Articles for physicians, surgeons, and surgical practices, including ambulatory surgery centers. Topics cover the regulatory, corporate, and operational issues that come up in physician-owned practices, from contracting and compliance to practice structure, written for independent practitioners and small groups.
Physicians leaving hospital employment to start a private practice need to address more than their resignation. Employment contracts, restrictive covenants, patient relationships, medical records, malpractice coverage, and practice formation can all affect the transition.
A non-compete in a physician employment contract can raise important questions, even if you are not planning to leave your job. Here are the facts about non-competes and other restrictive covenants.
Leaving a physician position is not always as simple as giving notice. Your employment agreement may contain termination requirements, restrictive covenants, repayment obligations, and other terms that continue after you leave. Understanding those provisions before you resign can help you avoid unexpected restrictions or financial obligations.
Thinking about starting a private medical practice? This guide covers the legal and regulatory considerations physicians should address when starting their own practice, from entity formation and ownership to contracts, HIPAA, credentialing, leases, and state-specific requirements.
Concierge and DPC practices may use an MSO for administrative and management functions, but the structure must preserve appropriate control over clinical matters. Learn what to consider when structuring the relationship between the practice and the MSO.
Moving an established medical practice to a concierge model requires careful planning. Physicians need to address payor contracts, existing patients, membership agreements, Medicare, practice structure, and state-specific requirements before making the transition.
Physicians considering concierge medicine need to understand how Medicare participation, private contracts, membership fees, and Medicare opt-out rules affect their practice model.
Direct primary care allows physicians to provide defined primary care services in exchange for recurring fees paid directly by patients. But starting a DPC practice without taking insurance requires careful attention to Medicare, state insurance laws, patient agreements, and practice structure.
Direct primary care practices must meet state-specific legal requirements involving membership agreements, insurance, Medicare, and other compliance issues.
New federal HSA rules make qualifying DPC membership fees eligible for payment with HSA funds. Physicians should understand the requirements before marketing their membership model as HSA-eligible.
