News|Videos|January 12, 2025

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?

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 risks are avoidable.

Ericka Adler, a health care attorney with Roetzel & Andress, discusses the risks involved when signing a physician recruitment agreement and what doctors should look out for. Only after a careful negotiation and legal review should a document be signed.

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