Roy M. Poses, MD, of Providence, R.I.-based Alpert Medical School, and Wally R. Smith, MD, of Richmond-based Virginia Medical Center, shared their opinions.
Here are five observations:
1. Drs. Poses and Smith suggest blanket confidently clauses in employed physicians’ contracts may be especially harmful.
2. These clauses are often too broad, including all records and documents. This may result in providers overlooking poor quality and safety evidence.
3. Leakage control clauses persuade physicians to refer patients within their system, even if that is not best for the patient.
4. Noncompete clauses may result in barring patients from certain specialties.
5. Gag clauses may stop physicians from relaying issues with electronic health records.
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