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The turnover of ED physician contracts at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN, has brought into focus some of the major issues evolving in the competition between smaller, physician-owned ED groups and the larger corporate entities, such as EmCare, of Dallas; Team Health of Knoxville, TN; and Sterling Healthcare of Durham, NC. While some of those issues are philosophical, others are legal and may have significant implications for ED managers.

Physician-owned group or corporation: Pros, cons