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Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Time: 12:15pm-1:15pm
Prescription for Success: Why Physicians Need Attorneys
Attorneys can play a crucial role in safeguarding physicians' practices and careers. In this webinar, attendees will benefit from the expert guidance provided by California Medical Association (CMA) staff attorneys specializing in health care law. Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge and resources necessary to thrive in the modern health care landscape. Attendees will:
- Gain valuable insights into the complex legal landscape affecting health care professionals.
- Understand the practical benefits of legal counsel in today's environment.
- Learn actionable strategies to navigate regulatory challenges, mitigate risks and optimize your practice for success.
- Discover how strategic legal support can enhance efficiency, protect your interests, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations, allowing you to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Featured Presenter: Shari Covington, CMA Legal Counsel
Ms. Covington is a health care attorney for the California Medical Association (CMA) Center for Legal Affairs. She is a graduate of the University at Albany State University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts in English and received her J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire.
Ms. Covington worked for a boutique firm in the Bay Area representing solely physicians in medical board matters, employment contract review drafting and negotiations, separation agreements, labor and employment issues such as performance improvement plans negotiations and EEOC filings, peer review defense, National Practitioner Data Bank rebuttals, large scale medical billing appeals against insurance companies, medical practice establishment, the reorganization of medical practices, as well as the sale of medical practices. Additionally, Ms. Covington was a medical biller and coder for almost 20 years prior to becoming an attorney where she managed billing practices for large and small private physician medical practices.
Ms. Covington’s work at CMA has spanned protecting California physicians in courts through amicus briefs, editing and authoring chapters in the California Physician’s Legal Handbook, listening to and advising on medical staff concerns, and much more.
*CMA members' staff: To receive a promo code for free registration, email events@cmadocs.org with your physician's California medical license number.
Registration Fees
| Price Description |
Amount |
| CMA and Component Medical Society Staff |
$0.00 |
| CMA Member |
$0.00 |
| Non-Member |
$99.00 |
Speakers
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Organization |
Sessions |
During this webinar, CMA attorney Shari Covington will comprehensively cover the intricacies of physician employment contracts, focusing on commonly encountered clauses and potential challenges. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the language used in these contracts, enabling them to make well-informed decisions and effectively navigate the negotiation process. Key areas of focus will include a detailed examination of typical contract clauses such as non-compete agreements, compensation structures, termination clauses, and more. Moreover, this webinar will shed light on common issues and pitfalls that physicians often encounter in their employment contracts and provide practical guidance on identifying red flags and proactively addressing them.
Featured Presenter: Shari Covington, CMA Legal Counsel
Ms. Covington is a health care attorney for the California Medical Association (CMA) Center for Legal Affairs. She is a graduate of the University at Albany State University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts in English and received her J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire.
Ms. Covington worked for a boutique firm in the Bay Area representing solely physicians in medical board matters, employment contract review drafting and negotiations, separation agreements, labor and employment issues such as performance improvement plans negotiations and EEOC filings, peer review defense, National Practitioner Data Bank rebuttals, large scale medical billing appeals against insurance companies, medical practice establishment, the reorganization of medical practices, as well as the sale of medical practices. Additionally, Ms. Covington was a medical biller and coder for almost 20 years prior to becoming an attorney where she managed billing practices for large and small private physician medical practices.
Ms. Covington's work at CMA has spanned protecting California physicians in courts through amicus briefs, editing and authoring chapters in the California Physician's Legal Handbook, listening to and advising on medical staff concerns, and much more.
*CMA members' staff: To receive a promo code for free registration, email events@cmadocs.org with your physician's California medical license number.
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