| Do you feel a non-compete is important for a private group to have to be able to recruit new surgeons? n (%) |
| Yes |
5 (12.5) |
5 (9.8) |
0.944 |
7 (12.5) |
3 (8.8) |
0.737 |
7 (19.4) |
3 (5.5) |
0.046 |
| No |
35 (87.5) |
46 (90.2) |
49 (87.5) |
31 (91.2) |
29 (80.6) |
52 (94.5) |
| Do you feel a non-compete is important for a hospital group to have to be able to recruit new surgeons? n (%) |
| Yes |
4 (10.0) |
6 (11.7) |
1 |
9 (16.1) |
1 (2.9) |
0.083 |
6 (16.7) |
4 (7.3) |
0.185 |
| No |
36 (90.0) |
45 (88.3) |
47 (83.9) |
33 (97.1) |
30 (83.3) |
51 (92.7) |
| Did you feel that a contract that includes a non-compete clause was necessary to practice in your area? n (%) |
| Yes |
19 (47.5) |
7 (14.3)* |
0.001 |
11 (20.4)* |
14 (41.2) |
0.035 |
10 (29.4)* |
16 (29.1) |
0.836 |
| No |
21 (52.5) |
42 (85.7) |
43 (79.6) |
20 (58.8) |
24 (70.6) |
39 (70.9) |
| Would you leave your current job if you did not have a non-compete? n (%) |
| Yes |
16 (40.0) |
0 (0.0)* |
< 0.001 |
6 (10.7) |
9 (27.3) |
0.085 |
4 (11.1) |
12 (22.2)* |
0.261 |
| No |
24 (60.0) |
50 (100.0) |
50 (89.3) |
24 (72.7) |
32 (88.9) |
42 (77.8) |
| Has a non-compete deterred you or would it deter you from accepting a job offer? n (%) |
| Yes |
31 (77.5) |
34 (66.7) |
0.367 |
37 (66.1) |
27 (79.4) |
0.265 |
25 (69.4) |
40 (72.7) |
0.919 |
| No |
9 (22.5) |
17 (33.3) |
19 (33.9) |
7 (20.6) |
11 (30.6) |
15 (27.3) |
| Do you feel non-compete clauses should be removed from all orthopaedic surgeon contracts? n (%) |
| Yes |
36 (90.0) |
42 (84.0)* |
0.537 |
44 (80.0)* |
33 (97.1) |
0.026 |
27 (77.1) *≈ |
51 (92.7) |
0.034 |
| No |
4 (10.0) |
8 (16.0) |
11 (20.0) |
1 (2.9) |
8 (22.9) |
4 (7.3) |
| Do you feel that non-competes have changes over the past decade as hospitals have become conglomerates and now extend their presence to many outlying communities such that they have become unreasonable? n (%) |
| Yes |
39 (97.5) |
50 (98.0) |
1 |
55 (98.2) |
33 (97.1) |
1 |
35 (97.2) |
54 (98.2) |
1 |
| No |
1 (2.5) |
1 (2.0) |
1 (1.8) |
1 (2.9) |
1 (2.8) |
1 (1.8) |
|
| With contracts being renewed on a yearly basis at several practices/institutions/hospitals, should a non-compete be allowed to be inserted during a yearly contract renewal to a practicing surgeon who is currently employed? n (%) |
| Yes |
4 (10.0) |
1 (2.0) |
0.165 |
3 (5.5)* |
2 (5.9) |
1 |
3 (8.6)* |
2 (3.7)* |
0.378 |
| No |
36 (90.0) |
50 (98.0) |
52 (94.5) |
32 (94.1) |
32 (91.4) |
52 (96.3) |
|