Physician Employment

Physician assistant wages and employment, 2000-2025.

This study sought to assess physician assistant (PA) wages, make comparisons with other healthcare professionals, and project their earnings to 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics PA employment datasets were probed, and 2013 wages were used to explore median wage differences between large employer categories and 14 years of historical data (2000-2013). Median wages of PAs, family physicians an...

Physician-hospital integration without hospital employment.

Hospitals can use a full-service PSA to achieve physician-hospital integration without the downsides of an employed practice. Under a PSA, a hospital would serve as provider of service and responsible billing party. A PSA contractually obligates a group to defined responsibilities.

Restrictive covenants in physician employment agreements.

Virtually all physician employment relationships are governed by employment agreements in which the physician and employer exchange promises. When embodied in contracts, promises are also known as "covenants." Certain covenants are restrictive in nature, including, most notably, covenants which prohibit competition ("non-competes"). Legal considerations regarding non-competes in particular cent...

Physician contract checklist: recruitment, employment, and independent contractors.

Under the Contract, will Physician be an: Employee ................................................................................................................................... Independent Contractor, or ........................................................................................................ Private Practitioner not rendering services on behalf of the [Organization Name] I...

Is physician employment by health systems an answer?