Why radiologists lose their hospital contracts: is your contract secure?
Previously, a hospital contract meant tenure for the incumbent group of radiologists; however, those days are long gone. Exclusive contracts have morphed into exclusive contracts with carve-outs. Turf erosion has become a fact of life for radiology practices. Now radiologists are losing their hospital contracts in record numbers. Group size, though helpful for a variety of reasons, does not ensure that a practice will be secure in its hospital setting. The reasons that groups lose their hospital contracts are varied, and in this paper, the author discusses the most common ones. Suggestions to help practices avoid this unfortunate fate are presented.
Muroff
Lawrence R
LR
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA. lrmuroff@hotmail.com <lrmuroff@hotmail.com>
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