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Dear Doctor, Congratulations on your job offer! You've been offered a job and handed a contract...now what do you do? An experienced attorney with insider's experience gives important practical advice about understanding and negotiating your employment contract. "The Ultimate Doctor's Guide To The Best Employment Contract" is designed to help you get the most out of your physician employment contract. Don't make the same mistakes many of your colleagues have made by simply signing your contract blindly. Become informed. Understand what you're signing, and learn how to speak up for your rights! This is typically what I see when a doctor comes to me with their contract... Chief Complaint: 1. Most doctors don't know what's in their employment contract, 2. Most doctors don't understand the terms of their contract, 3. Most doctors don't know how to ask for better terms or negotiate their contract. Before accepting the fact that a doctor needs help with their contract despite so many years of schooling and training, it is vital to recognize the symptoms that are commonly seen... Symptoms: The doctor breaks out in a cold sweat...there's a deadline to sign the contract...they haven't discussed the details of the contract with their significant other, or their family. "Do I try and negotiate? Do I ask for more money? Will the Group feel I'm greedy? Do I need a lawyer? If I raise a red flag about the contract will they think I'm annoying?" Questions arise, uncertainty is ever-present, and answers are desperately needed. Common symptoms include, but are not limited to: 1. Inability to sleep, 2. Frequent night-time urination, 3. Occasional night sweats, 4. Shortness of breath has been known to occur, 5. Anxiety attacks are rare, but a recognized risk  of an unfamiliar contract. 6. Irritability, irritation and change in bowel habits are frequently observed. 7. Withdrawl from friends and family is sometimes seen, although not as common as night sweats, 8. Daydreaming is occasionally seen and reveals itself when the doctor is asked a question and repeatedly responds "Huh?" "What?" "Uh, sorry..." Even without these common symptoms, legal treatment is still required as the doctor may be asymptomatic or be in denial. There is a term I have coined for this condition called 'The Legal Nonsense Syndrome'. Believe it or not, this syndrome is totally treatable and preventable. Now, let's take a look at the differential diagnosis - Differential diagnosis: In all likelihood, this doctor has just received their first employment contract, or is in the process of changing jobs and has received an employment contract to sign. Most likely diagnosis: A resident is about to finish their training and gets an offer from a medical group or hospital. This is the most common diagnosis- when a doctor has just received their first offer and is handed a contract to sign. Emotions run high, expectations are high, and the doctor is worried about making waves if he raises issues with his (or her) contract. Next likely diagnosis: A doctor with a few years of experience is about to change jobs and is handed a contract to sign. In cases where a doctor is about to change jobs, or has already left one job and is about to embark on a new journey with another Group or Hospital, he (or she) has already gone through a contract evaluation and negotiation (hopefully) with an experienced attorney. This physician will usually not be exhibiting as many symptoms as a doctor who is getting their first employment contract, since they've been through the process before. Having experience tends to give an outward appearance of 'Hey, I've done this before...it's like putting in an IV in my sleep." Least likely diagnosis: The doctor is totally confident about each and every term in the contract, and has negotiated the contract to the point where he (or she) is absolutely sure they have obtained every possible advantage available from the Group (or Hospital), and taken advantage of every possible negotiating tactic. Treatment: Most often, the symptoms are transient and last only until a good contract has been negotiated and signed. If the employment contract has not been negotiated well, symptoms will undoubtedly become chronic and require frequent visits to one's lawyer. Headaches will persist, costs will increase, and animosity is likely to develop between you and the doctors in your Group. If the contract is not properly analyzed and evaluated, symptoms will persist despite every attempt to modify the contract with antibiotics, surgery, laxatives, and self-deprecating humor.     Who am I, and why should you listen to me? Hello, my name is Gerry Oginski. I'm an attorney with over 18 years of experience as a trial lawyer in New York. For the last 11 years I've helped physicians analyze and evaluate their employment contracts. I provide a service unlike most other lawyers. When you have a brain aneurysm you don't want a general practitioner operating on you. You want a surgical specialist who has the experience and expertise to handle your matter with confidence in their abilities. The same holds true for lawyers.                          In the last 11 years, the only contract reviews and contract negotiation I handle involve physician employment contracts. There's a big difference between real estate and business contracts that many other attorneys commonly handle. Physician contracts have specific terms and language that are not usually found in other types of contracts. Would you want to go to a lawyer that doesn't specifically handle doctor's contracts? I wouldn't, nor would my Ob/Gyn wife. You shouldn't either. You want an attorney who has developed an expertise in a particular field and has extensive experience doing this work. You want an attorney who knows what the going rate is for a particular specialty; who understands how medical groups operate. Don't take my word for it, listen to a few comments by your colleagues, doctors like yourself, who I have helped achieve their desired goals by evaluating and negotiating their contracts: Mr. Oginski helped me tremendously with my contract review. He looked over every detail of every sentence of my contract and gave me feedback on each and every one of them.  