By Bob Drake In a recently issued Advisory Opinion the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a physician noncompete agreement included in a hospital recruitment package that would restrict the physician from practicing at five hospitals located within a 25-mile radius from the hospital. The noncompete did not restrict the physician from practicing… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets RSS FeedUnfair Competition and Trade Secrets Dispute Over Medical Record Computer Software
A legal skirmish lost by the Mayo Clinic to a pro se litigant could make hospitals and medical research institutions think twice before filing lawsuits to retain valuable inventions or discoveries when the developer leaves for another job. In Mayo Clinic v. Peter L. Elkin, Mayo contended that it had an overwhelming case against medical… Continue Reading