Be careful, because the terms of this agreement can have a profound impact on your career.

They're tough to break, but two Indiana doctors showed one way to do it. There are other ways that could work, too.

A state supreme court rules that "noncompete" clauses violate public policy by limiting patient access to medical care.

Leaving things to chance can spell disaster for your practice, the author says.

This "base compensation" model provides built-in incentives for new physicians, and protects the group if they don't produce.

Before you sign an employment agreement, do your homework, talk with your advisers, then decide which offer you can't refuse.

For both groups and their employed doctors, there's now a fair and legal alternative to restrictive covenants.

Unhappy--and feeling fenced in by a noncompete clause? Chances are you can break free, with little or no penalty

This practice probably couldn&t have been saved, but the breakup could have been far less acrimonious.