Physician recruitment agreements: What are the biggest risks of agreeing to one?

Physician recruitment agreements often sound great for the physician, but the agreement may contain language that constrains what the doctor can do and where he or she can practice. These risks are avoidable.

Ericka Adler, a health care attorney with Roetzel & Andress, discusses the risks involved when signing a physician recruitment agreement and what doctors should look out for. Only after a careful negotiation and legal review should a document be signed.