What a Contract Review Actually Looks Like: Inside a 1-Business-Day Report

By DR Advisors | Physician's Trusted Advisor

Most physicians who contact us for the first time have the same question underneath whatever they're asking: what exactly am I getting?

It's a fair question. "Contract review" can mean a lot of things — a quick read and a phone call, a stack of legal red lines, or a document that tells you what you already know. We've heard from physicians who paid for all three. None of them felt like they got what they needed.

So let's be specific. Here's exactly what the DR Advisors Physician Contract Review Program delivers — and what you do with it.

Step One: You Submit Your Contract

Before your session is booked, you send us your employment agreement. We read it in full — not a summary, not a spot check. The entire document, every section, every provision.

We're looking at it through a specific lens: not as attorneys cataloguing legal risk, but as experienced physician administrators who have sat on the other side of this table. We know what health systems and private practices put in these agreements, what's standard, what's unusual, and what's worth pushing back on.

That read is the foundation of everything that follows.

Want to do a preliminary self-assessment before submitting? Start with the Physician Contract Review Worksheet. Download the Worksheet → Physician Contract Review Worksheet

Step Two: Your Written Report — Delivered Within One Business Day

Within one business day of receiving your contract, you receive a full written report. This is not a list of legal notes. It's a plain-English analysis of your agreement, organized by section, that tells you:

What you have. Every major provision explained in language that doesn't require a law degree — compensation structure, termination terms, non-compete scope, malpractice coverage, benefits, duties, and more.

What it means. Not just what the language says, but what it means for your income, your schedule, your ability to leave, and your financial exposure. Context that only comes from having been on the administrative side of these agreements.

What's a red flag. Provisions that create disproportionate risk — broadly defined cause language, short notice periods, problematic tail coverage arrangements, undefined compensation formulas — identified clearly and explained.

What's negotiable. A specific, prioritized list of provisions worth addressing before you sign — with guidance on how to approach each one.

Year 1 and Year 2 compensation estimates. A modeled projection of your actual compensation in both years, accounting for the productivity formula, the RVU threshold, and the transition from draw to productivity. This alone prevents the single most common financial surprise in physician contracting.

One business day. Guaranteed. Your report is in your hands before your coaching session begins — because you need time to read it, sit with it, and come to the session with real questions.

Step Three: Your 45-Minute Coaching Session

Once you have the report, we sit down together. Just the two of us — no junior associates, no handoffs. Forty-five minutes focused entirely on your contract, your situation, and your next steps.

This is where the report becomes a plan. We walk through the findings, answer your questions, and give you specific guidance on what to negotiate, what to leave alone, and exactly how to have that conversation with your employer.

You leave the session knowing:

• What you have
• What to push back on
• How to ask for it — in a way that doesn't damage the relationship

That's the deliverable. Not red lines. Not legal commentary. A clear picture and a clear path forward.

Expert Advice: The one-business-day turnaround isn't a marketing claim — it's a commitment built around how physician contracting actually works. Offer timelines are compressed. The window between receiving a contract and needing to respond is often shorter than it should be. Many physicians who turned to lawyers for reviews waited a week or more — and lost negotiating time in the process. We built the program around your timeline, not ours.

Ready to see what your contract actually says? Book Your Physician Contract Review → Physician Contract Review

The Bottom Line

The DR Advisors Physician Contract Review Program delivers three things: a comprehensive written report within one business day, a 45-minute 1-on-1 coaching session, and a clear picture of exactly what you're agreeing to before you sign.

No red lines. No legal jargon. No waiting a week to find out if your contract has problems.

Comprehensive analysis. Clear guidance. Ready to negotiate.

Related reading: [The Physician Contract Review Program: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters] | [You Spent a Decade Becoming a Doctor. Don't Spend 10 Minutes on Your Contract.] | [Already Have the Job Offer? Here's Exactly What to Do in the Next 72 Hours]