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Small Group Resources

We are all in this together. For some members of small groups, you may want a community where you can share your challenges, your victories, your best practices. We are here for you! 

ACEP has an online network for you to connect with other small group members, features in ACEP publications and podcasts, and crowd-sourced curation of vendors.

Turn Small Group Challenges into Solutions

Community Involvement

Small Group Resource Community

Contract Review and Other Legal Services

Democratic Group Practice Section

Helpful Contract Resources

Contract Transition Information Paper
Experts Outline how to Evaluate a Hospital Contract
How to Protect Your EM Group's Hospital Contract
Obtaining, Maintaining, and Retaining an Emergency Department Contract
What To Do When Your Contract Is Threatened

Related ACEP Policy Statements

Antitrust

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Compensation Arrangements for Emergency Physicians

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Definition of Democracy in Emergency Medicine Practice

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Emergency Physician Contractual Relationships

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Emergency Physician Rights and Responsibilities

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Emergency Physician Shift Work

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Third-Party Payers and Emergency Medical Care

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Workforce Diversity in Health Care Settings

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ACEP Now Articles

ACEP Now has published several articles on the best practices and challenges of small or democratic groups. See what others have said. 

Building a Democratic, Independent, Community ED Practice
Opinion: Independent Emergency Group Practice Model Boosts Physician Satisfaction
Opinion: How Democracy in Emergency Medicine Groups Should Be Defined, Measured
Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss Role of Democratic Groups in Future of EM
Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss How Democratic Groups Manage Scale, Consolidation
Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss Pros, Cons of Democratic Group Practices
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