Corporate Practice of Medicine; title: Contract Law Basics; title: Parol Evidence and Incorporation of Exhibits and Attachments; title: Specified Services; title: Standards of Care; title: Exclusion of Other Statements; title: Contract of Record; title: Express of Implied Contracts; title: Quasi Contracts; title: Definiteness; title: Other Types of Contracts; title: Termination of an Offer; title: Duress Issues; title: Interpretation of Contracts; title: Assignments; title: Delegation of Duties; title: Discharge of Contracts; title: Bankruptcy; title: Breach of Contract; title: Liquidated Damages; title: A Checklist for Managed Care Agreements; title: Key Phrases to Raise Red Flags - how to respond; title: Alternative Dispute Resolution; title: Who Are the Neutrals?; title: Who Uses Alternative Dispute Resolution?; title: Arbitration and Mediation; title: Stages of an Arbitration; title: Arbitration and the Law; title: Advantages of ADR; title: Speed; title: Choice and Expertise of Impartial Neutrals; title: Informality and Flexibility; title: Privacy; title: Economy; title: Finality; title: Mediation; title: Types of Disputes Resolved by Mediation; title: The Neutrals; title: Scheduling a Mediation; title: Stages of Mediation; title: Administrative Fees; title: Deposits; title: Refunds; title: Typical Dispute Resolution language in Employment Agreements; title: Glossary of Dispute Resolution Terms; title: Physician Employment Contracts; title: Compensation and Benefits; title: Other Major Considerations; title: General Contract Terms; title: The Real Key to Success; title: Section Three - Managed Care; title: Managed Care Participation for the Newcomer; title: Health Maintenance Organizations; title: HMO Premium Rate Setting; title: HMO Models; title: HMO Provider Contracts; title: Point-of-Service Products in HMOs; title: Transferring Risk to Providers in the HMO Setting; title: Preferred Provider Organizations; title: Silent PPOs; title: Exclusive Provider Organizations; title: Independent Practice Associations; title: Physician Hospital Organizations; title: Management Services Organizations; title: EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS; title: Employed Physicians in the Hospital Sponsored Practice; title: What to Expect from the Contractor; title: Compensation; title: Grievances; title: Non-Compete Clauses; title: Full Partnership Arrangements; title: Duration of Partnership; title: Partner Disability Benefits; title: Medical Director Positions; title: EXAMPLES OF PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS; title: Appendix 1 - Full Partnership Agreement; title: Appendix 2 - Hospital Affiliated Practice/Physician Practice Management (NonEquity); title: Appendix 3 - Full-time Faculty Member - University Medical Corporation; title: Appendix 4 - Independent Contractor Agreement; title: Appendix 5 - Medical Director Employment Agreement; title: Appendix 6 - Group Practice Staff Physician Agreement; title: Appendix 7 - Managed Care and Other Related Case Law