Part-Time Work Appeals to Increasing Number of Physicians

Retaining part-time physicians is an increasingly attractive option for private practices—and part-time work is an increasingly attractive option for physicians. The items described above are just a few of the provisions that are unique to the part-time physician relationship that should be reflected in the physician’s employment or independent contractor agreement.

Steven M. Harris, Esq., is a health care attorney and a member of the law firm McDonald Hopkins, LLC. Reach him at sharris@mcdonaldhopkins.com.

Reprinted with permission from the American College of Rheumatology.