Why the Doctor Will NOT See You Now: The Ethics of Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete in Physician Employment Contracts
When a physician employment relationship terminates, the physician–patient relationship may also be terminated by enforcement of a covenant not to compete, which typically forces the physician to leave the geographic area for a period of time. This gives rise to several ethical dilemmas. The public...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2014
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 119, Issue: 3, Pages: 381-398 |
Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Physicians B Utilitarianism B Covenants not to compete B Health care management |
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