title: Taking down your shingle: developing and implementing an exit strategy.
abstract: Many physicians will be spending three to four decades in the practice of medicine, and often they have nothing to show for these years of hard work when they decide to "take their shingle down. "It is not uncommon for a doctor to retire, give his or her charts away to a younger colleague, and notify patients with an ad in the paper. What a sad way to leave a successful career. And it doesn't have to be that way. This article will provide information for the physician on how to leave his or her practice and reap a financial reward for all of the physician's hard work.
authors.affiliation: Kalogredis, Sansweet, Dearden and Burke, LTD., Suite 704, 987 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, PA 19087, USA. bkalogredis@ksdbhealthlaw.com
authors.forename: Vasilios J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Kalogredis
authors.forename: Neil H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D006123:Group Practice; D006801:Humans; D010317:Partnership Practice; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase; D011331:Private Practice; D012179:Retirement; D014481:United States