Description
We’ll review components of physician employment agreements that cause the greatest problems & train you to “lawsuit-proof” your practice.
Course Overview:
Formal written contracts establish the legal relationship between physicians and hospitals, medical groups, and physician practices. They outline the terms and conditions of that relationship, as well as the rights and obligations of each party. They eliminate uncertainties regarding mutual rights, obligations, and relationships.
Employment agreement serves to protect your hospital or practice against future disputes in areas such as compensation, performance, termination, non-compete, etc. Therefore, it should include as precise a language as possible. Ambiguous terms in agreements are of little effect when disputes occur over the meaning of a party’s rights or obligations.
Attend this webinar to get an accurate understanding of what should be included in your physician employment agreement, and what should not be. We’ll also discuss the best practices for auditing employment agreements, identifying problem areas, and avoiding potential pitfalls.
Areas Covered:
- Critical components of compliant employment arrangements
- Understanding the language and terms used in Physician employment agreements.
- Avoiding mistakes commonly made by Physicians and their employers when entering into employment agreements; and
- Understanding what to look for when entering into an employment agreement and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
- Adjusting provider compensation structure in response to recent Medicare changes, including E/M work RVU adjustments
- Best practices for auditing employment agreements and identifying potential pitfalls
Why should you attend?
We will review the elements of the physician employment agreement that can cause the greatest problems, focusing on the pitfalls and complications that can develop when the parties do not fully understand what is being agreed to. Items such as corporate practice, term and termination, termination for cause, duties of the physician, call, non-compete clauses, and compensation should be clearly set out in the agreement and fully understood by the parties.
During this session, Dr. William Mack Copeland will use case studies and draw from his extensive experience as a healthcare attorney to unpack the common types of physician employment agreements in use currently and point out problem areas to avoid.
Who will benefit:
- In-House Counsel
- Healthcare Compliance Officers
- Healthcare Human Resources
- Physician Practice Managers
- Healthcare CFO’s
- Hospital executives (CEOs, COOs, CNOs, and CMOs)
About the Instructor:
Dr. William Mack Copeland, MS, JD, Ph.D., LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC. He is also president of Executive & Managerial Development Group, a consulting entity providing compliance and other fraud and abuse-related services. He is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Will, is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics. Copeland is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, Ohio, and Cincinnati Bar Associations and is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. A former hospital chief executive officer, he is also a recipient of the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award.
