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Physician recruitment agreements: Understanding signing bonuses, relocation expenses, or loan repayment incentives.
Author(s)Todd Shryock
How do signing bonuses, relocation expenses, or loan repayment incentives factor into recruitment agreements, and what legal considerations come with these perks?
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Physician recruitment agreements often sound great for the physician, but the agreement may contain signing bonuses, relocation expenses, or loan repayment options. These perks may come with risks, but these
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