How could a physician have any risk in being “friendly”? In this context, “friendly physician” refers to a particular type of arrangement where a physician-owned practice is managed by a management services organization, often referred to as an “MSO.”
In July, President Biden issued an executive order at least signaling his administration’s disdain for covenants not to compete for physicians (often referred to as “non-competes”). The Executive Order encourages the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit non-competes, including in health care.
Not really. In North Carolina, medical practices, with few exceptions, must be owned by physicians. The exceptions include joint ownership between physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), ophthalmologists and optometrists, and psychiatrists and psychologists.
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