Playing nice. Noncompete terms in physician employment agreements.
Medical groups often include a noncompete clause in their employment contracts with physicians to protect themselves if physicians leave and seek to open competing medical offices. Noncompete agreements can perform a valuable function by allowing medical groups to employ, train and financially support new professionals without fear that they are creating competitors, but the agreements' enforceability depends on state law.
Baker
Marshall M
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Physician Advisory Services Inc., Boise, Idaho, USA. physerv@sprintmail.com
Marinello
Mitchell L
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