He told me the exact right questions to ask my employer. In addition, he made changes that were clearly necessary to support my best interests. He was always readily available by email or phone to ask any questions I might have. Also, he was a pleasure to work with and I would definitely use his services in the future.  Aimee Ferrandino, M.D. Manhasset, N.Y.   HERE'S A RECENT LETTER I JUST RECEIVED- Gerry: I am indebted to you. Your legal services were exceptionally helpful, and your competence in MD employment contracts seems unmatched to, both, me and my legally-trained husband. Your comments were at the center of my negotiations with my employer, and I was able to secure favorable employment terms due in large measure to your insightful point-by-point evaluation and recommendations. With every good wish,                                                                                                                       Julia Aronovich, M.D.                                                                                                                       Great Neck, N.Y. Gerry--Hi...this looks great. Our contracts were just sent out and to be honest, I wish I had this book before I signed and returned it without consulting an attorney. Luckily for me someone else in my group was smart enough to take it to an attorney who told him what was wrong with it and he had it successfully modified for all of us. I think this is a MUST read for any doctor who is an employee anywhere. It is worthwhile if you are starting out or changing jobs or if your current job is being modified.                                                                                                                       Gila Kriegel, M.D.                                                                                                                       Boston, MA Why a book?           Every time I have lectured to residents about contract evaluation they have this glassy-eyed look of not understanding what the words in their contract mean. I decided a better way to educate residents and doctors was to write an informative book on the subject. I have spent the last six months writing a book that will help every single doctor in every single training program in the United States. This book specifically addresses your concerns and your worries. It explains in easy to read language the different terms of a physician's employment contract. It discusses each part of a contract and tells you what you need to know in order to make a fully informed decision. INFORMED CONSENT is the key to understanding your contract! As you well know in medicine, giving a patient informed consent is vital to making sure they know about the risks, benefits and alternatives to your proposed treatment. Only by giving a patient full informed consent can they intelligently make a decision about which treatment option is right for them. The same applies to doctors who are evaluating their employment contract. You must become an informed consumer. You must learn everything you can about this topic BEFORE you start to negotiate, and BEFORE you ever sign your contract. How can you agree to terms in a contract if you don't fully understand them? How can you sign a contract if part of the contract doesn't make sense? Why would you consider signing a contract if specific terms of the contract are not to your liking? How do you know that you can't change some of the terms of the contract? Without learning about these crucial elements of your contract, you're are exposing yourself to heartache down the road. Believe me, I've seen plenty of doctors who regret the day they signed their employment contract because they didn't understand what they were signing. "As a physician, I believe that when something needs to be done right, a professional should be called. My experience with Gerry Oginski in reviewing contracts relating to my practice has been nothing but professional. From the onset, he told me not to worry and that he would take care of everything. That he did. No fuss, no frills. Just plain good, solid, friendly legal service. I am just glad he's on my team."                                                                                                                  Richie Fonacier, M.D.                                                                                                                              Mineola, N.Y. Case study: I recently had a physician in my office who cried herself to sleep each night because she made one of the biggest mistakes you could ever imagine when signing her contract. (I describe her case in the book). This book fills a much needed niche- one that is rarely covered during your residency training years. You may have sat in on a brief lecture about the business of medicine during a rotation, or maybe attended a lecture at an annual meeting, but do you have the advantage of having 10 years of experience evaluating and negotiating doctor's contracts? I am so confident that this book will help each and every doctor with evaluating their employment contract that I am offering an iron-clad money-back guarantee that you'll see at the end of this site. "For a physician considering a new practice opportunity, this book is an investment that will pay hefty dividends for years to come.  Read it once and then read it again-even if you have already hired an attorney to review your contract. The book gives you everything that you need; definitions, checklists, real-life scenarios and practical advice."                                                                                                                 Ilona Surick, M.D.                                                                                                       