title: Negotiate contracts carefully with part-time doctors.
abstract: Medical practices will increasingly need part-time physicians and indeed are becoming aware that many doctors prefer or require only part-time employment. This article sketches the emerging demographic patterns fueling this trend and discusses some of the contractual details to consider in terms of salary, benefits, liability coverage, and noncompete covenants.
authors.affiliation: The Health Care Group, 140 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, USA. dbernick@healthcaregroup.com
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bernick
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D004651:Employment; D008318:Malpractice; D017008:Negotiating; D010820:Physicians; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States