What Happens When a Doctor Breaches Their Employment Contract?

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It’s a story that’s all too common. A doctor receives an exciting job offer. He quickly signs the employment contract without thorough negotiation or review. The very last thing on his mind is breaching his contract in any way. As time goes by, however, the doctor wants to leave the position (70% of doctors stay … Read more

What’s Included in a Doctor’s Benefits Package?

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Disability Insurance When a doctor is weighing a job offer, a benefits package can be a deciding factor that prompts her to accept or walk away from a potential position. A benefits package contains everything from vacation time to dental insurance. And understanding the fine print is critical to evaluating an employment contract. A professional … Read more

Five Common Misconceptions about Physician Contract Reviews

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Professional contract review is one of the final steps that a new doctor must take before securing their first official job. And yet, many residents and fellows are largely in the dark about the details of the professional contract review process when they receive their first employment offer. Our team of physician contract attorneys and … Read more

The Doctor’s Life Podcast 043- All About The Situation

Maybe you’ve been there before; Wanting out of your employer so bad, you’d probably take anything at this point. When something does comes your way, you realize it’s not ideal, but you still really want to take it because it’s not your current employer. You pass on it though and wonder if that perfect situation … Read more

Do Contract Reviews Work?

Contract reviews can be expensive. Do contract reviews work?

We define anticipation as a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen. Or the act of preparing for something. On average, physicians spend at least 10 years in training and preparing to step into their career. When that day finally comes you’re presented with a 10–30 page document outlining and describing in great detail the minutia of the offer. Read more to learn about contract reviews!

In most cases, comparing the awareness level of what’s actually included in the contract or isn’t included, is a bit lopsided. On one side of the table is the health care organization or practice with their team of attorneys and on the other side of the table is, you. Being presented with the offer usually leads to many different emotions. All in the midst of trying to evaluate the compensation, benefits, implications, ramifications and details of a legal document.

The majority of physicians who interview and then get presented with a job offer and contract usually feel that they either can’t negotiate, shouldn’t negotiate, or that there really aren’t areas for negotiation, that the offer is what it is.

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The Doctor’s Life Podcast Episode 039- Do You Need a Contract Review?

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Are you getting paid what you’re worth? Receiving a contract will always make you a bit excited. Be it your first contract or your 12th in your career, it always elicits some emotion. Maybe it’s that raise you’ve been looking for or a piece of the partnership you’ve been fighting for. The problem is lawyers … Read more

What Do You Do About Your Job When Your Life Changes?

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There are so many ways your life can take a turn, a change in direction. Which sends you down an entirely different path than you were going on. What do you do with your job when this happens? You might’ve launched your career years ago and have built up a great patient base with the years ahead looking bright because of all the hard work put in.

It could be a management or ownership change that impacts the culture where the environment goes from being “the work you enjoy” to “the work that pays the bills.” In other cases it might be a business change which impacts reimbursements. Or how you are compensated. These are the risks of being in the business world and we are all susceptible to them.

What about a scenario where the needs of your family change. When you joined the practice you might have been single. Then got married. Had a couple of kids. Both spouses may be working and that family support which you didn’t need now becomes a “top-of-the-list” concern. How do you pivot at that point?

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DLP: Episode 34 – How to Leave Your Current Employer

So what happens when you decide it’s time to move on from an employer? When you have decided you’re leaving your current employer, there are many things to consider including your contract and performing a full-scale job search.

Justin Nabity is in The Doctor’s Life Podcast studio with answers to questions you will have when you are leaving your current employer. All episodes of The Doctor’s Life Podcast are available on iTunes, Android, and on SoundCloud. Make sure to subscribe and you will be the first to get new episodes of The Doctor’s Life Podcast.

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The Doctor’s Life Podcast Episode 032- Best Locations to Practice

So where are the best locations to practice? Well, it comes down to a handful of factors, but all signs point to the same top few places.

Justin Nabity is back on The Doctor’s Life Podcast with a list of the best locations to practice and the factors you should consider if you’re looking for a new location. All episodes of The Doctor’s Life Podcast are availableon iTunes, Android, and on SoundCloud. Make sure to subscribe and you will be the first to get new episodes of The Doctor’s Life Podcast.

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