Paramus, N.J. Benefits:          A doctor who reads my book will learn the 21 things you must know before joining a group; the 10 biggest employment concerns; and 16 important things to know about how the office is run. In fact, here's the table of contents, so you can see for yourself what's in this book: Table of Contents                                                                     1.      Introduction 2.      Friendship 3.      Why do I need a contract? 4.      Why do I care what's in my contract? 5.      Why should I have a lawyer review my contract? 6.      Why should I have a lawyer negotiate for me? 7.      21 Things to know before joining a group ·        Reputation & observations 7.   16 Important things to know about the office 8.   9 Biggest employment concerns 9.   23 Important Things You Must Know About Your Office      10. Money ·        Base salary ·        Productivity bonus ·        Buying calls ·        Moonlighting ·        Consulting work ·        Inventions ·        Cost of living increases ·        Sign-on bonus ·        Employee bonuses 11.  Expenses 12.  Insurance ·        Health ·        Disability ·        Life ·        Malpractice 1.      Claims-made policy 2.      Occurrence policy 3.      Buying a tail 4.      Additional named insured on group policy 5.      Excess insurance 6.      Going bare 7.      Umbrella policy- car 13.  Termination ·        Moral turpitude ·        Investigation by department of health ·        Suspension from hospital ·        Without cause ·        Notice to remedy deficiency ·        Severance pay ·        Lose board certification ·        Lose Medicare/Medicaid provider privileges ·        Lose hospital/staff privileges ·        Death ·        Alcohol, drugs, narcotics ·        Unprofessional conduct ·        Ill/ disabled ·        Lying on application ·        Didn't disclose prior restrictive covenant ·        Will patients know where you've gone ·        Taking patient charts with you ·        Copying computer software ·        Taking your secretary and nurse with you 14. Accrued but unused vacation 15. Hold harmless agreement 16. Restrictive Covenants ·        Injunctive relief ·        Buying your way out ·        Hospital-based restrictive covenants 17. Maternity/ Paternity leave 18. Vacation 19. Studying for boards 20. Negotiating your own contract 21. Hiring a lawyer 22. 3 steps- what you want, what you've been offered,             what you need to change 23. Attorney fees 24. Confidentiality 25. Call schedule 26. Disputes with your partners 27. Arbitration 28. So you want to be a partner Length of time as an employee Work-in or buy-in? So you want to see the books? Non-equity partnership Letter of intent Pension plan/ profit sharing plan 29. If it wasn't written down, it was never promised 30. NEGOTIATION- THE SEVENTEEN  MOST             IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 31. Salary negotiation 32. The different types of people you can expect to meet             when you interview ·        The Arrogant Doctor ·        The Group decision ·        The “Reimbursements are down speech.” ·        Potential for partnership- ·        “What do you need a lawyer for?” asks Dr. Slick ·         The pressure negotiation ·         The hard ass ·         The agreeable one ·         The deceiver ·         The promisor ·         The weak one ·         The aloof one ·         The eager one ·         The arrogant one 33. Negotiation is a constant give and take 34. Negotiating your restrictive covenant 35. Independent contractors 36. My profits are your profits   Exhibit "A"        Basic, bare bones items that must be contained within your contract Exhibit "B"        Comprehensive checklist that should be included                         in every doctor's employment contract    Bonus #1:         Special Report- 5 Ways to Avoid Being Sued For Malpractice Bonus #2:         10% Discount Coupon for NY Physicians Gerry- I do want to commend you on the legal services you have provided for me. I found you to be extremely helpful and informative as I was a beginner in this area - first time in the hiring position and all. You were very patient yet direct with me and steered me in the right direction.   I am very impressed with your prompt response to my requests - from drafting up the contract in less than 3 days to responding to my e-mail's and phone calls in a speedy manner.  Overall, the process went amazingly smoothly and I avoided a potentially painful process.    Most importantly, you are a very effective lawyer to me because your are keen and fair. Your wealth of knowledge of the current professional market for physicians enabled you to answer some of my difficult questions fairly. I feel safe having you protecting my interests.  Thank you again.  You are a life saver and I will not hesitate to recommend you to any of my friends.                                                                                                                                Qili Li, M.D.                                                                                                                                Flushing, N.Y. My offer:       This book is chock-full of important information doctors aren't going to get anywhere else. The only other way to learn all this information is to hire an attorney (and spend many thousands of dollars) to have him (or her) evaluate your contract. When you hire an attorney, you'll get a good legal education that will cost you a lot of money and use more time than you have in your hectic schedule. That's a very expensive alternative. You might need to hire an attorney anyway, but before spending all that money, you need to become an informed consumer. The best way to do that is to buy the book. It's a quick and very informative read. It explains everything you'd ever want to know about an employment contract for physicians. If you read the book, you will be much more knowledgeable about physician employment contracts and you will likely save a bundle of money when you hire an attorney to review and negotiate your contract. I have used Mr. Oginski's legal services to review employee/doctor contracts for my growing group practice.  He provided timely and helpful legal advice which protected my interests.  