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Employment Contracts

The business of emergency medicine may leave you scratching your head and wondering about business agreements and management. Learn more about obtaining and maintaining a business contract, looking out for contractual red flags, and understanding fairness issues and due process.

In this video from ACEP19, Rade B Vukmir, MD, JD, FACEP, outlines some of the things to look for in a personal service employment contract.

Contract Principles

Fairness Issues and Due Process Considerations in Various EP Relationships
Financing a Democratic Group
In Transition: Contracts - Watch Out for These Red Flags
What To Do When Your Contract Is Threatened

Policy Statements Related to Contract Issues

ANTITRUST
COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PRACTICE
EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THIRD-PARTY PAYERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE

Tools & Resources

Billing Transparency Primer
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN GROUP STAFFING CONTRACT TRANSITION (PDF)
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN GROUP STAFFING CONTRACT TRANSITION (PDF) INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSES IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONTRACTS
MODEL CONTRACT WITH MCO
OBTAINING, MAINTAINING, AND RETAINING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CONTRACT
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CONTRACT IS THREATENED (PDF)

Democratic Group Information

Starting a Democratic Group
Financing a Democratic Group
Democratic Group Practice Section

Articles & Books

For more information, check out these news articles from ACEP Now. And EMRA published "Contract Issues for Emergency Physicians" that takes a deep dive into the issues to be considered before entering into an employment or independent contractor agreement to provide medical services on behalf of a hospital or group.

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