KevinMD September 20, 2024
Dennis Hursh, Esq

Are hospitals crazy?

I suspect many physicians would answer “yes” to that question without much contemplation. I have always assumed that, although hospitals are profit-driven and therefore likely to have very different priorities than physicians who care about patients, the institutions can be relied upon to have some semblance of reasonableness.

Lately, however, I have been forced to reconsider my position. For decades, I have represented physicians in their various interactions with hospitals. From time to time, I have represented physicians who signed their contract without adequate legal review and now want to leave the institution. Many times, the contract that was presented by the institution (and accepted by the physician without adequate legal representation) did not have a “without...

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