I highly recommend him.                                                                                                                         Pearl Lim, M.D.                                                                                                                         Flushing, N.Y. Added Bonus: If you are a doctor in New York and buy my book today, you'll receive a DISCOUNT coupon to use if you hire me to evaluate your contract. That's a value of $350! The reason I offer this bonus savings is because if I had to go through all of the information contained in the book each time a doctor came into my office for a contract evaluation, I'd have very little time left to actually counsel doctors and make my recommendations. This book saves me untold amounts of time by educating doctors and arming them with the ammunition you need to properly negotiate and evaluate your contracts- before you ever step foot in my office. Since you've done your homework by reading the book before coming into my office, you already know much of what needs to be covered. You're prepared, you save time and money, and we're both in a win-win situation. (The reason I can offer this only to New York physicians is because I am licensed to practice law in New York. Lawyers can only practice law in the States in which they are licensed. It wouldn't be fair for a doctor in California to hire me to negotiate his contract when I couldn't advise him how his restrictive covenant would be interpreted by a Court in California.) However, the book and its' contents are applicable to every doctor, no matter where you practice. Guarantee:       I personally guarantee that you will learn 5 new things about contracts that you didn't know before. I guarantee that you'll have a better understanding of what you can ask to change and what you can't ask for. If not, I'll refund your purchase price- no questions asked.  "This being my first foray into the medical-legal climate, Mr. Oginski made the process quite palatable.  He was always available to answer any of my questions, provided many insightful suggestions that improved my contract, and brought to light many pitfalls that I would never have considered.  I highly recommend Mr Oginski; he is a delight to work with and is truly an asset to any physician."                                                                                                                             John Awad, M.D.                                                                                                                             Stamford, CT WARNING:     This book is too valuable to doctors joining a practice and doctors who are changing jobs to simply ignore. After reading my book, I guarantee you'll be able to negotiate better terms for your contract. If you want to get the most out of your training and education, Don't sign your employment contract without first reading this book. It's a must read! You can't find this information anywhere else; not on the web, not in a book with this much detail, and not from your colleagues in the doctor's lounge. If you don't read this book, you're simply accepting what the Group or hospital gives you which, in my opinion, is a very bad business and lifestyle decision. Your contract will guide you for years.  The choice is yours. By understanding your employment contract you'll be a better physician and happier with your outlook on medical practice, and your life in general. I've seen it over and over again. You can order the book instantly as an Adobe PDF file, (soon you'll be able to order it the old-fashioned way too, by snail mail).  How much does this book cost? How valuable is extra vacation to you? How important is it that your restrictive covenant be as small as possible? How valuable is it to know that you can't be fired just because you have a bad hair day?  I guarantee that all of these things are worth much more than the cost of this book, which is only $59.95. This is a great offer that you should take advantage of immediately. You've got nothing to lose! I've now got the ability to print books on demand. This means that the book is printed when you order it. It doesn't sit around some warehouse waiting for someone to buy it. Because it costs more to print, bind and ship, my cost for the printed book is slightly more than the ebook that's available for download. The price for the printed book is: $64.95 (and that doesn't include shipping or handling) The price for the ebook is: $59.95 (which will be sent to you by email) So, here are your choices: (1) Get an ebook downloaded onto your computer (pdf file), or (2) Order an actual printed book and pay more. The choice is yours. For those folks who want the actual printed book, click on this link: http://www.lulu.com/lawbooks. Otherwise, click on the link below to get your ebook now! As soon as you submit your payment information, I receive a confirmation from paypal. I will then be able to email you your book so you can start reading the same day! WAIT...THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE OFFER I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER... FOR NEW YORK PHYSICIANS- IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET THE BOOK FOR FREE, CONTACT ME TO SET UP A LECTURE FOR YOU AND YOUR FELLOW RESIDENTS. I OFTEN LECTURE TO RESIDENTS TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE DETAILS OF THEIR PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. FOR EACH RESIDENT WHO ATTENDS MY LECTURE, I WILL SEND THEM A FREE COPY OF MY BOOK VIA E-MAIL. IT'S A GREAT VALUE. CALL ME TODAY TO SET UP A LECTURE, 516-487-8207. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and good luck in your negotiations. I know reading the book will be a great help to get you the best contract possible. Very truly yours, Gerry P.S.      As a second bonus to purchasing this book, you'll get a free special report on             "5 Ways To Avoid Being Sued For Malpractice." Every doctor should have this information. P.P.S.   Even if you return the book, you can still keep this special report for taking the time to order my book.