Category: Law for Healthcare Practitioners
July 30th, 2025
DO I NEED AN ATTORNEY TO REVIEW MY PHYSICIAN CONTRACT? by Jim Vogele
Attorney Review? The title to this brief musing by a physician contract review attorney compels a negative answer. Of course you do not “need an…
July 21st, 2025
DOs and MDs – They’re All Physicians and Welcome Here by Jim Vogele
I was happy to see an article in the New York Times in the past week with the title, “So Your Doctor Is a D.O….
June 24th, 2025
DO I NEED TO SEE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN MY PHYSICAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT? by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction For sake of discussion, let’s say an employer asks you to sign a California physician contract and the document refers to an arbitration…
April 29th, 2025
Oregon And Montana Noncompete Bills 2025, And A Few Notes About Restrictive Covenants Affecting Physicians In Washington And California by Jim W. Vogele
For any reader who may be considering an Oregon physician contract in the future (or perhaps has already signed one), it’s worth noting that, as…
March 3rd, 2025
California Physician Employment Contracts And The Employed Physician Model Of Professional Services Delivery
by Jim Vogele Introduction I recently mentioned in an article on this website that an Oregon physician contract review client had indicated that…
August 30th, 2024
TERMINATING PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim Vogele
INTRODUCTION Most Washington, Oregon, and California physician employment contracts are at will, meaning that they can be terminated “without cause,” for any legal reason. …
July 30th, 2023
NEGOTIATING PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT TERMS by Jim W. Vogele
I frequently field questions about physician contract negotiations. Negotiation is perhaps a classic example of “more art than science,” yet there are some basic…
June 17th, 2023
PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS: WHAT IS “CONTRA PROFERENTEM” by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction Contra proferentem is a Latin term which means that any ambiguous contract or provision in a contract will be construed against the…
May 18th, 2023
VETERINARIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim Vogele
Introduction Even if you’ve never seen All Creatures Great and Small, who doesn’t love a good veterinarian? Certainly, every good dog loves a good…
March 28th, 2023
THE FUTURE OF NONCOMPETE PROVISIONS IN PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction: Noncompetes: Good or Bad? Would it be quixotic to say that physicians treat patients, rather than compete for patients? To some…
August 15th, 2022
NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS IN PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction: A Brief Comparison of Noncompetition Legal Standards in Oregon, California, Washington, and Montana Restrictive covenants in employment are contractual agreements between employers and employees,…
