No More Noncompetes? Potential Implications for Anesthesiologists

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Article| June 2023 No More Noncompetes? Potential Implications for Anesthesiologists George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA; George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Karolina Brook, MD, CPPS; Karolina Brook, MD, CPPS Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Peymon Madi, DO Peymon Madi, DO Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 13–14. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000938800.61018.e2 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation George Tewfik, Karolina Brook, Peymon Madi; No More Noncompetes? Potential Implications for Anesthesiologists. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:13–14 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000938800.61018.e2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: employee, employment, salary and wages, schools, medical, trend Many physician contracts contain noncompete clauses. Although it isn't known exactly how many health care contracts contain a noncompete clause, a 2018 study found that 45% of primary care physicians were bound to a noncompete (J Hum Resour 2020;55:1025-67). In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that would prohibit the use of noncompete clauses (also known as restrictive covenants) in employment contracts (asamonitor.pub/3KGYHCn). Noncompete clauses in contracts can come in a variety of different forms, with unique characteristics for anesthesiologists. Broadly, they specify a period of time and a location during and in which an anesthesiologist is restricted from practice after leaving the employ of a group. Often the restriction is for a one- to three-year period and may specify either a geographic radius or specific institutions at which an anesthesiologist is restricted from practice. They are frequently enacted to protect the... You do not currently have access to this content.