In this week's episode of Health Law Talk, Conrad Meyer and Rory Bellina discuss APP's or advanced practice providers. In the 1960s and 70s, a family physician was usually in a solo practice with maybe one or two fellow physicians. Supporting that practice were the nurses, aides, lab technicians, or even a spouse who might help with obtaining lab work, blood draws, or other services. In today's complex healthcare delivery system, mid-level providers, often referred to as advanced practice providers (APPs), include advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), physician assistants (PAs), and clinical nurse specialist (CNS), just to name a few.  These APP's are continuing to increase in number as well as their scope of respective practices. The nuances involving the APP scope of practice along with the needs of an ever demanding population craving healthcare require decisions involving the role that APPs will play alongside physician providers in delivering the healthcare that is desperately needed in today's marketplace. This episode will delve into these topics and more so please join us for this exciting episode on APP's with Health Law Talk.

In the US healthcare delivery system, physicians are exposed after residency and fellowship should numerous choices of whether or not to become employed by hospital systems, group practices, or start their own practice. On this episode of health law Talks, healthcare attorneys Conrad Meyer And Rory Bellina sit down with special guest Dr. Sagar Shah, a newly employed orthopedic hand surgeon, to discuss the details and the anatomy of a physician employment agreement. Dr. Shah shares with Mr. Meyer and Mr. Bellina his thoughts on what issues were important to him as a physician in his employment contract as well as the research and preparation He felt was necessary when negotiating with future hospital employers. This episode details various provisions of the contract including compensation models, call coverage scheduling and Reimbursement, noncompete agreements, termination provisions, as well as numerous other provisions of a physician employment agreement. Do not Miss this highly informative episode on the anatomy of a physician employment agreement.