Challenges Faced by Physician Retirement

TOPICS

• Identify legal requirements for notification, record retention, and patient access to records upon physician retirement.
• Recognize common structures and issues for the closing and winding down of a medical practice, transfer of medical records and assets, transfer of ownership interests in a medical practice entity, tail coverage, and post-retirement professional activities.
• Identify general planning steps for notification, record retention, closing a medical practice and transferring medical practice assets or ownership interests upon physician retirement.