Essentials of negotiating for employment in a changing environment.
Evolving changes in health care in the United States are causing new graduates and self-employed physicians to consider employment with large groups and health systems. Familiarity with the principles, proper conduct, and mechanics of negotiating an employment agreement will be important for vascular surgeons making such a decision. The various components of compensation packages and contract language need to be critically evaluated. To facilitate an understanding of the complexities involved in employment contracts, strategies to avoid making negotiating mistakes are discussed.
Division of Vascular Diseases & Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: bhagwan.satiani@osumc.edu.
Bhagwan
B
Satiani
Sarasota Vascular Specialists, Sarasota, Fla.
Deepak G
DG
Nair
Division of Vascular Diseases & Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Jean E
JE
Starr
Sarasota Vascular Specialists, Sarasota, Fla.
Russell H
RH
Samson
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